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

ACQQ and QYLD both write options for income.

ProShares Nasdaq-100 Autocallable Income ETF and Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF.

0.0%ACQQ cash paid, 1 year
12.5%QYLD cash paid, 1 year
−2.1%ACQQ total return, 1 year
+23.0%QYLD 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
QYLD1.2 pts ahead of QQQ · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.8%QYLD+23.0%12.5% of it arrived as cash1.2 pts ahead of QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.8%QYLD+23.0%1.2 pts ahead of QQQ

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in ACQQOnly in QYLD
NDX100 35% VOLATILITY AUTOCALLABLE SWAP BANK OF AMERICA NA 100.00%NVIDIA CORP 8.54%
APPLE INC 7.82%
MICROSOFT CORP 5.84%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 5.05%
AMAZON.COM INC 4.36%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.02%
ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.27%
META PLATFORMS INC 3.15%

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 Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

ACQQ and QYLD over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
ACQQQYLDACQQQYLDACQQQYLD
3 monthsnot published+3.2%not published3.0%not published+5.7 pts
6 monthsnot published+14.5%not published6.3%not published−9.7 pts
1 yearnot published+23.0%not published12.5%not published+1.2 pts
3 yearsnot published+55.3%not published36.6%not published−42.9 pts
Since launch−2.1%+198.3%0.0%116.0%−0.8 pts−644.6 pts
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ACQQ and QYLD on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ACQQ
ProShares Nasdaq-100 Autocallable Income ETF
Option income on QQQ
QYLD
Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF
Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerProSharesGlobal X
Strategyoption incomecovered call
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysnot establishedmonthly
Payout rate, annualizednot published11.8%
Expense ratio0.72%0.60%
Cash paid, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026)12.5%
Price change, 1 year−2.1%+9.1%
Total return, 1 year−2.1% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026)+23.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year−1.3%+21.8%
Ahead or behind−0.8 pts+1.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published100%
Age35 days4663 days
Net assets$23m$8.5bn

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.

QYLD in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QYLD paid 12.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +23.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.8%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 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 QYLD?
ACQQ charges 0.72% a year and QYLD charges 0.60%, so QYLD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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ACQQ against QYLD, 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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