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

ACQQ and MSR both write options for income. ProShares Nasdaq-100 Autocallable Income ETF and GraniteShares Autocallable MSTR ETF.

0.0%
ACQQ cash paid, since launch
5.2%
MSR cash paid, since launch
+1.6%
ACQQ total return, since launch
−33.6%
MSR total return, since launch
ACQQ · since launch to Sep 30, 2026About even with QQQ
ACQQ
+1.6%
QQQ
+1.3%

About even with QQQ

ACQQ since launch: paid 0.0%, price +1.6%, total +1.6%, QQQ +1.3%, +0.3 pts.

QQQ

+1.3%

ACQQ

+1.6%

about even with QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with QQQ

ACQQ since launch: paid 0.0%, price +1.6%, total +1.6%, QQQ +1.3%, +0.3 pts.

QQQ

+1.3%

ACQQ

+1.6%

about even with QQQ

0.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ACQQ since launch: paid 0.0%, price +1.6%, total +1.6%, QQQ +1.3%, +0.3 pts.

MSR · since launch to Sep 30, 202616.6 pts behind MSTR
MSR
−33.6%
MSTR
−17.0%

16.6 pts behind MSTR

MSR since launch: paid 5.2%, price −38.4%, total −33.6%, MSTR −17.0%, −16.6 pts.

MSTR

−17.0%

MSR

−33.6%

16.6 pts behind MSTR

Total return, distributions reinvested

16.6 pts behind MSTR

MSR since launch: paid 5.2%, price −38.4%, total −33.6%, MSTR −17.0%, −16.6 pts.

MSTR

−17.0%

MSR

−33.6%

16.6 pts behind MSTR

5.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +1.6%. MSR since launch: paid 5.2%, price −38.4%, total −33.6%, MSTR −17.0%, −16.6 pts.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ACQQ and MSR hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding ACQQ MSR
Only in ACQQ
NDX100 35% VOLATILITY AUTOCALLABLE SWAP BANK OF AMERICA NA 100.00%
Only in MSR
Treasury Bill 100.00%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.

Performance, window by window

Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowACQQMSRACQQMSRACQQMSR
3 monthsnot published+14.9%not published4.1%not published−49.0 pts
Since launch
ACQQ Aug 2026 · MSR May 2026
+1.6%−33.6%0.0%5.2%+0.3 pts−16.6 pts

ACQQ and MSR over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

ACQQ
ProShares Nasdaq-100 Autocallable Income ETF · Autocallable on QQQ
MSR
GraniteShares Autocallable MSTR ETF · Autocallable on MSTR
Issuer ProShares GraniteShares
Strategy autocallable autocallable
Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) MicroStrategy (MSTR)
Pays not established not established
Payout rate, annualized not published 44.3%
Expense ratio 0.72% 1.07%
Cash paid, 1 year 0.0% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026) 5.2% (since launch on May 12, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +1.6% −38.4%
Total return, 1 year +1.6% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026) −33.6% (since launch on May 12, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +1.3% −17.0%
Ahead or behind +0.3 pts −16.6 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 0%
Age 47 days 141 days
Net assets $26m $593,832

ACQQ and MSR on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

ACQQ in plain words

Over the period since launch on Aug 14, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, ACQQ paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.6%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +1.3% over the same days, so a holder was about even.

MSR in plain words

Over the period since launch on May 12, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, MSR paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 38.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −33.6%. MicroStrategy (MSTR) returned −17.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 16.6 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 44.3%, paid periodically. GraniteShares estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Jun 5, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ACQQ or MSR?
ACQQ charges 0.72% a year and MSR charges 1.07%, so ACQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Cite this page

ETFIQ, ACQQ against MSR, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/acqq-vs-msr

Open data

Free to use with attribution. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology.