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

ACSP and PAPI both write options for income.

ProShares S&P 500 Autocallable Income ETF and Parametric Equity Premium Income ETF.

0.0%ACSP cash paid, 1 year
7.9%PAPI cash paid, 1 year
−3.8%ACSP total return, 1 year
+12.8%PAPI 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
PAPI3.8 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%PAPI+12.8%7.9% of it arrived as cash3.8 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%PAPI+12.8%3.8 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in ACSPOnly in PAPI
S&P500 FUTURES 35% AUTOCALL SWAP BANK OF AMERICA NA 100.00%Corning, Inc. 1.01%
TD SYNNEX Corp. 0.81%
Cisco Systems, Inc. 0.77%
Power Integrations, Inc. 0.73%
Royalty Pharma plc 0.73%
Millicom International Cellular SA 0.72%
Avnet, Inc. 0.71%
Texas Instruments, Inc. 0.71%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

ACSP and PAPI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
ACSPPAPIACSPPAPIACSPPAPI
3 monthsnot published+4.7%not published2.0%not published+2.5 pts
6 monthsnot published+5.6%not published4.0%not published−12.4 pts
1 yearnot published+12.8%not published7.9%not published−3.8 pts
Since launch−3.8%+35.6%0.0%22.5%−2.1 pts−49.6 pts
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ACSP and PAPI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ACSP
ProShares S&P 500 Autocallable Income ETF
Option income on SPY
PAPI
Parametric Equity Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerProSharesParametric
Strategyoption incomecovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysnot establishedmonthly
Payout rate, annualizednot published7.2%
Expense ratio0.72%0.29%
Cash paid, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026)7.9%
Price change, 1 year−3.8%+4.5%
Total return, 1 year−3.8% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026)+12.8%
Benchmark return, 1 year−1.6%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−2.1 pts−3.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age35 days1065 days
Net assets$27m$400m

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.

PAPI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, PAPI paid 7.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.2%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ACSP or PAPI?
ACSP charges 0.72% a year and PAPI charges 0.29%, so PAPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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ACSP against PAPI, 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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