Which is cheaper, ACQQ or XIDE?

ACQQ charges 0.72% a year and XIDE charges 0.85%, so ACQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

ACQQ vs XIDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

ACQQ and XIDE both write options for income.

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Net assets: $39m on Nov 4, 2026 for ProShares Nasdaq-100 Autocallable Income ETF, and $20m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - December.

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At a glance

3.3%

ACQQ cash paid, since launch, Aug 14, 2026

6.3%

XIDE cash paid, 1 year

−12.0%

ACQQ total return, since launch, Aug 14, 2026

+6.6%

XIDE total return, 1 year

ACQQ · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 6.7 pts behind QQQ

ACQQ

−12.0%

QQQ

−5.3%

6.7 pts behind QQQ

ACQQ since launch: paid 3.3%, price −15.0%, total −12.0%, QQQ −5.3%, −6.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

−5.3%

ACQQ

−12.0%

6.7 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

6.7 pts behind QQQ

ACQQ since launch: paid 3.3%, price −15.0%, total −12.0%, QQQ −5.3%, −6.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

−5.3%

ACQQ

−12.0%

6.7 pts behind QQQ

3.3% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ACQQ since launch: paid 3.3%, price −15.0%, total −12.0%, QQQ −5.3%, −6.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XIDE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 8.2 pts behind VOO

XIDE

+6.6%

VOO

+14.8%

8.2 pts behind VOO

XIDE over 1 year: paid 6.3%, price +0.1%, total +6.6%, VOO +14.8%, −8.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIDE

+6.6%

6.3% as cash

8.2 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

8.2 pts behind VOO

XIDE over 1 year: paid 6.3%, price +0.1%, total +6.6%, VOO +14.8%, −8.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIDE

+6.6%

8.2 pts behind VOO

6.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XIDE over 1 year: paid 6.3%, price +0.1%, total +6.6%, VOO +14.8%, −8.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

ACQQ costs 0.13 points a year less; ACQQ is 2.0 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ACQQ vs XIDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	ACQQ	XIDE
Paid and earned
Measure	ACQQ	XIDE
Total return, 1 year	not published	+6.6%
Price change	fell 15.0% (since Aug 14, 2026)	rose 0.1% (1 year)
Against its benchmark
Measure	ACQQ	XIDE
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Measure	ACQQ	XIDE
Expense ratio	0.72%	0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$39m	$20m
Holdings
Measure	ACQQ	XIDE
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, ACQQ and XIDE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ACQQ XIDE

Only in one fund ↓

Only in ACQQ

NDX100 35% VOLATILITY AUTOCALLABLE SWAP BANK OF AMERICA NA 99.96%

Only in XIDE

2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.07 110.10%

2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 680.58 0.51%

2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 612.52 -0.21%

2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 680.58 -11.83%

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Side by side

ACQQ ProShares Nasdaq-100 Autocallable Income ETF · Autocallable on QQQ XIDE FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - December · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly

Issuer ProShares First Trust

Strategy autocallable buffer with income

Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)

Pays not established monthly

Payout rate, annualized 18.1% 6.2%

Expense ratio 0.72% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 3.3% (since launch, Aug 14, 2026) 6.3%

Price change, 1 year −15.0% (since launch, Aug 14, 2026) +0.1%

Total return, 1 year −12.0% (since launch, Aug 14, 2026) +6.6%

Benchmark return, 1 year −5.3% (since launch, Aug 14, 2026) +14.8%

Ahead or behind −6.7 pts (since launch, Aug 14, 2026) −8.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 88% 61%

Age 82 days 2.9 years

Net assets, ACQQ as of Nov 4, 2026 and XIDE as of Nov 3, 2026 $39m $20m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: ACQQ vs XIDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	ACQQ	XIDE	ACQQ	XIDE	ACQQ	XIDE
3 months	–	+1.3%	–	1.5%	–	+1.4 pts
6 months	–	+3.1%	–	3.1%	–	−1.9 pts
1 year	–	+6.6%	–	6.3%	–	−8.2 pts
Since launchNot the same days: ACQQ Aug 2026 · XIDE Dec 2023	−12.0%	+20.7%	3.3%	18.4%	−6.7 pts	−47.4 pts

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About each fund

ACQQ

Over the period from its first trade on Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, ACQQ paid 3.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 15.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −12.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned −5.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.7 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.1%, paid periodically. ProShares estimates that 88% of the distribution paid Nov 6, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

XIDE

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XIDE paid 6.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.6%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.2%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 61% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ACQQ or XIDE?: ACQQ charges 0.72% a year and XIDE charges 0.85%, so ACQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →ACQQ on its own →XIDE on its own →ACQQ dividend history →ACQQ holdings →XIDE dividend history →XIDE holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

ACQQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ACQQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

ACQQ 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

ProShares page for ACQQ ↗

XIDE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XIDE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XIDE 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for XIDE ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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