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

ACYQ and TLA both write options for income. FT Vest Autocallable Barrier & High Income ETF and GraniteShares Autocallable TSLA ETF.

1.9%
ACYQ cash paid, since launch
11.1%
TLA cash paid, since launch
+8.0%
ACYQ total return, since launch
+10.4%
TLA 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%

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.

TLA · since launch to Sep 30, 202626.3 pts ahead of TSLA
TLA
+10.4%
TSLA
−15.9%

26.3 pts ahead of TSLA

TLA since launch: paid 11.1%, price −1.4%, total +10.4%, TSLA −15.9%, +26.3 pts.

TSLA

−15.9%

TLA

+10.4%

11.1% of it arrived as cash

26.3 pts ahead of TSLA

Total return, distributions reinvested

26.3 pts ahead of TSLA

TLA since launch: paid 11.1%, price −1.4%, total +10.4%, TSLA −15.9%, +26.3 pts.

TSLA

−15.9%

TLA

+10.4%

26.3 pts ahead of TSLA

11.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +10.4%. TLA since launch: paid 11.1%, price −1.4%, total +10.4%, TSLA −15.9%, +26.3 pts.

Performance, window by window

Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowACYQTLAACYQTLAACYQTLA
3 months+6.0%+3.3%1.8%3.1%+3.5 pts+19.9 pts
6 monthsnot published+11.2%not published8.2%not published+18.1 pts
Since launch
ACYQ Jun 2026 · TLA Feb 2026
+8.0%+10.4%1.9%11.1%+3.7 pts+26.3 pts

ACYQ and TLA 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
TLA
GraniteShares Autocallable TSLA ETF · Autocallable on TSLA, paying monthly
Issuer First Trust GraniteShares
Strategy autocallable autocallable
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy Tesla (TSLA)
Pays not established monthly
Payout rate, annualized 21.0% 18.4%
Expense ratio 0.75% 1.07%
Cash paid, 1 year 1.9% (since launch on Jun 24, 2026) 11.1% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +6.0% −1.4%
Total return, 1 year +8.0% (since launch on Jun 24, 2026) +10.4% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +4.3% −15.9%
Ahead or behind +3.7 pts +26.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 4%
Age 98 days 239 days
Net assets $78m $5m

ACYQ and TLA 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.

TLA in plain words

Over the period since launch on Feb 3, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, TLA paid 11.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.4%. Tesla (TSLA) returned −15.9% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 26.3 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.4%, paid monthly. GraniteShares estimates that 4% of the distribution paid Jun 5, 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 TLA?
ACYQ charges 0.75% a year and TLA charges 1.07%, so ACYQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Cite this page

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

Open data

Free to use with attribution. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology.