Which is cheaper, ACYQ or DACL?

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

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

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

1.9%

ACYQ cash paid, since launch

0.6%

DACL cash paid, since launch

+8.0%

ACYQ total return, since launch

+0.5%

DACL 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.

DACL · since launch to Sep 30, 20262.2 pts ahead of SPY

DACL

+0.5%

SPY

−1.7%

2.2 pts ahead of SPY

DACL since launch: paid 0.6%, price −0.1%, total +0.5%, SPY −1.7%, +2.2 pts.

SPY

−1.7%

DACL

+0.5%

2.2 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.2 pts ahead of SPY

DACL since launch: paid 0.6%, price −0.1%, total +0.5%, SPY −1.7%, +2.2 pts.

SPY

−1.7%

DACL

+0.5%

2.2 pts ahead of SPY

0.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +8.0%. DACL since launch: paid 0.6%, price −0.1%, total +0.5%, SPY −1.7%, +2.2 pts.

Performance, window by window

	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	ACYQ	DACL	ACYQ	DACL	ACYQ	DACL
3 months	+6.0%	not published	1.8%	not published	+3.5 pts	not published
Since launch ACYQ Jun 2026 · DACL Aug 2026	+8.0%	+0.5%	1.9%	0.6%	+3.7 pts	+2.2 pts

ACYQ and DACL 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

DACL

REX Defensive Autocallable Income ETF · Autocallable on SPY

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 not established

Payout rate, annualized 21.0% 6.6%

Expense ratio 0.75% 0.65%

Cash paid, 1 year 1.9% (since launch on Jun 24, 2026) 0.6% (since launch on Aug 13, 2026)

Price change, 1 year +6.0% −0.1%

Total return, 1 year +8.0% (since launch on Jun 24, 2026) +0.5% (since launch on Aug 13, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +4.3% −1.7%

Ahead or behind +3.7 pts +2.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published

Age 98 days 48 days

Net assets $78m $4m

ACYQ and DACL 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.

DACL in plain words

Over the period since launch on Aug 13, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, DACL paid 0.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned −1.7% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.2 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.6%, paid periodically.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ACYQ or DACL?: ACYQ charges 0.75% a year and DACL charges 0.65%, so DACL 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 ↗DACL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DACL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗REX page for DACL ↗

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

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