Data as of .
ACRT vs IWMY: which paid, and which earned it?
ACRT and IWMY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ACRT and IWMY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in ACRT | Only in IWMY |
|---|---|
| RU2K LADDERED AUTOCALL SWAP BANK OF AMERICA NA 100.00% | Rut 12/18/2026 200.34 C 92.47% |
| Cash & Other 4.95% | |
| First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 2.71% | |
| Rut 09/21/2026 2868.98 C 0.22% | |
| Rut 09/21/2026 2860.4 C -0.35% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACRT | IWMY | ACRT | IWMY | ACRT | IWMY | |
| 3 months | not published | −3.9% | not published | 7.2% | not published | −0.3 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +14.5% | not published | 16.1% | not published | −3.4 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +6.3% | not published | 29.9% | not published | −10.9 pts |
| Since launch | −6.7% | +41.5% | 0.0% | 91.8% | −0.1 pts | −37.1 pts |
| ACRT ProShares Russell 2000 Autocallable Income ETF Option income on IWM | IWMY Defiance R2000 Weekly Distribution ETF Option income on IWM, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | ProShares | Defiance |
| Strategy | option income | option income |
| Benchmark | Russell 2000 (IWM) | Russell 2000 (IWM) |
| Pays | not established | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | not published | 30.2% |
| Expense ratio | 0.72% | 1.05% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 0.0% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026) | 29.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | −6.7% | −24.9% |
| Total return, 1 year | −6.7% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026) | +6.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | −6.6% | +17.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.1 pts | −10.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 0% |
| Age | 35 days | 1053 days |
| Net assets | $2m | $90m |
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.
IWMY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, IWMY paid 29.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 24.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.3%. Russell 2000 (IWM) returned +17.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 30.2%, paid weekly. Defiance estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 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 IWMY?
- ACRT charges 0.72% a year and IWMY charges 1.05%, so ACRT 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, ACRT against IWMY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/acrt-vs-iwmy Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.