Data as of .
ACQQ vs YYY: which paid, and which earned it?
ACQQ and YYY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ACQQ and YYY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in ACQQ | Only in YYY |
|---|---|
| NDX100 35% VOLATILITY AUTOCALLABLE SWAP BANK OF AMERICA NA 100.00% | abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund 3.61% |
| BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust 3.33% | |
| Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp 3.32% | |
| Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund/Closed-end Fund 3.30% | |
| PIMCO High Income Fund 3.04% | |
| Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund 2.98% | |
| Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund 2.66% | |
| Western Asset Diversified Income Fund 2.45% |
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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACQQ | YYY | ACQQ | YYY | ACQQ | YYY | |
| 3 months | not published | −2.5% | not published | 3.1% | not published | −4.8 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +4.7% | not published | 6.5% | not published | −13.3 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +3.4% | not published | 12.1% | not published | −13.2 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +37.1% | not published | 37.7% | not published | −41.3 pts |
| Since launch | −2.1% | +117.8% | 0.0% | 112.4% | −0.8 pts | −519.1 pts |
| ACQQ ProShares Nasdaq-100 Autocallable Income ETF Option income on QQQ | YYY Amplify CEF High Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | ProShares | Amplify |
| Strategy | option income | option income |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy |
| Pays | not established | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | not published | 13.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.72% | 3.23% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 0.0% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026) | 12.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | −2.1% | −8.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | −2.1% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026) | +3.4% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | −1.3% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.8 pts | −13.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 35 days | 5211 days |
| Net assets | $23m | $702m |
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.
YYY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YYY paid 12.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.4%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 13.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, ACQQ or YYY?
- ACQQ charges 0.72% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so ACQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, ACQQ against YYY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/acqq-vs-yyy Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.