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

ACRT and IWMW both write options for income.

ProShares Russell 2000 Autocallable Income ETF and iShares Russell 2000 BuyWrite ETF.

0.0%ACRT cash paid, 1 year
19.0%IWMW cash paid, 1 year
−6.7%ACRT total return, 1 year
+14.2%IWMW 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
IWMW3 pts behind IWM · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
IWM+17.2%IWMW+14.2%19.0% of it arrived as cash3 pts behind IWMTotal return, distributions reinvestedIWM+17.2%IWMW+14.2%19.0% cash3 pts behind IWM

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in ACRTOnly in IWMW
RU2K LADDERED AUTOCALL SWAP BANK OF AMERICA NA 100.00%ISHARES RUSSELL 2000 ETF 100.60%
USD CASH 0.38%
ETD LO USD BALANCE WITH R93535 0.00%
ETD USD BALANCE WITH R93535 0.00%
OCT26 RUT C @ 2915.000000 -0.98%

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

ACRT and IWMW over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
ACRTIWMWACRTIWMWACRTIWMW
3 monthsnot published+0.5%not published3.6%not published+4.2 pts
6 monthsnot published+14.7%not published9.7%not published−3.2 pts
1 yearnot published+14.2%not published19.0%not published−3.0 pts
Since launch−6.7%+28.4%0.0%42.5%−0.1 pts−16.2 pts
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ACRT and IWMW on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ACRT
ProShares Russell 2000 Autocallable Income ETF
Option income on IWM
IWMW
iShares Russell 2000 BuyWrite ETF
Covered call on IWM, paying monthly
IssuerProSharesiShares
Strategyoption incomecovered call
BenchmarkRussell 2000 (IWM)Russell 2000 (IWM)
Paysnot establishedmonthly
Payout rate, annualizednot published7.4%
Expense ratio0.72%0.39%
Cash paid, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026)19.0%
Price change, 1 year−6.7%−6.2%
Total return, 1 year−6.7% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026)+14.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year−6.6%+17.2%
Ahead or behind−0.1 pts−3.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age35 days917 days
Net assets$2m$58m

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.

IWMW in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, IWMW paid 19.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 6.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.2%. Russell 2000 (IWM) returned +17.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.4%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ACRT or IWMW?
ACRT charges 0.72% a year and IWMW charges 0.39%, so IWMW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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

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