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

ACSP and MSR both write options for income. ProShares S&P 500 Autocallable Income ETF and GraniteShares Autocallable MSTR ETF.

0.0%
ACSP cash paid, since launch
5.2%
MSR cash paid, since launch
−3.9%
ACSP total return, since launch
−33.6%
MSR 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.

MSR · since launch to Sep 30, 202616.6 pts behind MSTR
MSR
−33.6%
MSTR
−17.0%

16.6 pts behind MSTR

MSR since launch: paid 5.2%, price −38.4%, total −33.6%, MSTR −17.0%, −16.6 pts.

MSTR

−17.0%

MSR

−33.6%

16.6 pts behind MSTR

Total return, distributions reinvested

16.6 pts behind MSTR

MSR since launch: paid 5.2%, price −38.4%, total −33.6%, MSTR −17.0%, −16.6 pts.

MSTR

−17.0%

MSR

−33.6%

16.6 pts behind MSTR

5.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to −1.5%. MSR since launch: paid 5.2%, price −38.4%, total −33.6%, MSTR −17.0%, −16.6 pts.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ACSP and MSR hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding ACSP MSR
Only in ACSP
S&P500 FUTURES 35% AUTOCALL SWAP BANK OF AMERICA NA 100.00%
Only in MSR
Treasury Bill 100.00%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.

Performance, window by window

Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowACSPMSRACSPMSRACSPMSR
3 monthsnot published+14.9%not published4.1%not published−49.0 pts
Since launch
ACSP Aug 2026 · MSR May 2026
−3.9%−33.6%0.0%5.2%−2.4 pts−16.6 pts

ACSP and MSR 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
MSR
GraniteShares Autocallable MSTR ETF · Autocallable on MSTR
Issuer ProShares GraniteShares
Strategy autocallable autocallable
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) MicroStrategy (MSTR)
Pays not established not established
Payout rate, annualized not published 44.3%
Expense ratio 0.72% 1.07%
Cash paid, 1 year 0.0% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026) 5.2% (since launch on May 12, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −3.9% −38.4%
Total return, 1 year −3.9% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026) −33.6% (since launch on May 12, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year −1.5% −17.0%
Ahead or behind −2.4 pts −16.6 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 0%
Age 47 days 141 days
Net assets $27m $593,832

ACSP and MSR 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.

MSR in plain words

Over the period since launch on May 12, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, MSR paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 38.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −33.6%. MicroStrategy (MSTR) returned −17.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 16.6 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 44.3%, paid periodically. GraniteShares estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Jun 5, 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 MSR?
ACSP charges 0.72% a year and MSR charges 1.07%, so ACSP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Cite this page

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

Open data

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