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

ACRT and RYLG both write options for income.

ProShares Russell 2000 Autocallable Income ETF and Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call & Growth ETF.

0.0%ACRT cash paid, 1 year
11.0%RYLG cash paid, 1 year
−6.7%ACRT total return, 1 year
+16.2%RYLG 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
RYLG1 pt behind IWM · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
IWM+17.2%RYLG+16.2%11.0% of it arrived as cash1 pt behind IWMTotal return, distributions reinvestedIWM+17.2%RYLG+16.2%1 pt behind IWM

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in ACRTOnly in RYLG
RU2K LADDERED AUTOCALL SWAP BANK OF AMERICA NA 100.00%GLOBAL X RUSSELL 2000 ETF 100.96%
CASH 0.55%
MRUT US 10/16/26 C285 -0.06%
OTHER PAYABLE & RECEIVABLES -0.48%
RUT US 10/16/26 C2855 -0.97%

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 RYLG over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
ACRTRYLGACRTRYLGACRTRYLG
3 monthsnot published−1.1%not published1.7%not published+2.5 pts
6 monthsnot published+15.1%not published4.2%not published−2.8 pts
1 yearnot published+16.2%not published11.0%not published−1.0 pts
3 yearsnot published+44.9%not published38.2%not published−17.5 pts
Since launch−6.7%+46.2%0.0%43.6%−0.1 pts−24.6 pts
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ACRT and RYLG on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ACRT
ProShares Russell 2000 Autocallable Income ETF
Option income on IWM
RYLG
Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call & Growth ETF
Covered call on IWM, paying monthly
IssuerProSharesGlobal X
Strategyoption incomecovered call
BenchmarkRussell 2000 (IWM)Russell 2000 (IWM)
Paysnot establishedmonthly
Payout rate, annualizednot published6.5%
Expense ratio0.72%0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026)11.0%
Price change, 1 year−6.7%+4.2%
Total return, 1 year−6.7% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026)+16.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year−6.6%+17.2%
Ahead or behind−0.1 pts−1.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published100%
Age35 days1444 days
Net assets$2m$8m

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.

RYLG in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, RYLG paid 11.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.2%. Russell 2000 (IWM) returned +17.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.5%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 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 RYLG?
ACRT charges 0.72% a year and RYLG charges 0.35%, so RYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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ACRT against RYLG, 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.

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