ACYS vs MSR: which paid, and which earned it?
ACYS and MSR both write options for income. FT Vest Laddered Autocallable Barrier & Resilient Income ETF and GraniteShares Autocallable MSTR 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%
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.
16.6 pts behind MSTR
MSR since launch: paid 5.2%, price −38.4%, total −33.6%, MSTR −17.0%, −16.6 pts.
MSTR
−17.0%
MSR
−33.6%
16.6 pts behind MSTR
Total return, distributions reinvested
16.6 pts behind MSTR
MSR since launch: paid 5.2%, price −38.4%, total −33.6%, MSTR −17.0%, −16.6 pts.
MSTR
−17.0%
MSR
−33.6%
16.6 pts behind MSTR
5.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +8.2%. MSR since launch: paid 5.2%, price −38.4%, total −33.6%, MSTR −17.0%, −16.6 pts.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ACYS and MSR 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.
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0% in common
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | ACYS | MSR | ACYS | MSR | ACYS | MSR |
| 3 months | +2.4% | +14.9% | 1.3% | 4.1% | −0.1 pts | −49.0 pts |
| Since launch ACYS Apr 2026 · MSR May 2026 | +4.4% | −33.6% | 1.9% | 5.2% | −3.8 pts | −16.6 pts |
ACYS and MSR 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 MSR 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.
MSR in plain words
Over the period since launch on May 12, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, MSR paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 38.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −33.6%. MicroStrategy (MSTR) returned −17.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 16.6 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 44.3%, paid periodically. GraniteShares estimates that 0% 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
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