Which is cheaper, ACYQ or ATCL?

ACYQ charges 0.75% a year and ATCL charges 0.65%, so ATCL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

ACYQ and ATCL both write options for income. FT Vest Autocallable Barrier & High Income ETF and REX Autocallable Income ETF.

1.9%

ACYQ cash paid, since launch

7.9%

ATCL cash paid, since launch

+8.0%

ACYQ total return, since launch

+5.0%

ATCL 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%

1.9% as 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.

ATCL · since launch to Sep 30, 20267 pts behind SPY

ATCL

+5.0%

SPY

+12.0%

7 pts behind SPY

ATCL since launch: paid 7.9%, price −3.0%, total +5.0%, SPY +12.0%, −7.0 pts.

SPY

+12.0%

ATCL

+5.0%

7.9% of it arrived as cash

7 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

7 pts behind SPY

ATCL since launch: paid 7.9%, price −3.0%, total +5.0%, SPY +12.0%, −7.0 pts.

SPY

+12.0%

ATCL

+5.0%

7 pts behind SPY

7.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +12.0%. ATCL since launch: paid 7.9%, price −3.0%, total +5.0%, SPY +12.0%, −7.0 pts.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ACYQ and ATCL 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.

50%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding ACYQ ATCL

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 ATCL

TREASURY BILL 95.94%

The Laddered T-Bill ETF 4.06%

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	ATCL	ACYQ	ATCL	ACYQ	ATCL
3 months	+6.0%	+1.4%	1.8%	3.4%	+3.5 pts	−1.1 pts
6 months	not published	+7.5%	not published	7.0%	not published	−9.5 pts
Since launch ACYQ Jun 2026 · ATCL Feb 2026	+8.0%	+5.0%	1.9%	7.9%	+3.7 pts	−7.0 pts

ACYQ and ATCL 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

ATCL

REX Autocallable Income ETF · Autocallable on SPY, paying monthly

Issuer First Trust REX

Strategy autocallable autocallable

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy

Pays not established monthly

Payout rate, annualized 21.0% 13.7%

Expense ratio 0.75% 0.65%

Cash paid, 1 year 1.9% (since launch on Jun 24, 2026) 7.9% (since launch on Feb 18, 2026)

Price change, 1 year +6.0% −3.0%

Total return, 1 year +8.0% (since launch on Jun 24, 2026) +5.0% (since launch on Feb 18, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +4.3% +12.0%

Ahead or behind +3.7 pts −7.0 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 77%

Age 98 days 224 days

Net assets $78m $48m

ACYQ and ATCL 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.

ATCL in plain words

Over the period since launch on Feb 18, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, ATCL paid 7.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.0%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +12.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.0 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.7%, paid monthly. REX estimates that 77% of the distribution paid Aug 19, 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 ATCL?: ACYQ charges 0.75% a year and ATCL charges 0.65%, so ATCL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

ACYQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗ACYQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗First Trust page for ACYQ ↗ATCL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗ATCL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗ATCL 19a-1 distribution notice ↗REX page for ATCL ↗

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

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