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

ACQQ and SPYI both write options for income.

ProShares Nasdaq-100 Autocallable Income ETF and NEOS S&P 500(R) High Income ETF.

0.0%ACQQ cash paid, 1 year
13.1%SPYI cash paid, 1 year
−2.1%ACQQ total return, 1 year
+15.3%SPYI 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
SPYI1.2 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%SPYI+15.3%13.1% of it arrived as cash1.2 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%SPYI+15.3%13.1% as cash1.2 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in ACQQOnly in SPYI
NDX100 35% VOLATILITY AUTOCALLABLE SWAP BANK OF AMERICA NA 100.00%NVIDIA Corp 8.28%
Apple Inc 7.52%
Microsoft Corp 5.62%
Amazon.com Inc 3.82%
Alphabet Inc 3.12%
Broadcom Inc 2.59%
Alphabet Inc 2.50%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.22%

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 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

ACQQ and SPYI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
ACQQSPYIACQQSPYIACQQSPYI
3 monthsnot published+3.1%not published3.0%not published+0.9 pts
6 monthsnot published+14.4%not published6.5%not published−3.6 pts
1 yearnot published+15.3%not published13.1%not published−1.2 pts
3 yearsnot published+57.2%not published38.6%not published−21.2 pts
Since launch−2.1%+77.1%0.0%50.3%−0.8 pts−25.3 pts
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ACQQ and SPYI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ACQQ
ProShares Nasdaq-100 Autocallable Income ETF
Option income on QQQ
SPYI
NEOS S&P 500(R) High Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerProSharesNEOS
Strategyoption incomeoption income
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysnot establishedmonthly
Payout rate, annualizednot published12.1%
Expense ratio0.72%0.68%
Cash paid, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026)13.1%
Price change, 1 year−2.1%+1.2%
Total return, 1 year−2.1% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026)+15.3%
Benchmark return, 1 year−1.3%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−0.8 pts−1.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published93%
Age35 days1480 days
Net assets$23m$12.2bn

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.

SPYI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SPYI paid 13.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.1%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Jun 18, 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 SPYI?
ACQQ charges 0.72% a year and SPYI charges 0.68%, so SPYI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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ACQQ against SPYI, 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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