Which is cheaper, ACYN or DACL?

ACYN charges 0.75% a year and DACL charges 0.65%, so DACL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

ACYN and DACL both write options for income. FT Vest Laddered Autocallable Barrier & Income ETF and REX Defensive Autocallable Income ETF.

4.5%

ACYN cash paid, since launch

0.6%

DACL cash paid, since launch

+8.2%

ACYN total return, since launch

+0.5%

DACL 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.

DACL · since launch to Sep 30, 20262.2 pts ahead of SPY

DACL

+0.5%

SPY

−1.7%

2.2 pts ahead of SPY

DACL since launch: paid 0.6%, price −0.1%, total +0.5%, SPY −1.7%, +2.2 pts.

SPY

−1.7%

DACL

+0.5%

2.2 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.2 pts ahead of SPY

DACL since launch: paid 0.6%, price −0.1%, total +0.5%, SPY −1.7%, +2.2 pts.

SPY

−1.7%

DACL

+0.5%

2.2 pts ahead of SPY

0.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +10.9%. DACL since launch: paid 0.6%, price −0.1%, total +0.5%, SPY −1.7%, +2.2 pts.

Performance, window by window

	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	ACYN	DACL	ACYN	DACL	ACYN	DACL
3 months	+3.2%	not published	1.8%	not published	+0.7 pts	not published
6 months	+7.0%	not published	4.4%	not published	−10.0 pts	not published
Since launch ACYN Feb 2026 · DACL Aug 2026	+8.2%	+0.5%	4.5%	0.6%	−2.7 pts	+2.2 pts

ACYN and DACL 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

DACL

REX Defensive Autocallable Income ETF · Autocallable on SPY

Issuer First Trust REX

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% 6.6%

Expense ratio 0.75% 0.65%

Cash paid, 1 year 4.5% (since launch on Feb 25, 2026) 0.6% (since launch on Aug 13, 2026)

Price change, 1 year +3.5% −0.1%

Total return, 1 year +8.2% (since launch on Feb 25, 2026) +0.5% (since launch on Aug 13, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +10.9% −1.7%

Ahead or behind −2.7 pts +2.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published

Age 217 days 48 days

Net assets $2.2bn $4m

ACYN and DACL 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.

DACL in plain words

Over the period since launch on Aug 13, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, DACL paid 0.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned −1.7% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.2 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.6%, paid periodically.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ACYN or DACL?: ACYN charges 0.75% a year and DACL charges 0.65%, so DACL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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S&P 500 (SPY) →ACYN on its own →DACL on its own →How every figure is computed →Standards and sources →

Where these figures came from

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

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

Open data

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