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

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

1.9%
ACYS cash paid, since launch
10.8%
ATC cash paid, since launch
+4.4%
ACYS total return, since launch
+14.8%
ATC 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.

ATC · since launch to Sep 30, 202625 pts ahead of COIN
ATC
+14.8%
COIN
−10.2%

25 pts ahead of COIN

ATC since launch: paid 10.8%, price +1.9%, total +14.8%, COIN −10.2%, +25.0 pts.

COIN

−10.2%

ATC

+14.8%

10.8% of it arrived as cash

25 pts ahead of COIN

Total return, distributions reinvested

25 pts ahead of COIN

ATC since launch: paid 10.8%, price +1.9%, total +14.8%, COIN −10.2%, +25.0 pts.

COIN

−10.2%

ATC

+14.8%

25 pts ahead of COIN

10.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. ATC since launch: paid 10.8%, price +1.9%, total +14.8%, COIN −10.2%, +25.0 pts.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ACYS and ATC hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

half

0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding ACYS ATC
Only in ACYS
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 11/27/2026 33.88%
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 12/31/2026 33.55%
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/29/2026 30.06%
US Dollar 1.65%
ACYS Autocall Derivative Citi 0.46%
ACYS Autocall Derivative BNP 0.20%
ACYS Autocall Derivative JPMorgan 0.20%
Only in ATC
Treasury Bill 100.00%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.

Performance, window by window

Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowACYSATCACYSATCACYSATC
3 months+2.4%+23.3%1.3%6.2%−0.1 pts+6.2 pts
Since launch
ACYS Apr 2026 · ATC May 2026
+4.4%+14.8%1.9%10.8%−3.8 pts+25.0 pts

ACYS and ATC 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
ATC
GraniteShares Autocallable COIN ETF · Autocallable on COIN, paying monthly
Issuer First Trust GraniteShares
Strategy autocallable autocallable
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy Coinbase (COIN)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 7.7% 36.1%
Expense ratio 0.75% 1.07%
Cash paid, 1 year 1.9% (since launch on Apr 23, 2026) 10.8% (since launch on May 12, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +2.4% +1.9%
Total return, 1 year +4.4% (since launch on Apr 23, 2026) +14.8% (since launch on May 12, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +8.2% −10.2%
Ahead or behind −3.8 pts +25.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 2%
Age 160 days 141 days
Net assets $502m $998,712

ACYS and ATC 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.

ATC in plain words

Over the period since launch on May 12, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, ATC paid 10.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.8%. Coinbase (COIN) returned −10.2% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 25.0 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 36.1%, paid monthly. GraniteShares estimates that 2% 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 ATC?
ACYS charges 0.75% a year and ATC charges 1.07%, so ACYS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Cite this page

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

Open data

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