ACYN vs IACL: which paid, and which earned it?
ACYN and IACL both write options for income. FT Vest Laddered Autocallable Barrier & Income ETF and GraniteShares US 100 Autocallable Income ETF.
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.
1.4 pts ahead of SPY
IACL since launch: paid 0.4%, price +0.7%, total +1.1%, SPY −0.4%, +1.4 pts.
SPY
−0.4%
IACL
+1.1%
1.4 pts ahead of SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
1.4 pts ahead of SPY
IACL since launch: paid 0.4%, price +0.7%, total +1.1%, SPY −0.4%, +1.4 pts.
SPY
−0.4%
IACL
+1.1%
1.4 pts ahead of SPY
0.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +10.9%. IACL since launch: paid 0.4%, price +0.7%, total +1.1%, SPY −0.4%, +1.4 pts.
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | ACYN | IACL | ACYN | IACL | ACYN | IACL |
| 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 · IACL Aug 2026 | +8.2% | +1.1% | 4.5% | 0.4% | −2.7 pts | +1.4 pts |
ACYN and IACL 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 and IACL 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.
IACL in plain words
Over the period since launch on Aug 18, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, IACL paid 0.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.1%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned −0.4% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.4 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.0%, paid periodically. GraniteShares estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Sep 11, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
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