ACYN vs PAYM: Dividend Yield & Total Return
ACYN and PAYM both write options for income. Net assets: $2.5bn on Oct 20, 2026 for FT Vest Laddered Autocallable Barrier & Income ETF, and $128m on Jul 31, 2026 for TrueShares S&P Autocallable Defensive Income ETF.
PAYM costs 0.01 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| ACYN | PAYM | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.74% |
| Net assets, ACYN as of Oct 20, 2026 and PAYM as of Jul 31, 2026 | $2.5bn | $128m |
| Benchmark | Russell 2000, measured through IWM | not published |
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
| Against its benchmark, same days | ahead by 3.6 pts | |
| Price change | rose 3.1% (since Feb 25, 2026) | fell 2.6% (since May 28, 2026) |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026.
3.7 pts ahead of IWM
ACYN since launch: paid 5.3%, price +3.1%, total +8.6%, IWM +4.9%, +3.7 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
IWM
+4.9%
ACYN
+8.6%
5.3% of it arrived as cash
3.7 pts ahead of IWM
Total return, distributions reinvested
3.7 pts ahead of IWM
ACYN since launch: paid 5.3%, price +3.1%, total +8.6%, IWM +4.9%, +3.7 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
IWM
+4.9%
ACYN
+8.6%
5.3% cash
3.7 pts ahead of IWM
5.3% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ACYN since launch: paid 5.3%, price +3.1%, total +8.6%, IWM +4.9%, +3.7 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Not measured
PAYM since launch: paid 4.0%, price −2.6%, total +1.5%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
PAYM
+1.5%
4.0% as cash
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
PAYM since launch: paid 4.0%, price −2.6%, total +1.5%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
PAYM
+1.5%
4.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. PAYM since launch: paid 4.0%, price −2.6%, total +1.5%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ACYN and PAYM hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026.
half
0% in common
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | ACYN | PAYM | ACYN | PAYM | ACYN | PAYM |
| 3 months | +3.1% | +1.2% | 2.6% | 2.5% | +9.8 pts | not measured |
| 6 months | +5.5% | – | 5.2% | – | +4.5 pts | – |
| Since launch Not the same days: ACYN Feb 2026 · PAYM May 2026 | +8.6% | +1.5% | 5.3% | 4.0% | +3.6 pts | not measured |
Source: ETFIQ. – means no data for this window, usually because the fund is younger than it. Open this comparison in the app →
On the same fields
As of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid is what the fund distributed over the window, as a share of its price at the start. Payout rate is its latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.
About ACYN
Over the period from its first trade on Feb 25, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, ACYN paid 5.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.6%. Russell 2000 (IWM) returned +4.9% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.6 pts. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.0%, paid monthly.
About PAYM
Over the period from its first trade on May 28, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, PAYM paid 4.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.5%.
Questions people ask
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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