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ACSP vs BALQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $57m on Nov 4, 2026 for ProShares S&P 500 Autocallable Income ETF, and $43m on Nov 3, 2026 for iShares Nasdaq Premium Income Active ETF.

At a glance
10.4%
ACSP cash paid, since launch, Aug 14, 2026
10.0%
BALQ cash paid, since launch, Dec 3, 2025
−6.8%
ACSP total return, since launch, Aug 14, 2026
+15.6%
BALQ total return, since launch, Dec 3, 2025
ACSP · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 5.8 pts behind SPY
ACSP
−6.8%
SPY
−1.0%

5.8 pts behind SPY

ACSP since launch: paid 10.4%, price −16.9%, total −6.8%, SPY −1.0%, −5.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

−1.0%

ACSP

−6.8%

5.8 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

5.8 pts behind SPY

ACSP since launch: paid 10.4%, price −16.9%, total −6.8%, SPY −1.0%, −5.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

−1.0%

ACSP

−6.8%

5.8 pts behind SPY

10.4% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ACSP since launch: paid 10.4%, price −16.9%, total −6.8%, SPY −1.0%, −5.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
BALQ · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 4.1 pts ahead of QQQ
BALQ
+15.6%
QQQ
+11.5%

4.1 pts ahead of QQQ

BALQ since launch: paid 10.0%, price +5.1%, total +15.6%, QQQ +11.5%, +4.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+11.5%

BALQ

+15.6%

10.0% of it arrived as cash

4.1 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.1 pts ahead of QQQ

BALQ since launch: paid 10.0%, price +5.1%, total +15.6%, QQQ +11.5%, +4.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+11.5%

BALQ

+15.6%

4.1 pts ahead of QQQ

10.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. BALQ since launch: paid 10.0%, price +5.1%, total +15.6%, QQQ +11.5%, +4.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

BALQ costs 0.37 points a year less; ACSP is 1.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ACSP vs BALQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureACSPBALQ
Paid and earned
Price changefell 16.9% (since Aug 14, 2026)rose 5.1% (since Dec 3, 2025)
Return of capital, issuer estimate98% of the Nov 6, 2026 payment97% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYNasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.72%0.35%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$55m$43m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, ACSP and BALQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ACSP BALQ
Only in one fund ↓
Only in ACSP
S&P500 FUTURES 35% AUTOCALL SWAP BANK OF AMERICA NA 100.01%
Only in BALQ
NVIDIA 8.33%
APPLE 7.82%
MICROSOFT 7.46%
AMAZON.COM INC 5.04%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 4.74%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.10%
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 3.46%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 3.09%
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Side by side

ACSP ProShares S&P 500 Autocallable Income ETF · Autocallable on SPY BALQ iShares Nasdaq Premium Income Active ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly
Strategy autocallable covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Pays not established monthly
Payout rate, annualized 17.5% 8.5%
Expense ratio 0.72% 0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year 10.4% (since launch, Aug 14, 2026) 10.0% (since launch, Dec 3, 2025)
Price change, 1 year −16.9% (since launch, Aug 14, 2026) +5.1% (since launch, Dec 3, 2025)
Total return, 1 year −6.8% (since launch, Aug 14, 2026) +15.6% (since launch, Dec 3, 2025)
Benchmark return, 1 year −1.0% (since launch, Aug 14, 2026) +11.5% (since launch, Dec 3, 2025)
Ahead or behind −5.8 pts (since launch, Aug 14, 2026) +4.1 pts (since launch, Dec 3, 2025)
Return of capital, latest estimate 98% 97%
Age 82 days 336 days
Net assets, ACSP as of Nov 4, 2026 and BALQ as of Nov 3, 2026 $57m $43m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: ACSP vs BALQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowACSPBALQACSPBALQACSPBALQ
3 months–−3.8%–2.1%–−0.3 pts
6 months–+1.3%–5.2%–+1.7 pts
Since launchNot the same days: ACSP Aug 2026 · BALQ Dec 2025−6.8%+15.6%10.4%10.0%−5.8 pts+4.1 pts

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About each fund
ACSP

Over the period from its first trade on Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, ACSP paid 10.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 16.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −6.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned −1.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 17.5%, paid periodically. ProShares estimates that 98% of the distribution paid Nov 6, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

BALQ

Over the period from its first trade on Dec 3, 2025 to Nov 4, 2026, BALQ paid 10.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.6%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +11.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.5%, paid monthly. iShares estimates that 97% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ACSP or BALQ?
ACSP charges 0.72% a year and BALQ charges 0.35%, so BALQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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