ACYS vs AHD: which paid, and which earned it?

ACYS and AHD both write options for income. FT Vest Laddered Autocallable Barrier & Resilient Income ETF and GraniteShares Autocallable HOOD ETF.

1.9%
ACYS cash paid, since launch
10.1%
AHD cash paid, since launch
+4.4%
ACYS total return, since launch
+17.7%
AHD total return, since launch
ACYS · since launch to Sep 30, 20263.8 pts behind SPY
ACYS
+4.4%
SPY
+8.2%

3.8 pts behind SPY

ACYS since launch: paid 1.9%, price +2.4%, total +4.4%, SPY +8.2%, −3.8 pts.

SPY

+8.2%

ACYS

+4.4%

3.8 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.8 pts behind SPY

ACYS since launch: paid 1.9%, price +2.4%, total +4.4%, SPY +8.2%, −3.8 pts.

SPY

+8.2%

ACYS

+4.4%

3.8 pts behind SPY

1.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ACYS since launch: paid 1.9%, price +2.4%, total +4.4%, SPY +8.2%, −3.8 pts.

AHD · since launch to Sep 30, 202634 pts behind HOOD
AHD
+17.7%
HOOD
+51.7%

34 pts behind HOOD

AHD since launch: paid 10.1%, price +6.9%, total +17.7%, HOOD +51.7%, −34.0 pts.

HOOD

+51.7%

AHD

+17.7%

10.1% as cash

34 pts behind HOOD

Total return, distributions reinvested

34 pts behind HOOD

AHD since launch: paid 10.1%, price +6.9%, total +17.7%, HOOD +51.7%, −34.0 pts.

HOOD

+51.7%

AHD

+17.7%

34 pts behind HOOD

10.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +51.7%. AHD since launch: paid 10.1%, price +6.9%, total +17.7%, HOOD +51.7%, −34.0 pts.

Performance, window by window

Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowACYSAHDACYSAHDACYSAHD
3 months+2.4%+9.1%1.3%5.1%−0.1 pts+5.5 pts
Since launch
ACYS Apr 2026 · AHD May 2026
+4.4%+17.7%1.9%10.1%−3.8 pts−34.0 pts

ACYS and AHD over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

ACYS
FT Vest Laddered Autocallable Barrier & Resilient Income ETF · Autocallable on SPY, paying monthly
AHD
GraniteShares Autocallable HOOD ETF · Autocallable on HOOD, paying monthly
Issuer First Trust GraniteShares
Strategy autocallable autocallable
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy Robinhood (HOOD)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 7.7% 32.6%
Expense ratio 0.75% 1.07%
Cash paid, 1 year 1.9% (since launch on Apr 23, 2026) 10.1% (since launch on May 19, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +2.4% +6.9%
Total return, 1 year +4.4% (since launch on Apr 23, 2026) +17.7% (since launch on May 19, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +8.2% +51.7%
Ahead or behind −3.8 pts −34.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 17%
Age 160 days 134 days
Net assets $502m $3m

ACYS and AHD on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

ACYS in plain words

Over the period since launch on Apr 23, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, ACYS paid 1.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.4%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +8.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.8 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.7%, paid monthly.

AHD in plain words

Over the period since launch on May 19, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, AHD paid 10.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.7%. Robinhood (HOOD) returned +51.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 34.0 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 32.6%, paid monthly. GraniteShares estimates that 17% of the distribution paid Aug 14, 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, ACYS or AHD?
ACYS charges 0.75% a year and AHD charges 1.07%, so ACYS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Cite this page

ETFIQ, ACYS against AHD, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/acys-vs-ahd

Open data

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