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

ACSP and KYLD both write options for income.

ProShares S&P 500 Autocallable Income ETF and Kurv High Income ETF.

0.0%ACSP cash paid, 1 year
20.9%KYLD cash paid, 1 year
−3.8%ACSP total return, 1 year
+2.0%KYLD 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
KYLD10.9 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+12.9%KYLD+2.0%10.9 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+12.9%KYLD+2.0%10.9 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in ACSPOnly in KYLD
S&P500 FUTURES 35% AUTOCALL SWAP BANK OF AMERICA NA 100.00%TREASURY BILL 12.96%
TREASURY BILL 11.01%
Global X Silver Miners ETF 7.09%
VanEck Gold Miners ETF/USA 6.38%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 6.21%
Intel Corp 6.19%
Howmet Aerospace Inc 5.97%
Teradyne Inc 5.77%

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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

ACSP and KYLD over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
ACSPKYLDACSPKYLDACSPKYLD
3 monthsnot published−6.3%not published5.6%not published−8.5 pts
6 monthsnot published+24.4%not published14.1%not published+6.4 pts
Since launch−3.8%+2.0%0.0%20.9%−2.1 pts−10.9 pts
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ACSP and KYLD on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ACSP
ProShares S&P 500 Autocallable Income ETF
Option income on SPY
KYLD
Kurv High Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying weekly
IssuerProSharesKurv
Strategyoption incomeoption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Paysnot establishedweekly
Payout rate, annualizednot published25.6%
Expense ratio0.72%1.00%
Cash paid, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026)20.9% (since launch on Oct 31, 2025)
Price change, 1 year−3.8%−20.5%
Total return, 1 year−3.8% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026)+2.0% (since launch on Oct 31, 2025)
Benchmark return, 1 year−1.6%+12.9%
Ahead or behind−2.1 pts−10.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published100%
Age35 days322 days
Net assets$27m$49m

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.

KYLD in plain words

Over the period since launch on Oct 31, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, KYLD paid 20.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 20.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.0%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +12.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 25.6%, paid weekly. Kurv estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 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 KYLD?
ACSP charges 0.72% a year and KYLD charges 1.00%, 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 KYLD, 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.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, ACSP against KYLD, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/acsp-vs-kyld Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

How every figure is computed · Standards and sources