ACRT vs ACYN: which paid, and which earned it?

ACRT and ACYN both write options for income. ProShares Russell 2000 Autocallable Income ETF and FT Vest Laddered Autocallable Barrier & Income ETF.

0.0%
ACRT cash paid, since launch
4.5%
ACYN cash paid, since launch
−8.7%
ACRT total return, since launch
+8.2%
ACYN total return, since launch
ACRT · since launch to Sep 30, 2026About even with IWM
ACRT
−8.7%
IWM
−8.7%

About even with IWM

ACRT since launch: paid 0.0%, price −8.7%, total −8.7%, IWM −8.7%, 0.0 pts.

IWM

−8.7%

ACRT

−8.7%

about even with IWM

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with IWM

ACRT since launch: paid 0.0%, price −8.7%, total −8.7%, IWM −8.7%, 0.0 pts.

IWM

−8.7%

ACRT

−8.7%

about even with IWM

0.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ACRT since launch: paid 0.0%, price −8.7%, total −8.7%, IWM −8.7%, 0.0 pts.

ACYN · since launch to Sep 30, 20262.7 pts behind SPY
ACYN
+8.2%
SPY
+10.9%

2.7 pts behind SPY

ACYN since launch: paid 4.5%, price +3.5%, total +8.2%, SPY +10.9%, −2.7 pts.

SPY

+10.9%

ACYN

+8.2%

4.5% as cash

2.7 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.7 pts behind SPY

ACYN since launch: paid 4.5%, price +3.5%, total +8.2%, SPY +10.9%, −2.7 pts.

SPY

+10.9%

ACYN

+8.2%

2.7 pts behind SPY

4.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +10.9%. ACYN since launch: paid 4.5%, price +3.5%, total +8.2%, SPY +10.9%, −2.7 pts.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ACRT and ACYN hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding ACRT ACYN
Only in ACRT
RU2K LADDERED AUTOCALL SWAP BANK OF AMERICA NA 100.00%
Only in ACYN
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 12/31/2026 32.99%
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 11/27/2026 32.91%
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/29/2026 31.88%
US Dollar 0.83%
ACYN Autocall Derivative Citi 0.70%
ACYN Autocall Derivative JPMorgan 0.36%
ACYN Autocall Derivative BNP 0.33%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.

Performance, window by window

Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowACRTACYNACRTACYNACRTACYN
3 monthsnot published+3.2%not published1.8%not published+0.7 pts
6 monthsnot published+7.0%not published4.4%not published−10.0 pts
Since launch
ACRT Aug 2026 · ACYN Feb 2026
−8.7%+8.2%0.0%4.5%0.0 pts−2.7 pts

ACRT and ACYN over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

ACRT
ProShares Russell 2000 Autocallable Income ETF · Autocallable on IWM
ACYN
FT Vest Laddered Autocallable Barrier & Income ETF · Autocallable on SPY, paying monthly
Issuer ProShares First Trust
Strategy autocallable autocallable
Benchmark Russell 2000 (IWM) S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Pays not established monthly
Payout rate, annualized not published 9.9%
Expense ratio 0.72% 0.75%
Cash paid, 1 year 0.0% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026) 4.5% (since launch on Feb 25, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −8.7% +3.5%
Total return, 1 year −8.7% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026) +8.2% (since launch on Feb 25, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year −8.7% +10.9%
Ahead or behind 0.0 pts −2.7 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published
Age 47 days 217 days
Net assets $1m $2.2bn

ACRT and ACYN on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

ACRT in plain words

Over the period since launch on Aug 14, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, ACRT paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −8.7%. Russell 2000 (IWM) returned −8.7% over the same days, so a holder was about even.

ACYN in plain words

Over the period since launch on Feb 25, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, ACYN paid 4.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.2%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +10.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.7 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.9%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ACRT or ACYN?
ACRT charges 0.72% a year and ACYN charges 0.75%, so ACRT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Cite this page

ETFIQ, ACRT against ACYN, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/acrt-vs-acyn

Open data

Free to use with attribution. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology.