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

ACYQ and APRH both write options for income. FT Vest Autocallable Barrier & High Income ETF and Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF -- April.

1.9%
ACYQ cash paid, since launch
6.4%
APRH cash paid, 1 year
+8.0%
ACYQ total return, since launch
+6.7%
APRH total return, 1 year
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%

1.9% cash

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.

APRH · 1 year to Sep 30, 20269.1 pts behind SPY
APRH
+6.7%
SPY
+15.7%

9.1 pts behind SPY

APRH over 1 year: paid 6.4%, price +0.1%, total +6.7%, SPY +15.7%, −9.1 pts.

SPY

+15.7%

APRH

+6.7%

6.4% of it arrived as cash

9.1 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

9.1 pts behind SPY

APRH over 1 year: paid 6.4%, price +0.1%, total +6.7%, SPY +15.7%, −9.1 pts.

SPY

+15.7%

APRH

+6.7%

9.1 pts behind SPY

6.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +15.7%. APRH over 1 year: paid 6.4%, price +0.1%, total +6.7%, SPY +15.7%, −9.1 pts.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ACYQ and APRH 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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding ACYQ APRH
Only in ACYQ
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 11/27/2026 31.38%
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/29/2026 30.47%
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 12/31/2026 30.12%
US Dollar 4.29%
ACYQ Autocall Derivative JPMorgan 1.53%
ACYQ Autocall Derivative Citi 1.12%
ACYQ Autocall Derivative BNP 1.10%
Only in APRH
TREASURY BILL 94.03%
TREASURY BILL 2.00%
TREASURY BILL 1.99%
TREASURY BILL 1.98%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.

Performance, window by window

Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowACYQAPRHACYQAPRHACYQAPRH
3 months+6.0%+1.4%1.8%2.1%+3.5 pts−1.1 pts
6 monthsnot published+5.2%not published4.3%not published−11.8 pts
1 yearnot published+6.7%not published6.4%not published−9.1 pts
3 yearsnot published+23.3%not published20.3%not published−61.7 pts
Since launch
ACYQ Jun 2026 · APRH Apr 2023
+8.0%+28.7%1.9%24.3%+3.7 pts−65.1 pts

ACYQ and APRH 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
APRH
Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF -- April · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly
Issuer First Trust Innovator
Strategy autocallable defined income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays not established quarterly
Payout rate, annualized 21.0% 8.4%
Expense ratio 0.75% 0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year 1.9% (since launch on Jun 24, 2026) 6.4%
Price change, 1 year +6.0% +0.1%
Total return, 1 year +8.0% (since launch on Jun 24, 2026) +6.7%
Benchmark return, 1 year +4.3% +15.7%
Ahead or behind +3.7 pts −9.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published
Age 98 days 1276 days
Net assets $78m $25m

ACYQ and APRH 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.

APRH in plain words

Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, APRH paid 6.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +15.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.1 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.4%, paid quarterly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ACYQ or APRH?
ACYQ charges 0.75% a year and APRH charges 0.79%, so ACYQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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ETFIQ, ACYQ against APRH, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/acyq-vs-aprh

Open data

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