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

ACSP and SDTY both write options for income.

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

0.0%ACSP cash paid, 1 year
24.4%SDTY cash paid, 1 year
−3.8%ACSP total return, 1 year
+15.8%SDTY 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
SDTY0.8 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%SDTY+15.8%24.4% of it arrived as cash0.8 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%SDTY+15.8%24.4% as cash0.8 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in ACSPOnly in SDTY
S&P500 FUTURES 35% AUTOCALL SWAP BANK OF AMERICA NA 100.00%SPX 12/18/2026 1200.26 C 88.32%
First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 8.93%
United States Treasury Bill 10/15/2026 2.55%
United States Treasury Bill 02/18/2027 0.10%
United States Treasury Bill 07/08/2027 0.09%

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 SDTY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
ACSPSDTYACSPSDTYACSPSDTY
3 monthsnot published+3.2%not published5.9%not published+1.0 pts
6 monthsnot published+16.5%not published13.7%not published−1.6 pts
1 yearnot published+15.8%not published24.4%not published−0.8 pts
Since launch−3.8%+22.3%0.0%35.4%−2.1 pts−5.8 pts
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ACSP and SDTY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ACSP
ProShares S&P 500 Autocallable Income ETF
Option income on SPY
SDTY
YieldMax(R) S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF
0DTE covered call on SPY, paying weekly
IssuerProSharesYieldMax
Strategyoption income0DTE covered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysnot establishedweekly
Payout rate, annualizednot published19.8%
Expense ratio0.72%1.08%
Cash paid, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026)24.4%
Price change, 1 year−3.8%−10.8%
Total return, 1 year−3.8% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026)+15.8%
Benchmark return, 1 year−1.6%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−2.1 pts−0.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published100%
Age35 days589 days
Net assets$27m$28m

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.

SDTY in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SDTY paid 24.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 19.8%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 100% 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 SDTY?
ACSP charges 0.72% a year and SDTY charges 1.08%, 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 SDTY, 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 SDTY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/acsp-vs-sdty Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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