ACQQ vs PAYM: Dividend Yield & Total Return

ACQQ and PAYM both write options for income. Net assets: $45m on Oct 20, 2026 for ProShares Nasdaq-100 Autocallable Income ETF, and $128m on Jul 31, 2026 for TrueShares S&P Autocallable Defensive Income ETF.

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ACQQ costs 0.02 points a year less.

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ACQQ vs PAYM: Dividend Yield & Total Return
ACQQPAYM
Expense ratio0.72%0.74%
Net assets, ACQQ as of Oct 20, 2026 and PAYM as of Jul 31, 2026$45m$128m
BenchmarkNasdaq-100, measured through QQQnot published
Holdings in common0%
Price changefell 5.4% (since Aug 14, 2026)fell 2.6% (since May 28, 2026)

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 20, 2026.

2.0%
ACQQ cash paid, since launch, Aug 14, 2026
4.0%
PAYM cash paid, since launch, May 28, 2026
−3.5%
ACQQ total return, since launch, Aug 14, 2026
+1.5%
PAYM total return, since launch, May 28, 2026

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ACQQ · since launch to Oct 20, 20261.8 pts behind QQQ
ACQQ
−3.5%
QQQ
−1.7%

1.8 pts behind QQQ

ACQQ since launch: paid 2.0%, price −5.4%, total −3.5%, QQQ −1.7%, −1.8 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

QQQ

−1.7%

ACQQ

−3.5%

1.8 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.8 pts behind QQQ

ACQQ since launch: paid 2.0%, price −5.4%, total −3.5%, QQQ −1.7%, −1.8 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

QQQ

−1.7%

ACQQ

−3.5%

1.8 pts behind QQQ

2.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ACQQ since launch: paid 2.0%, price −5.4%, total −3.5%, QQQ −1.7%, −1.8 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

PAYM · since launch to Oct 20, 2026Not measured
PAYM
+1.5%
none

Not measured

PAYM since launch: paid 4.0%, price −2.6%, total +1.5%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

PAYM

+1.5%

4.0% as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

PAYM since launch: paid 4.0%, price −2.6%, total +1.5%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

PAYM

+1.5%

4.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. PAYM since launch: paid 4.0%, price −2.6%, total +1.5%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ACQQ and PAYM hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 20, 2026.

half

0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding ACQQ PAYM
Only in ACQQ
NDX100 35% VOLATILITY AUTOCALLABLE SWAP BANK OF AMERICA NA 100.01%
Only in PAYM

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Performance, window by window

Performance, window by window: ACQQ vs PAYM: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowACQQPAYMACQQPAYMACQQPAYM
3 months–+1.2%–2.5%–not measured
Since launch
Not the same days: ACQQ Aug 2026 · PAYM May 2026
−3.5%+1.5%2.0%4.0%−1.8 ptsnot measured

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On the same fields

ACQQ
ProShares Nasdaq-100 Autocallable Income ETF · Autocallable on QQQ
PAYM
TrueShares S&P Autocallable Defensive Income ETF · Autocallable, paying monthly
Strategy autocallable autocallable
Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) none
Pays not established monthly
Payout rate, annualized 25.2% 10.0%
Expense ratio 0.72% 0.74%
Cash paid, 1 year 2.0% (since launch, Aug 14, 2026) 4.0% (since launch, May 28, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −5.4% (since launch, Aug 14, 2026) −2.6% (since launch, May 28, 2026)
Total return, 1 year −3.5% (since launch, Aug 14, 2026) +1.5% (since launch, May 28, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year −1.7% (since launch, Aug 14, 2026) not published
Ahead or behind −1.8 pts (since launch, Aug 14, 2026) not available
Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published
Age 67 days 145 days
Net assets, ACQQ as of Oct 20, 2026 and PAYM as of Jul 31, 2026 $45m $128m

As of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid is what the fund distributed over the window, as a share of its price at the start. Payout rate is its latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

About ACQQ

Over the period from its first trade on Aug 14, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, ACQQ paid 2.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −3.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned −1.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.8 pts. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 25.2%, paid periodically.

About PAYM

Over the period from its first trade on May 28, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, PAYM paid 4.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.5%. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.0%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ACQQ or PAYM?
ACQQ charges 0.72% a year and PAYM charges 0.74%, so ACQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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