Which is cheaper, ACYN or ACYS?

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

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

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

4.5%

ACYN cash paid, since launch

1.9%

ACYS cash paid, since launch

+8.2%

ACYN total return, since launch

+4.4%

ACYS 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.

ACYS · since launch to Sep 30, 20263.8 pts behind SPY

ACYS

+4.4%

SPY

+8.2%

3.8 pts behind SPY

ACYS since launch: paid 1.9%, price +2.4%, total +4.4%, SPY +8.2%, −3.8 pts.

SPY

+8.2%

ACYS

+4.4%

1.9% as cash

3.8 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.8 pts behind SPY

ACYS since launch: paid 1.9%, price +2.4%, total +4.4%, SPY +8.2%, −3.8 pts.

SPY

+8.2%

ACYS

+4.4%

3.8 pts behind SPY

1.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +10.9%. ACYS since launch: paid 1.9%, price +2.4%, total +4.4%, SPY +8.2%, −3.8 pts.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ACYN and ACYS hold 97% 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

97% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding ACYN ACYS

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 12/31/2026 32.99% 33.55%

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 11/27/2026 32.91% 33.88%

U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/29/2026 31.88% 30.06%

US Dollar 0.83% 1.65%

Only in ACYN

ACYN Autocall Derivative Citi 0.70%

ACYN Autocall Derivative JPMorgan 0.36%

ACYN Autocall Derivative BNP 0.33%

Only in ACYS

ACYS Autocall Derivative Citi 0.46%

ACYS Autocall Derivative BNP 0.20%

ACYS Autocall Derivative JPMorgan 0.20%

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	ACYS	ACYN	ACYS	ACYN	ACYS
3 months	+3.2%	+2.4%	1.8%	1.3%	+0.7 pts	−0.1 pts
6 months	+7.0%	not published	4.4%	not published	−10.0 pts	not published
Since launch ACYN Feb 2026 · ACYS Apr 2026	+8.2%	+4.4%	4.5%	1.9%	−2.7 pts	−3.8 pts

ACYN and ACYS 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

ACYS

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

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 monthly

Payout rate, annualized 9.9% 7.7%

Expense ratio 0.75% 0.75%

Cash paid, 1 year 4.5% (since launch on Feb 25, 2026) 1.9% (since launch on Apr 23, 2026)

Price change, 1 year +3.5% +2.4%

Total return, 1 year +8.2% (since launch on Feb 25, 2026) +4.4% (since launch on Apr 23, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +10.9% +8.2%

Ahead or behind −2.7 pts −3.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published

Age 217 days 160 days

Net assets $2.2bn $502m

ACYN and ACYS 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.

ACYS in plain words

Over the period since launch on Apr 23, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, ACYS paid 1.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.4%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +8.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.8 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.7%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ACYN or ACYS?: ACYN charges 0.75% a year and ACYS 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 ACYS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗ACYN prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗First Trust page for ACYN ↗ACYS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗First Trust page for ACYS ↗

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

Open data

Free to use with attribution. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology.