Which is cheaper, ACYN or ACYQ?

ACYN charges 0.75% a year and ACYQ charges 0.75%, so ACYN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

ACYN vs ACYQ: which paid, and which earned it?

ACYN and ACYQ both write options for income. FT Vest Laddered Autocallable Barrier & Income ETF and FT Vest Autocallable Barrier & High Income ETF.

4.5%

ACYN cash paid, since launch

1.9%

ACYQ cash paid, since launch

+8.2%

ACYN total return, since launch

+8.0%

ACYQ total return, since launch

ACYN · since launch to Sep 30, 20262.7 pts behind SPY

ACYN

+8.2%

SPY

+10.9%

2.7 pts behind SPY

ACYN since launch: paid 4.5%, price +3.5%, total +8.2%, SPY +10.9%, −2.7 pts.

SPY

+10.9%

ACYN

+8.2%

4.5% of it arrived as cash

2.7 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.7 pts behind SPY

ACYN since launch: paid 4.5%, price +3.5%, total +8.2%, SPY +10.9%, −2.7 pts.

SPY

+10.9%

ACYN

+8.2%

2.7 pts behind SPY

4.5% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ACYN since launch: paid 4.5%, price +3.5%, total +8.2%, SPY +10.9%, −2.7 pts.

ACYQ · since launch to Sep 30, 20263.7 pts ahead of SPY

ACYQ

+8.0%

SPY

+4.3%

3.7 pts ahead of SPY

ACYQ since launch: paid 1.9%, price +6.0%, total +8.0%, SPY +4.3%, +3.7 pts.

SPY

+4.3%

ACYQ

+8.0%

1.9% as cash

3.7 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.7 pts ahead of SPY

ACYQ since launch: paid 1.9%, price +6.0%, total +8.0%, SPY +4.3%, +3.7 pts.

SPY

+4.3%

ACYQ

+8.0%

3.7 pts ahead of SPY

1.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +10.9%. ACYQ since launch: paid 1.9%, price +6.0%, total +8.0%, SPY +4.3%, +3.7 pts.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ACYN and ACYQ hold 93% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026.

50%

half

93% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding ACYN ACYQ

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 11/27/2026 32.91% 31.38%

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/29/2026 31.88% 30.47%

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 12/31/2026 32.99% 30.12%

US Dollar 0.83% 4.29%

Only in ACYN

ACYN Autocall Derivative Citi 0.70%

ACYN Autocall Derivative JPMorgan 0.36%

ACYN Autocall Derivative BNP 0.33%

Only in ACYQ

ACYQ Autocall Derivative JPMorgan 1.53%

ACYQ Autocall Derivative Citi 1.12%

ACYQ Autocall Derivative BNP 1.10%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.

Performance, window by window

	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	ACYN	ACYQ	ACYN	ACYQ	ACYN	ACYQ
3 months	+3.2%	+6.0%	1.8%	1.8%	+0.7 pts	+3.5 pts
6 months	+7.0%	not published	4.4%	not published	−10.0 pts	not published
Since launch ACYN Feb 2026 · ACYQ Jun 2026	+8.2%	+8.0%	4.5%	1.9%	−2.7 pts	+3.7 pts

ACYN and ACYQ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

ACYN

FT Vest Laddered Autocallable Barrier & Income ETF · Autocallable on SPY, paying monthly

ACYQ

FT Vest Autocallable Barrier & High Income ETF · Autocallable on SPY

Issuer First Trust First Trust

Strategy autocallable autocallable

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy

Pays monthly not established

Payout rate, annualized 9.9% 21.0%

Expense ratio 0.75% 0.75%

Cash paid, 1 year 4.5% (since launch on Feb 25, 2026) 1.9% (since launch on Jun 24, 2026)

Price change, 1 year +3.5% +6.0%

Total return, 1 year +8.2% (since launch on Feb 25, 2026) +8.0% (since launch on Jun 24, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +10.9% +4.3%

Ahead or behind −2.7 pts +3.7 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published

Age 217 days 98 days

Net assets $2.2bn $78m

ACYN and ACYQ on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

ACYN in plain words

Over the period since launch on Feb 25, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, ACYN paid 4.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.2%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +10.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.7 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.9%, paid monthly.

ACYQ in plain words

Over the period since launch on Jun 24, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, ACYQ paid 1.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.0%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +4.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.7 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 21.0%, paid periodically.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ACYN or ACYQ?: ACYN charges 0.75% a year and ACYQ charges 0.75%, so ACYN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

ACYN and ACYQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗ACYN prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗First Trust page for ACYN ↗ACYQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗First Trust page for ACYQ ↗

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ETFIQ, ACYN against ACYQ, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/acyn-vs-acyq

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