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

ACSP and IACL both write options for income. ProShares S&P 500 Autocallable Income ETF and GraniteShares US 100 Autocallable Income ETF.

0.0%
ACSP cash paid, since launch
0.4%
IACL cash paid, since launch
−3.9%
ACSP total return, since launch
+1.1%
IACL 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.

IACL · since launch to Sep 30, 20261.4 pts ahead of SPY
IACL
+1.1%
SPY
−0.4%

1.4 pts ahead of SPY

IACL since launch: paid 0.4%, price +0.7%, total +1.1%, SPY −0.4%, +1.4 pts.

SPY

−0.4%

IACL

+1.1%

1.4 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.4 pts ahead of SPY

IACL since launch: paid 0.4%, price +0.7%, total +1.1%, SPY −0.4%, +1.4 pts.

SPY

−0.4%

IACL

+1.1%

1.4 pts ahead of SPY

0.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +1.1%. IACL since launch: paid 0.4%, price +0.7%, total +1.1%, SPY −0.4%, +1.4 pts.

Performance, window by window

Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowACSPIACLACSPIACLACSPIACL
Since launch
ACSP Aug 2026 · IACL Aug 2026
−3.9%+1.1%0.0%0.4%−2.4 pts+1.4 pts

ACSP and IACL 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
IACL
GraniteShares US 100 Autocallable Income ETF · Autocallable on SPY
Issuer ProShares GraniteShares
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 5.0%
Expense ratio 0.72% 0.55%
Cash paid, 1 year 0.0% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026) 0.4% (since launch on Aug 18, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −3.9% +0.7%
Total return, 1 year −3.9% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026) +1.1% (since launch on Aug 18, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year −1.5% −0.4%
Ahead or behind −2.4 pts +1.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 99%
Age 47 days 43 days
Net assets $27m $3m

ACSP and IACL 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.

IACL in plain words

Over the period since launch on Aug 18, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, IACL paid 0.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.1%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned −0.4% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.4 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.0%, paid periodically. GraniteShares estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Sep 11, 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, ACSP or IACL?
ACSP charges 0.72% a year and IACL charges 0.55%, so IACL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Cite this page

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

Open data

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