ACYS vs IACL: which paid, and which earned it?
ACYS and IACL both write options for income. FT Vest Laddered Autocallable Barrier & Resilient Income ETF and GraniteShares US 100 Autocallable Income ETF.
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%
1.9% as cash
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.
1.4 pts ahead of SPY
IACL since launch: paid 0.4%, price +0.7%, total +1.1%, SPY −0.4%, +1.4 pts.
SPY
−0.4%
IACL
+1.1%
1.4 pts ahead of SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
1.4 pts ahead of SPY
IACL since launch: paid 0.4%, price +0.7%, total +1.1%, SPY −0.4%, +1.4 pts.
SPY
−0.4%
IACL
+1.1%
1.4 pts ahead of SPY
0.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +8.2%. IACL since launch: paid 0.4%, price +0.7%, total +1.1%, SPY −0.4%, +1.4 pts.
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | ACYS | IACL | ACYS | IACL | ACYS | IACL |
| 3 months | +2.4% | not published | 1.3% | not published | −0.1 pts | not published |
| Since launch ACYS Apr 2026 · IACL Aug 2026 | +4.4% | +1.1% | 1.9% | 0.4% | −3.8 pts | +1.4 pts |
ACYS and IACL 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 and IACL 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.
IACL in plain words
Over the period since launch on Aug 18, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, IACL paid 0.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.1%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned −0.4% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.4 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.0%, paid periodically. GraniteShares estimates that 99% 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).
Questions people ask
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ETFIQ, ACYS against IACL, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/acys-vs-iacl
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