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

ACQQ and XYLG both write options for income.

ProShares Nasdaq-100 Autocallable Income ETF and Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF.

0.0%ACQQ cash paid, 1 year
13.2%XYLG cash paid, 1 year
−2.1%ACQQ total return, 1 year
+17.2%XYLG 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
XYLG0.7 pts ahead of SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%XYLG+17.2%13.2% of it arrived as cash0.7 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%XYLG+17.2%13.2% as cash0.7 pts ahead of SPY

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in ACQQOnly in XYLG
NDX100 35% VOLATILITY AUTOCALLABLE SWAP BANK OF AMERICA NA 100.00%NVIDIA CORP 8.20%
APPLE INC 7.50%
MICROSOFT CORP 5.59%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.81%
ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.12%
BROADCOM INC 2.59%
ALPHABET INC-CL C 2.48%
META PLATFORMS INC 2.24%

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 XYLG over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
ACQQXYLGACQQXYLGACQQXYLG
3 monthsnot published+3.6%not published1.3%not published+1.3 pts
6 monthsnot published+15.7%not published3.0%not published−2.3 pts
1 yearnot published+17.2%not published13.2%not published+0.7 pts
3 yearsnot published+60.9%not published43.0%not published−17.5 pts
Since launch−2.1%+114.0%0.0%69.0%−0.8 pts−38.7 pts
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ACQQ and XYLG on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ACQQ
ProShares Nasdaq-100 Autocallable Income ETF
Option income on QQQ
XYLG
Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerProSharesGlobal X
Strategyoption incomecovered call
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysnot establishedmonthly
Payout rate, annualizednot published4.4%
Expense ratio0.72%0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026)13.2%
Price change, 1 year−2.1%+2.6%
Total return, 1 year−2.1% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026)+17.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year−1.3%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−0.8 pts+0.7 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published80%
Age35 days2188 days
Net assets$23m$65m

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.

XYLG in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XYLG paid 13.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.4%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 80% 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 XYLG?
ACQQ charges 0.72% a year and XYLG charges 0.35%, so XYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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ACQQ against XYLG, 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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