ACYQ vs ANV: which paid, and which earned it?

ACYQ and ANV both write options for income. FT Vest Autocallable Barrier & High Income ETF and GraniteShares Autocallable NVDA ETF.

1.9%
ACYQ cash paid, since launch
9.5%
ANV cash paid, since launch
+8.0%
ACYQ total return, since launch
+13.2%
ANV total return, since launch
ACYQ · since launch to Sep 30, 20263.7 pts ahead of SPY
ACYQ
+8.0%
SPY
+4.3%

3.7 pts ahead of SPY

ACYQ since launch: paid 1.9%, price +6.0%, total +8.0%, SPY +4.3%, +3.7 pts.

SPY

+4.3%

ACYQ

+8.0%

3.7 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.7 pts ahead of SPY

ACYQ since launch: paid 1.9%, price +6.0%, total +8.0%, SPY +4.3%, +3.7 pts.

SPY

+4.3%

ACYQ

+8.0%

3.7 pts ahead of SPY

1.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ACYQ since launch: paid 1.9%, price +6.0%, total +8.0%, SPY +4.3%, +3.7 pts.

ANV · since launch to Sep 30, 202613.8 pts behind NVDA
ANV
+13.2%
NVDA
+26.9%

13.8 pts behind NVDA

ANV since launch: paid 9.5%, price +3.0%, total +13.2%, NVDA +26.9%, −13.8 pts.

NVDA

+26.9%

ANV

+13.2%

9.5% of it arrived as cash

13.8 pts behind NVDA

Total return, distributions reinvested

13.8 pts behind NVDA

ANV since launch: paid 9.5%, price +3.0%, total +13.2%, NVDA +26.9%, −13.8 pts.

NVDA

+26.9%

ANV

+13.2%

13.8 pts behind NVDA

9.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +26.9%. ANV since launch: paid 9.5%, price +3.0%, total +13.2%, NVDA +26.9%, −13.8 pts.

Performance, window by window

Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowACYQANVACYQANVACYQANV
3 months+6.0%+5.3%1.8%2.5%+3.5 pts−10.4 pts
6 monthsnot published+11.1%not published6.8%not published−19.2 pts
Since launch
ACYQ Jun 2026 · ANV Feb 2026
+8.0%+13.2%1.9%9.5%+3.7 pts−13.8 pts

ACYQ and ANV over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

ACYQ
FT Vest Autocallable Barrier & High Income ETF · Autocallable on SPY
ANV
GraniteShares Autocallable NVDA ETF · Autocallable on NVDA, paying monthly
Issuer First Trust GraniteShares
Strategy autocallable autocallable
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy NVIDIA (NVDA)
Pays not established monthly
Payout rate, annualized 21.0% 13.9%
Expense ratio 0.75% 1.07%
Cash paid, 1 year 1.9% (since launch on Jun 24, 2026) 9.5% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +6.0% +3.0%
Total return, 1 year +8.0% (since launch on Jun 24, 2026) +13.2% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +4.3% +26.9%
Ahead or behind +3.7 pts −13.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 5%
Age 98 days 239 days
Net assets $78m $7m

ACYQ and ANV on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

ACYQ in plain words

Over the period since launch on Jun 24, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, ACYQ paid 1.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.0%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +4.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.7 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 21.0%, paid periodically.

ANV in plain words

Over the period since launch on Feb 3, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, ANV paid 9.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.2%. NVIDIA (NVDA) returned +26.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 13.8 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.9%, paid monthly. GraniteShares estimates that 5% 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

Which is cheaper, ACYQ or ANV?
ACYQ charges 0.75% a year and ANV charges 1.07%, so ACYQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Cite this page

ETFIQ, ACYQ against ANV, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/acyq-vs-anv

Open data

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