Which is cheaper, ACYN or ATC?

ACYN charges 0.75% a year and ATC charges 1.07%, so ACYN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

4.5%

ACYN cash paid, since launch

10.8%

ATC cash paid, since launch

+8.2%

ACYN total return, since launch

+14.8%

ATC 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% 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.

ATC · since launch to Sep 30, 202625 pts ahead of COIN

ATC

+14.8%

COIN

−10.2%

25 pts ahead of COIN

ATC since launch: paid 10.8%, price +1.9%, total +14.8%, COIN −10.2%, +25.0 pts.

COIN

−10.2%

ATC

+14.8%

10.8% of it arrived as cash

25 pts ahead of COIN

Total return, distributions reinvested

25 pts ahead of COIN

ATC since launch: paid 10.8%, price +1.9%, total +14.8%, COIN −10.2%, +25.0 pts.

COIN

−10.2%

ATC

+14.8%

25 pts ahead of COIN

10.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. ATC since launch: paid 10.8%, price +1.9%, total +14.8%, COIN −10.2%, +25.0 pts.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ACYN and ATC hold 0% 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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

50%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding ACYN ATC

Only in ACYN

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

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

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

US Dollar 0.83%

ACYN Autocall Derivative Citi 0.70%

ACYN Autocall Derivative JPMorgan 0.36%

ACYN Autocall Derivative BNP 0.33%

Only in ATC

Treasury Bill 100.00%

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	ATC	ACYN	ATC	ACYN	ATC
3 months	+3.2%	+23.3%	1.8%	6.2%	+0.7 pts	+6.2 pts
6 months	+7.0%	not published	4.4%	not published	−10.0 pts	not published
Since launch ACYN Feb 2026 · ATC May 2026	+8.2%	+14.8%	4.5%	10.8%	−2.7 pts	+25.0 pts

ACYN and ATC 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

ATC

GraniteShares Autocallable COIN ETF · Autocallable on COIN, paying monthly

Issuer First Trust GraniteShares

Strategy autocallable autocallable

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

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 9.9% 36.1%

Expense ratio 0.75% 1.07%

Cash paid, 1 year 4.5% (since launch on Feb 25, 2026) 10.8% (since launch on May 12, 2026)

Price change, 1 year +3.5% +1.9%

Total return, 1 year +8.2% (since launch on Feb 25, 2026) +14.8% (since launch on May 12, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +10.9% −10.2%

Ahead or behind −2.7 pts +25.0 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 2%

Age 217 days 141 days

Net assets $2.2bn $998,712

ACYN and ATC 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.

ATC in plain words

Over the period since launch on May 12, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, ATC paid 10.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.8%. Coinbase (COIN) returned −10.2% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 25.0 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 36.1%, paid monthly. GraniteShares estimates that 2% 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 ATC?: ACYN charges 0.75% a year and ATC charges 1.07%, so ACYN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

ACYN filings on SEC EDGAR ↗ACYN prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗First Trust page for ACYN ↗ATC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗ATC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗ATC 19a-1 distribution notice ↗GraniteShares page for ATC ↗

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

Open data

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