ACYQ vs PLA: which paid, and which earned it?
ACYQ and PLA both write options for income. FT Vest Autocallable Barrier & High Income ETF and GraniteShares Autocallable PLTR 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.
27.2 pts behind PLTR
PLA since launch: paid 6.9%, price +3.7%, total +11.1%, PLTR +38.3%, −27.2 pts.
PLTR
+38.3%
PLA
+11.1%
6.9% as cash
27.2 pts behind PLTR
Total return, distributions reinvested
27.2 pts behind PLTR
PLA since launch: paid 6.9%, price +3.7%, total +11.1%, PLTR +38.3%, −27.2 pts.
PLTR
+38.3%
PLA
+11.1%
27.2 pts behind PLTR
6.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +38.3%. PLA since launch: paid 6.9%, price +3.7%, total +11.1%, PLTR +38.3%, −27.2 pts.
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | ACYQ | PLA | ACYQ | PLA | ACYQ | PLA |
| 3 months | +6.0% | +11.5% | 1.8% | 3.5% | +3.5 pts | −37.2 pts |
| Since launch ACYQ Jun 2026 · PLA May 2026 | +8.0% | +11.1% | 1.9% | 6.9% | +3.7 pts | −27.2 pts |
ACYQ and PLA 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 PLA 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.
PLA in plain words
Over the period since launch on May 19, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, PLA paid 6.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.1%. Palantir (PLTR) returned +38.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 27.2 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 19.3%, paid monthly. GraniteShares estimates that 0% 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).
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