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ACQQ vs LOCT: which paid, and which earned it?

ACQQ and LOCT both write options for income.

ProShares Nasdaq-100 Autocallable Income ETF and Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - October.

0.0%ACQQ cash paid, 1 year
5.2%LOCT cash paid, 1 year
−2.1%ACQQ total return, 1 year
+5.4%LOCT total return, 1 year
ACQQ0.8 pts behind QQQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ−1.3%ACQQ−2.1%0.8 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ−1.3%ACQQ−2.1%0.8 pts behind QQQ
LOCT11.2 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%LOCT+5.4%5.2% as cash11.2 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%LOCT+5.4%11.2 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ACQQ and LOCT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in ACQQOnly in LOCT
NDX100 35% VOLATILITY AUTOCALLABLE SWAP BANK OF AMERICA NA 100.00%TREASURY BILL 98.30%
TREASURY BILL 0.43%
TREASURY BILL 0.43%
TREASURY BILL 0.42%
TREASURY BILL 0.42%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

ACQQ and LOCT over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
ACQQLOCTACQQLOCTACQQLOCT
3 monthsnot published+1.0%not published1.3%not published−1.2 pts
6 monthsnot published+3.9%not published2.6%not published−14.1 pts
1 yearnot published+5.4%not published5.2%not published−11.2 pts
Since launch−2.1%+18.5%0.0%16.5%−0.8 pts−66.4 pts
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ACQQ and LOCT on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ACQQ
ProShares Nasdaq-100 Autocallable Income ETF
Option income on QQQ
LOCT
Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - October
Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerProSharesInnovator
Strategyoption incomebuffer with income
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysnot establishedmonthly
Payout rate, annualizednot published5.2%
Expense ratio0.72%0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026)5.2%
Price change, 1 year−2.1%+0.1%
Total return, 1 year−2.1% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026)+5.4%
Benchmark return, 1 year−1.3%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−0.8 pts−11.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age35 days1082 days
Net assets$23m$11m

ACQQ in plain words

Over the period since launch on Aug 14, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, ACQQ paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned −1.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.8 pts.

LOCT in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, LOCT paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.4%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.2%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ACQQ or LOCT?
ACQQ charges 0.72% a year and LOCT charges 0.79%, so ACQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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ACQQ against LOCT, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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