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

ACSP and YSPC both write options for income.

ProShares S&P 500 Autocallable Income ETF and YieldMax(R) [SpaceX] Option Income Strategy ETF.

0.0%ACSP cash paid, 1 year
10.9%YSPC cash paid, 1 year
−3.8%ACSP total return, 1 year
+6.4%YSPC 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
YSPC5.3 pts ahead of SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+1.2%YSPC+6.4%10.9% of it arrived as cash5.3 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+1.2%YSPC+6.4%10.9% cash5.3 pts ahead of SPY

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in ACSPOnly in YSPC
S&P500 FUTURES 35% AUTOCALL SWAP BANK OF AMERICA NA 100.00%United States Treasury Bill 07/08/2027 43.24%
United States Treasury Bill 02/18/2027 34.02%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 16.09%
SPCX 10/16/2026 150.01 C 6.39%
First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 5.82%
SPACE EX CLL OPT 09/26 162.500 0.62%
SPACE EX CLL OPT 09/26 157.500 0.07%
SPACE EX CLL OPT 09/26 152.500 -0.15%

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 YSPC over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
ACSPYSPCACSPYSPCACSPYSPC
Since launch−3.8%+6.4%0.0%10.9%−2.1 pts+5.3 pts
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ACSP and YSPC on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ACSP
ProShares S&P 500 Autocallable Income ETF
Option income on SPY
YSPC
YieldMax(R) [SpaceX] Option Income Strategy ETF
Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying weekly
IssuerProSharesYieldMax
Strategyoption incomesynthetic covered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy
Paysnot establishedweekly
Payout rate, annualizednot published63.0%
Expense ratio0.72%1.01%
Cash paid, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026)10.9% (since launch on Jul 15, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−3.8%−5.3%
Total return, 1 year−3.8% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026)+6.4% (since launch on Jul 15, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year−1.6%+1.2%
Ahead or behind−2.1 pts+5.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published0%
Age35 days65 days
Net assets$27m$32m

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.

YSPC in plain words

Over the period since launch on Jul 15, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, YSPC paid 10.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.4%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy returned +1.2% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 63.0%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 18, 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 YSPC?
ACSP charges 0.72% a year and YSPC charges 1.01%, 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 YSPC, 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 YSPC, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/acsp-vs-yspc Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

How every figure is computed · Standards and sources