ACSP vs SCA: which paid, and which earned it?
ACSP and SCA both write options for income. ProShares S&P 500 Autocallable Income ETF and GraniteShares Autocallable SMCI ETF.
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.
10.3 pts ahead of SMCI
SCA since launch: paid 12.8%, price +2.9%, total +17.8%, SMCI +7.5%, +10.3 pts.
SMCI
+7.5%
SCA
+17.8%
12.8% of it arrived as cash
10.3 pts ahead of SMCI
Total return, distributions reinvested
10.3 pts ahead of SMCI
SCA since launch: paid 12.8%, price +2.9%, total +17.8%, SMCI +7.5%, +10.3 pts.
SMCI
+7.5%
SCA
+17.8%
12.8% cash
10.3 pts ahead of SMCI
12.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.8%. SCA since launch: paid 12.8%, price +2.9%, total +17.8%, SMCI +7.5%, +10.3 pts.
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | ACSP | SCA | ACSP | SCA | ACSP | SCA |
| 3 months | not published | +38.2% | not published | 8.0% | not published | −10.4 pts |
| Since launch ACSP Aug 2026 · SCA May 2026 | −3.9% | +17.8% | 0.0% | 12.8% | −2.4 pts | +10.3 pts |
ACSP and SCA 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 and SCA 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.
SCA in plain words
Over the period since launch on May 27, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, SCA paid 12.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.8%. Super Micro (SMCI) returned +7.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 10.3 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 36.6%, paid monthly. GraniteShares estimates that 29% 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).
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