Which is cheaper, ACSP or PLA?

ACSP charges 0.72% a year and PLA charges 1.07%, so ACSP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

0.0%

ACSP cash paid, since launch

6.9%

PLA cash paid, since launch

−3.9%

ACSP total return, since launch

+11.1%

PLA 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.

PLA · since launch to Sep 30, 202627.2 pts behind PLTR

PLA

+11.1%

PLTR

+38.3%

27.2 pts behind PLTR

PLA since launch: paid 6.9%, price +3.7%, total +11.1%, PLTR +38.3%, −27.2 pts.

PLTR

+38.3%

PLA

+11.1%

6.9% as cash

27.2 pts behind PLTR

Total return, distributions reinvested

27.2 pts behind PLTR

PLA since launch: paid 6.9%, price +3.7%, total +11.1%, PLTR +38.3%, −27.2 pts.

PLTR

+38.3%

PLA

+11.1%

27.2 pts behind PLTR

6.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +38.3%. PLA since launch: paid 6.9%, price +3.7%, total +11.1%, PLTR +38.3%, −27.2 pts.

Performance, window by window

	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	ACSP	PLA	ACSP	PLA	ACSP	PLA
3 months	not published	+11.5%	not published	3.5%	not published	−37.2 pts
Since launch ACSP Aug 2026 · PLA May 2026	−3.9%	+11.1%	0.0%	6.9%	−2.4 pts	−27.2 pts

ACSP and PLA 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

PLA

GraniteShares Autocallable PLTR ETF · Autocallable on PLTR, paying monthly

Issuer ProShares GraniteShares

Strategy autocallable autocallable

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Palantir (PLTR)

Pays not established monthly

Payout rate, annualized not published 19.3%

Expense ratio 0.72% 1.07%

Cash paid, 1 year 0.0% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026) 6.9% (since launch on May 19, 2026)

Price change, 1 year −3.9% +3.7%

Total return, 1 year −3.9% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026) +11.1% (since launch on May 19, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year −1.5% +38.3%

Ahead or behind −2.4 pts −27.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 0%

Age 47 days 134 days

Net assets $27m $4m

ACSP and PLA 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.

PLA in plain words

Over the period since launch on May 19, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, PLA paid 6.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.1%. Palantir (PLTR) returned +38.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 27.2 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 19.3%, paid monthly. GraniteShares estimates that 0% 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 PLA?: ACSP charges 0.72% a year and PLA charges 1.07%, so ACSP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

ACSP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗ACSP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗ProShares page for ACSP ↗PLA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗PLA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗PLA 19a-1 distribution notice ↗GraniteShares page for PLA ↗

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

Open data

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