Which is cheaper, ACYB or ACYS?

ACYB and ACYS both charge 0.75% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 12, 2026.

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ACYB vs ACYS: Dividend Yield & Total Return

Return, fees and overlap, side by side.

Return gap

+1.0 pts

1 month to Nov 12, 2026: ACYS ahead, total return

Fee gap

0.00 pts

A year: both 0.75%, per filings dated Apr 23, 2026 and Oct 7, 2026

Overlap

Share of the two books held in common, holdings dated Nov 11, 2026

Net flow

–

Needs daily flows for both funds

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.75% a year; ACYS is far larger, $671m against $4.0m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ACYB vs ACYS: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	ACYB	ACYS
Paid and earned
Measure	ACYB	ACYS
Price change	fell 0.6% (since Oct 7, 2026)	rose 1.1% (since Apr 23, 2026)
Against its benchmark
Measure	ACYB	ACYS
Benchmark	not published	Russell 2000, measured through IWM
Cost and size
Measure	ACYB	ACYS
Expense ratio	0.75%	0.75%
Net assets, as of Nov 11, 2026	$4.0m	$671m
Holdings
Measure	ACYB	ACYS
Holdings in common	0%

Method

Key numbers

0.0%

ACYB cash paid, since launch, Oct 7, 2026

3.3%

ACYS cash paid, since launch, Apr 23, 2026

−0.6%

ACYB total return, since launch, Oct 7, 2026

+4.4%

ACYS total return, since launch, Apr 23, 2026

ACYB · since launch to Nov 12, 2026 Not measured

ACYB

−0.6%

none

Not measured

ACYB since launch: paid 0.0%, price −0.6%, total −0.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

ACYB

−0.6%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

ACYB since launch: paid 0.0%, price −0.6%, total −0.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

ACYB

−0.6%

0.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ACYB since launch: paid 0.0%, price −0.6%, total −0.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.

ACYS · since launch to Nov 12, 2026 2.8 pts ahead of IWM

ACYS

+4.4%

IWM

+1.6%

2.8 pts ahead of IWM

ACYS since launch: paid 3.3%, price +1.1%, total +4.4%, IWM +1.6%, +2.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

IWM

+1.6%

ACYS

+4.4%

3.3% of it arrived as cash

2.8 pts ahead of IWM

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.8 pts ahead of IWM

ACYS since launch: paid 3.3%, price +1.1%, total +4.4%, IWM +1.6%, +2.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

IWM

+1.6%

ACYS

+4.4%

3.3% as cash

2.8 pts ahead of IWM

3.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. ACYS since launch: paid 3.3%, price +1.1%, total +4.4%, IWM +1.6%, +2.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, ACYB and ACYS hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 11, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ACYB ACYS

Only in one fund ↓

Only in ACYB

ACYB Autocall Derivative BNP -0.46%

ACYB Autocall Derivative JPMorgan -0.50%

ACYB Autocall Derivative Citi -0.51%

Only in ACYS

ACYS Autocall Derivative Citi 0.19%

ACYS Autocall Derivative BNP 0.00%

ACYS Autocall Derivative JPMorgan -0.10%

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Side by side

ACYB FT Vest Laddered Autocallable Buffer & Resilient Income ETF · Autocallable ACYS FT Vest Laddered Autocallable Barrier & Resilient Income ETF · Autocallable on IWM, paying monthly

Issuer First Trust First Trust

Strategy autocallable autocallable

Benchmark not set Russell 2000 (IWM)

Pays not established monthly

Payout rate, annualized not published 8.0%

Expense ratio 0.75% 0.75%

Cash paid, 1 year 0.0% (since launch, Oct 7, 2026) 3.3% (since launch, Apr 23, 2026)

Price change, 1 year −0.6% (since launch, Oct 7, 2026) +1.1% (since launch, Apr 23, 2026)

Total return, 1 year −0.6% (since launch, Oct 7, 2026) +4.4% (since launch, Apr 23, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year not published +1.6% (since launch, Apr 23, 2026)

Ahead or behind not available +2.8 pts (since launch, Apr 23, 2026)

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 16%

Age 36 days 203 days

Net assets, as of Nov 11, 2026 $4.0m $671m

As of Nov 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: ACYB vs ACYS: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	ACYB	ACYS	ACYB	ACYS	ACYB	ACYS
3 months	–	+1.0%	–	2.0%	–	+9.0 pts
6 months	–	+3.1%	–	3.2%	–	+4.7 pts
Since launchNot the same days: ACYB Oct 2026 · ACYS Apr 2026	−0.6%	+4.4%	0.0%	3.3%	not measured	+2.8 pts

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About each fund

ACYB

Over the period from its first trade on Oct 7, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026, ACYB paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.6%.

ACYS

Over the period from its first trade on Apr 23, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026, ACYS paid 3.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.4%. Russell 2000 (IWM) returned +1.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.8 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.0%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 16% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ACYB or ACYS?: ACYB and ACYS both charge 0.75% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Russell 2000 (IWM) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →ACYB on its own →ACYS on its own →ACYB holdings →ACYS dividend history →ACYS holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

ACYB and ACYS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ACYB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for ACYB ↗

ACYS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

ACYS 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for ACYS ↗

Links are sources, not endorsements. A comparison is not a recommendation.

How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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ACYB and ACYS

Total return, distributions reinvested, 1 month.

ACYB −1.1%ACYS −0.1%

Oct 13, 2026Nov 12, 2026

ACYB −1.1%, ACYS −0.1%: ACYS +1.0 pts ahead, 1 month, Oct 13, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026.