ACSP vs DACL: which paid, and which earned it?

ACSP and DACL both write options for income. ProShares S&P 500 Autocallable Income ETF and REX Defensive Autocallable Income ETF.

0.0%
ACSP cash paid, since launch
0.6%
DACL cash paid, since launch
−3.9%
ACSP total return, since launch
+0.5%
DACL total return, since launch
ACSP · since launch to Sep 30, 20262.4 pts behind SPY
ACSP
−3.9%
SPY
−1.5%

2.4 pts behind SPY

ACSP since launch: paid 0.0%, price −3.9%, total −3.9%, SPY −1.5%, −2.4 pts.

SPY

−1.5%

ACSP

−3.9%

2.4 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.4 pts behind SPY

ACSP since launch: paid 0.0%, price −3.9%, total −3.9%, SPY −1.5%, −2.4 pts.

SPY

−1.5%

ACSP

−3.9%

2.4 pts behind SPY

0.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ACSP since launch: paid 0.0%, price −3.9%, total −3.9%, SPY −1.5%, −2.4 pts.

DACL · since launch to Sep 30, 20262.2 pts ahead of SPY
DACL
+0.5%
SPY
−1.7%

2.2 pts ahead of SPY

DACL since launch: paid 0.6%, price −0.1%, total +0.5%, SPY −1.7%, +2.2 pts.

SPY

−1.7%

DACL

+0.5%

2.2 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.2 pts ahead of SPY

DACL since launch: paid 0.6%, price −0.1%, total +0.5%, SPY −1.7%, +2.2 pts.

SPY

−1.7%

DACL

+0.5%

2.2 pts ahead of SPY

0.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +0.5%. DACL since launch: paid 0.6%, price −0.1%, total +0.5%, SPY −1.7%, +2.2 pts.

Performance, window by window

Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowACSPDACLACSPDACLACSPDACL
Since launch
ACSP Aug 2026 · DACL Aug 2026
−3.9%+0.5%0.0%0.6%−2.4 pts+2.2 pts

ACSP and DACL over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

ACSP
ProShares S&P 500 Autocallable Income ETF · Autocallable on SPY
DACL
REX Defensive Autocallable Income ETF · Autocallable on SPY
Issuer ProShares REX
Strategy autocallable autocallable
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Pays not established not established
Payout rate, annualized not published 6.6%
Expense ratio 0.72% 0.65%
Cash paid, 1 year 0.0% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026) 0.6% (since launch on Aug 13, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −3.9% −0.1%
Total return, 1 year −3.9% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026) +0.5% (since launch on Aug 13, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year −1.5% −1.7%
Ahead or behind −2.4 pts +2.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published
Age 47 days 48 days
Net assets $27m $4m

ACSP and DACL on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

ACSP in plain words

Over the period since launch on Aug 14, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, ACSP paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −3.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned −1.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.4 pts.

DACL in plain words

Over the period since launch on Aug 13, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, DACL paid 0.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned −1.7% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.2 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.6%, paid periodically.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ACSP or DACL?
ACSP charges 0.72% a year and DACL charges 0.65%, so DACL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Cite this page

ETFIQ, ACSP against DACL, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/acsp-vs-dacl

Open data

Free to use with attribution. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology.