Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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ACSP vs FGSI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $57m on Nov 4, 2026 for ProShares S&P 500 Autocallable Income ETF, and $2.0m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest Growth Strength & Target Income ETF.

At a glance
10.4%
ACSP cash paid, since launch, Aug 14, 2026
8.3%
FGSI cash paid, 1 year
−6.8%
ACSP total return, since launch, Aug 14, 2026
+9.0%
FGSI total return, 1 year
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.
FGSI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with FTGS
FGSI
+9.0%
FTGS
+8.8%

About even with FTGS

FGSI over 1 year: paid 8.3%, price +0.2%, total +9.0%, FTGS +8.8%, +0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FTGS

+8.8%

FGSI

+9.0%

8.3% of it arrived as cash

about even with FTGS

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with FTGS

FGSI over 1 year: paid 8.3%, price +0.2%, total +9.0%, FTGS +8.8%, +0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FTGS

+8.8%

FGSI

+9.0%

8.3% cash

about even with FTGS

8.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. FGSI over 1 year: paid 8.3%, price +0.2%, total +9.0%, FTGS +8.8%, +0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

ACSP costs 0.13 points a year less; ACSP is far larger, $55m against $2.0m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ACSP vs FGSI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureACSPFGSI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published+9.0%
Price changefell 16.9% (since Aug 14, 2026)rose 0.2% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate98% of the Nov 6, 2026 payment53% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYFirst Trust Growth Strength ETF, measured through FTGS
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.72%0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$55m$2.0m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, ACSP and FGSI 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 FGSI
Only in one fund ↓
Only in ACSP
S&P500 FUTURES 35% AUTOCALL SWAP BANK OF AMERICA NA 100.01%
Only in FGSI
Vertiv Holdings Co (Class A) 2.28%
Eli Lilly and Company 2.25%
United Therapeutics Corporation 2.25%
Blackstone Inc. 2.21%
Delta Air Lines, Inc. 2.20%
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. 2.18%
General Dynamics Corporation 2.16%
S&P Global Inc. 2.16%
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Side by side

ACSP ProShares S&P 500 Autocallable Income ETF · Autocallable on SPY FGSI FT Vest Growth Strength & Target Income ETF · Writes calls on the S&P 500, measured against The Growth Strength Index, paying monthly
Strategy autocallable option income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) First Trust Growth Strength ETF (FTGS)
Pays not established monthly
Payout rate, annualized 17.5% 8.3%
Expense ratio 0.72% 0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year 10.4% (since launch, Aug 14, 2026) 8.3%
Price change, 1 year −16.9% (since launch, Aug 14, 2026) +0.2%
Total return, 1 year −6.8% (since launch, Aug 14, 2026) +9.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year −1.0% (since launch, Aug 14, 2026) +8.8%
Ahead or behind −5.8 pts (since launch, Aug 14, 2026) +0.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 98% 53%
Age 82 days 1.4 years
Net assets, ACSP as of Nov 4, 2026 and FGSI as of Nov 3, 2026 $57m $2.0m

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 FGSI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowACSPFGSIACSPFGSIACSPFGSI
3 months–−2.2%–2.0%–+0.6 pts
6 months–+6.3%–4.3%–+0.2 pts
1 year–+9.0%–8.3%–+0.2 pts
Since launchNot the same days: ACSP Aug 2026 · FGSI Jun 2025−6.8%+13.6%10.4%11.3%−5.8 pts−0.7 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.

FGSI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FGSI paid 8.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.0%. First Trust Growth Strength ETF (FTGS) returned +8.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.3%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 53% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ACSP or FGSI?
ACSP charges 0.72% a year and FGSI charges 0.85%, so ACSP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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