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

ACYN and AHD both write options for income. FT Vest Laddered Autocallable Barrier & Income ETF and GraniteShares Autocallable HOOD ETF.

4.5%
ACYN cash paid, since launch
10.1%
AHD cash paid, since launch
+8.2%
ACYN total return, since launch
+17.7%
AHD 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%

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.

AHD · since launch to Sep 30, 202634 pts behind HOOD
AHD
+17.7%
HOOD
+51.7%

34 pts behind HOOD

AHD since launch: paid 10.1%, price +6.9%, total +17.7%, HOOD +51.7%, −34.0 pts.

HOOD

+51.7%

AHD

+17.7%

10.1% as cash

34 pts behind HOOD

Total return, distributions reinvested

34 pts behind HOOD

AHD since launch: paid 10.1%, price +6.9%, total +17.7%, HOOD +51.7%, −34.0 pts.

HOOD

+51.7%

AHD

+17.7%

34 pts behind HOOD

10.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +51.7%. AHD since launch: paid 10.1%, price +6.9%, total +17.7%, HOOD +51.7%, −34.0 pts.

Performance, window by window

Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowACYNAHDACYNAHDACYNAHD
3 months+3.2%+9.1%1.8%5.1%+0.7 pts+5.5 pts
6 months+7.0%not published4.4%not published−10.0 ptsnot published
Since launch
ACYN Feb 2026 · AHD May 2026
+8.2%+17.7%4.5%10.1%−2.7 pts−34.0 pts

ACYN and AHD 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
AHD
GraniteShares Autocallable HOOD ETF · Autocallable on HOOD, paying monthly
Issuer First Trust GraniteShares
Strategy autocallable autocallable
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy Robinhood (HOOD)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 9.9% 32.6%
Expense ratio 0.75% 1.07%
Cash paid, 1 year 4.5% (since launch on Feb 25, 2026) 10.1% (since launch on May 19, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +3.5% +6.9%
Total return, 1 year +8.2% (since launch on Feb 25, 2026) +17.7% (since launch on May 19, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +10.9% +51.7%
Ahead or behind −2.7 pts −34.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 17%
Age 217 days 134 days
Net assets $2.2bn $3m

ACYN and AHD 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.

AHD in plain words

Over the period since launch on May 19, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, AHD paid 10.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.7%. Robinhood (HOOD) returned +51.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 34.0 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 32.6%, paid monthly. GraniteShares estimates that 17% of the distribution paid Aug 14, 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, ACYN or AHD?
ACYN charges 0.75% a year and AHD charges 1.07%, so ACYN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Cite this page

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

Open data

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