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

ACSP and QDTY both write options for income.

ProShares S&P 500 Autocallable Income ETF and YieldMax(R) Nasdaq 100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF.

0.0%ACSP cash paid, 1 year
30.9%QDTY cash paid, 1 year
−3.8%ACSP total return, 1 year
+20.2%QDTY 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
QDTY1.6 pts behind QQQ · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.8%QDTY+20.2%30.9% of it arrived as cash1.6 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.8%QDTY+20.2%30.9% as cash1.6 pts behind QQQ

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in ACSPOnly in QDTY
S&P500 FUTURES 35% AUTOCALL SWAP BANK OF AMERICA NA 100.00%NDX 12/18/2026 1001.26 C 96.19%
XND 12/18/2026 10.02 C 3.21%
First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 0.53%
United States Treasury Bill 10/15/2026 0.07%

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 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

ACSP and QDTY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
ACSPQDTYACSPQDTYACSPQDTY
3 monthsnot published−0.9%not published7.9%not published+1.6 pts
6 monthsnot published+20.7%not published17.3%not published−3.6 pts
1 yearnot published+20.2%not published30.9%not published−1.6 pts
Since launch−3.8%+27.1%0.0%42.0%−2.1 pts−8.5 pts
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ACSP and QDTY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ACSP
ProShares S&P 500 Autocallable Income ETF
Option income on SPY
QDTY
YieldMax(R) Nasdaq 100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF
0DTE covered call on QQQ, paying weekly
IssuerProSharesYieldMax
Strategyoption income0DTE covered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysnot establishedweekly
Payout rate, annualizednot published25.9%
Expense ratio0.72%1.17%
Cash paid, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026)30.9%
Price change, 1 year−3.8%−14.0%
Total return, 1 year−3.8% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026)+20.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year−1.6%+21.8%
Ahead or behind−2.1 pts−1.6 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published94%
Age35 days582 days
Net assets$27m$27m

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.

QDTY in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QDTY paid 30.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 14.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +20.2%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% 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 25.9%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 94% of the distribution paid Sep 17, 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 QDTY?
ACSP charges 0.72% a year and QDTY charges 1.17%, 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 QDTY, 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 QDTY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/acsp-vs-qdty Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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