ACYQ vs ATC: which paid, and which earned it?
ACYQ and ATC both write options for income. FT Vest Autocallable Barrier & High Income ETF and GraniteShares Autocallable COIN ETF.
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.
25 pts ahead of COIN
ATC since launch: paid 10.8%, price +1.9%, total +14.8%, COIN −10.2%, +25.0 pts.
COIN
−10.2%
ATC
+14.8%
10.8% of it arrived as cash
25 pts ahead of COIN
Total return, distributions reinvested
25 pts ahead of COIN
ATC since launch: paid 10.8%, price +1.9%, total +14.8%, COIN −10.2%, +25.0 pts.
COIN
−10.2%
ATC
+14.8%
25 pts ahead of COIN
10.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. ATC since launch: paid 10.8%, price +1.9%, total +14.8%, COIN −10.2%, +25.0 pts.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ACYQ and ATC 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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.
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0% in common
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | ACYQ | ATC | ACYQ | ATC | ACYQ | ATC |
| 3 months | +6.0% | +23.3% | 1.8% | 6.2% | +3.5 pts | +6.2 pts |
| Since launch ACYQ Jun 2026 · ATC May 2026 | +8.0% | +14.8% | 1.9% | 10.8% | +3.7 pts | +25.0 pts |
ACYQ and ATC 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 and ATC 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.
ATC in plain words
Over the period since launch on May 12, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, ATC paid 10.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.8%. Coinbase (COIN) returned −10.2% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 25.0 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 36.1%, paid monthly. GraniteShares estimates that 2% of the distribution paid Aug 14, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
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ETFIQ, ACYQ against ATC, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/acyq-vs-atc
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