Data as of .
ACSP vs TCAL: which paid, and which earned it?
ACSP and TCAL both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ACSP and TCAL hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in ACSP | Only in TCAL |
|---|---|
| S&P500 FUTURES 35% AUTOCALL SWAP BANK OF AMERICA NA 100.00% | DANAHER CORP 2.01% |
| WATERS CORP 1.97% | |
| VERALTO CORP 1.87% | |
| WASTE CONNECTIONS INC 1.80% | |
| YUM BRANDS INC 1.72% | |
| MCDONALD S CORP 1.70% | |
| VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES 1.69% | |
| LINDE PLC 1.63% |
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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACSP | TCAL | ACSP | TCAL | ACSP | TCAL | |
| 3 months | not published | +4.2% | not published | 3.5% | not published | +1.9 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +5.3% | not published | 6.3% | not published | −12.7 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +3.0% | not published | 11.4% | not published | −13.5 pts |
| Since launch | −3.8% | +3.9% | 0.0% | 15.2% | −2.1 pts | −32.7 pts |
| ACSP ProShares S&P 500 Autocallable Income ETF Option income on SPY | TCAL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | ProShares | T. Rowe Price |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | not established | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | not published | 9.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.72% | 0.34% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 0.0% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026) | 11.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | −3.8% | −8.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | −3.8% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026) | +3.0% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | −1.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −2.1 pts | −13.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 35 days | 540 days |
| Net assets | $27m | $276m |
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.
TCAL in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, TCAL paid 11.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.0%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 13.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.4%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, ACSP or TCAL?
- ACSP charges 0.72% a year and TCAL charges 0.34%, so TCAL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, ACSP against TCAL, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/acsp-vs-tcal Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.