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

ACRT and IWMI both write options for income.

ProShares Russell 2000 Autocallable Income ETF and NEOS Russell 2000 High Income ETF.

0.0%ACRT cash paid, 1 year
15.9%IWMI cash paid, 1 year
−6.7%ACRT total return, 1 year
+18.4%IWMI total return, 1 year
ACRTAbout even with IWM · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
IWM−6.6%ACRT−6.7%about even with IWMTotal return, distributions reinvestedIWM−6.6%ACRT−6.7%about even with IWM
IWMI1.1 pts ahead of IWM · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
IWM+17.2%IWMI+18.4%15.9% of it arrived as cash1.1 pts ahead of IWMTotal return, distributions reinvestedIWM+17.2%IWMI+18.4%15.9% cash1.1 pts ahead of IWM

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in ACRTOnly in IWMI
RU2K LADDERED AUTOCALL SWAP BANK OF AMERICA NA 100.00%Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF 100.10%
RUT US 10/16/26 C3050 -0.03%
RUT US 10/16/26 C3005 -0.07%

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

ACRT and IWMI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
ACRTIWMIACRTIWMIACRTIWMI
3 monthsnot published−1.7%not published3.5%not published+1.9 pts
6 monthsnot published+16.0%not published8.0%not published−1.9 pts
1 yearnot published+18.4%not published15.9%not published+1.1 pts
Since launch−6.7%+40.2%0.0%33.3%−0.1 pts−4.9 pts
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ACRT and IWMI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ACRT
ProShares Russell 2000 Autocallable Income ETF
Option income on IWM
IWMI
NEOS Russell 2000 High Income ETF
Option income on IWM, paying monthly
IssuerProSharesNEOS
Strategyoption incomeoption income
BenchmarkRussell 2000 (IWM)Russell 2000 (IWM)
Paysnot establishedmonthly
Payout rate, annualizednot published14.6%
Expense ratio0.72%0.68%
Cash paid, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026)15.9%
Price change, 1 year−6.7%+1.3%
Total return, 1 year−6.7% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026)+18.4%
Benchmark return, 1 year−6.6%+17.2%
Ahead or behind−0.1 pts+1.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published100%
Age35 days815 days
Net assets$2m$1.3bn

ACRT in plain words

Over the period since launch on Aug 14, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, ACRT paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 6.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −6.7%. Russell 2000 (IWM) returned −6.6% over the same days, so a holder was about even.

IWMI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, IWMI paid 15.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.4%. Russell 2000 (IWM) returned +17.2% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.6%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Jun 18, 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 IWMI?
ACRT charges 0.72% a year and IWMI charges 0.68%, so IWMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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ACRT against IWMI, 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.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, ACRT against IWMI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/acrt-vs-iwmi Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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