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

ACRT and IACL both write options for income. ProShares Russell 2000 Autocallable Income ETF and GraniteShares US 100 Autocallable Income ETF.

0.0%
ACRT cash paid, since launch
0.4%
IACL cash paid, since launch
−8.7%
ACRT total return, since launch
+1.1%
IACL 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.

IACL · since launch to Sep 30, 20261.4 pts ahead of SPY
IACL
+1.1%
SPY
−0.4%

1.4 pts ahead of SPY

IACL since launch: paid 0.4%, price +0.7%, total +1.1%, SPY −0.4%, +1.4 pts.

SPY

−0.4%

IACL

+1.1%

1.4 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.4 pts ahead of SPY

IACL since launch: paid 0.4%, price +0.7%, total +1.1%, SPY −0.4%, +1.4 pts.

SPY

−0.4%

IACL

+1.1%

1.4 pts ahead of SPY

0.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +1.1%. IACL since launch: paid 0.4%, price +0.7%, total +1.1%, SPY −0.4%, +1.4 pts.

Performance, window by window

Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowACRTIACLACRTIACLACRTIACL
Since launch
ACRT Aug 2026 · IACL Aug 2026
−8.7%+1.1%0.0%0.4%0.0 pts+1.4 pts

ACRT and IACL 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
IACL
GraniteShares US 100 Autocallable Income ETF · Autocallable on SPY
Issuer ProShares GraniteShares
Strategy autocallable autocallable
Benchmark Russell 2000 (IWM) S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Pays not established not established
Payout rate, annualized not published 5.0%
Expense ratio 0.72% 0.55%
Cash paid, 1 year 0.0% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026) 0.4% (since launch on Aug 18, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −8.7% +0.7%
Total return, 1 year −8.7% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026) +1.1% (since launch on Aug 18, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year −8.7% −0.4%
Ahead or behind 0.0 pts +1.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 99%
Age 47 days 43 days
Net assets $1m $3m

ACRT and IACL 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.

IACL in plain words

Over the period since launch on Aug 18, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, IACL paid 0.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.1%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned −0.4% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.4 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.0%, paid periodically. GraniteShares estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Sep 11, 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, ACRT or IACL?
ACRT charges 0.72% a year and IACL charges 0.55%, so IACL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Cite this page

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

Open data

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