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

ACSP and KNG both write options for income.

ProShares S&P 500 Autocallable Income ETF and FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF.

0.0%ACSP cash paid, 1 year
8.5%KNG cash paid, 1 year
−3.8%ACSP total return, 1 year
+8.3%KNG total return, 1 year
ACSP2.1 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY−1.6%ACSP−3.8%2.1 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY−1.6%ACSP−3.8%2.1 pts behind SPY
KNG1.6 pts behind NOBL · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
NOBL+9.9%KNG+8.3%8.5% of it arrived as cash1.6 pts behind NOBLTotal return, distributions reinvestedNOBL+9.9%KNG+8.3%8.5% cash1.6 pts behind NOBL

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in ACSPOnly in KNG
S&P500 FUTURES 35% AUTOCALL SWAP BANK OF 100.00%Johnson & Johnson 1.85%
Nucor Corporation 1.85%
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 1.77%
Chubb Limited 1.74%
Becton, Dickinson and Company 1.72%
The Procter & Gamble Company 1.72%
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company 1.71%
Walmart Inc. 1.71%

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

ACSP and KNG over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
ACSPKNGACSPKNGACSPKNG
3 monthsnot published+1.8%not published2.2%not published−0.1 pts
6 monthsnot published+7.1%not published4.4%not published−0.9 pts
1 yearnot published+8.3%not published8.5%not published−1.6 pts
3 yearsnot published+24.0%not published25.4%not published−4.3 pts
Since launch−3.8%+101.5%0.0%59.4%−2.1 pts−15.2 pts
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ACSP and KNG on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ACSP
ProShares S&P 500 Autocallable Income ETF
Option income on SPY
KNG
FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF
Dividend stocks with call overlay on NOBL, paying monthly
IssuerProSharesFirst Trust
Strategyoption incomedividend stocks with call overlay
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL)
Paysnot establishedmonthly
Payout rate, annualizednot published8.8%
Expense ratio0.72%0.74%
Cash paid, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026)8.5%
Price change, 1 year−3.8%−0.4%
Total return, 1 year−3.8% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026)+8.3%
Benchmark return, 1 year−1.6%+9.9%
Ahead or behind−2.1 pts−1.6 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age35 days3097 days
Net assets$27m$3.3bn

ACSP in plain words

Over the period since launch on Aug 14, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, ACSP paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −3.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned −1.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.1 pts.

KNG in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, KNG paid 8.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.3%. S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) returned +9.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.8%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ACSP or KNG?
ACSP charges 0.72% a year and KNG charges 0.74%, so ACSP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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ACSP against KNG, 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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