ACYQ vs SCA: which paid, and which earned it?
ACYQ and SCA both write options for income. FT Vest Autocallable Barrier & High Income ETF and GraniteShares Autocallable SMCI 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.
10.3 pts ahead of SMCI
SCA since launch: paid 12.8%, price +2.9%, total +17.8%, SMCI +7.5%, +10.3 pts.
SMCI
+7.5%
SCA
+17.8%
12.8% of it arrived as cash
10.3 pts ahead of SMCI
Total return, distributions reinvested
10.3 pts ahead of SMCI
SCA since launch: paid 12.8%, price +2.9%, total +17.8%, SMCI +7.5%, +10.3 pts.
SMCI
+7.5%
SCA
+17.8%
12.8% as cash
10.3 pts ahead of SMCI
12.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.8%. SCA since launch: paid 12.8%, price +2.9%, total +17.8%, SMCI +7.5%, +10.3 pts.
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | ACYQ | SCA | ACYQ | SCA | ACYQ | SCA |
| 3 months | +6.0% | +38.2% | 1.8% | 8.0% | +3.5 pts | −10.4 pts |
| Since launch ACYQ Jun 2026 · SCA May 2026 | +8.0% | +17.8% | 1.9% | 12.8% | +3.7 pts | +10.3 pts |
ACYQ and SCA 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 SCA 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.
SCA in plain words
Over the period since launch on May 27, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, SCA paid 12.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.8%. Super Micro (SMCI) returned +7.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 10.3 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 36.6%, paid monthly. GraniteShares estimates that 29% 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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ETFIQ, ACYQ against SCA, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/acyq-vs-sca
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