ACYS vs PAYH: Dividend Yield & Total Return

ACYS and PAYH both write options for income. Net assets: $568m on Oct 20, 2026 for FT Vest Laddered Autocallable Barrier & Resilient Income ETF, and $26m on Jul 31, 2026 for TrueShares S&P Autocallable High Income ETF.

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ACYS vs PAYH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
ACYSPAYH
Expense ratio0.75%0.74%
Net assets, ACYS as of Oct 20, 2026 and PAYH as of Jul 31, 2026$568m$26m
BenchmarkRussell 2000, measured through IWMnot published
Holdings in common0%
Price changerose 1.9% (since Apr 23, 2026)fell 0.8% (since Dec 30, 2025)

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026.

2.6%
ACYS cash paid, since launch, Apr 23, 2026
12.1%
PAYH cash paid, since launch, Dec 30, 2025
+4.5%
ACYS total return, since launch, Apr 23, 2026
+12.4%
PAYH total return, since launch, Dec 30, 2025

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ACYS · since launch to Oct 20, 20263.9 pts ahead of IWM
ACYS
+4.5%
IWM
+0.6%

3.9 pts ahead of IWM

ACYS since launch: paid 2.6%, price +1.9%, total +4.5%, IWM +0.6%, +3.9 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

IWM

+0.6%

ACYS

+4.5%

2.6% as cash

3.9 pts ahead of IWM

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.9 pts ahead of IWM

ACYS since launch: paid 2.6%, price +1.9%, total +4.5%, IWM +0.6%, +3.9 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

IWM

+0.6%

ACYS

+4.5%

3.9 pts ahead of IWM

2.6% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ACYS since launch: paid 2.6%, price +1.9%, total +4.5%, IWM +0.6%, +3.9 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

PAYH · since launch to Oct 20, 2026Not measured
PAYH
+12.4%
none

Not measured

PAYH since launch: paid 12.1%, price −0.8%, total +12.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

PAYH

+12.4%

12.1% of it arrived as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

PAYH since launch: paid 12.1%, price −0.8%, total +12.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

PAYH

+12.4%

12.1% as cash

12.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. PAYH since launch: paid 12.1%, price −0.8%, total +12.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ACYS and PAYH hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026.

half

0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding ACYS PAYH
Only in ACYS
ACYS Autocall Derivative Citi 0.30%
ACYS Autocall Derivative JPMorgan 0.14%
ACYS Autocall Derivative BNP 0.08%
Only in PAYH

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Performance, window by window

Performance, window by window: ACYS vs PAYH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowACYSPAYHACYSPAYHACYSPAYH
3 months+2.0%+4.4%2.0%4.2%+8.7 ptsnot measured
6 months–+7.5%–8.4%–not measured
Since launch
Not the same days: ACYS Apr 2026 · PAYH Dec 2025
+4.5%+12.4%2.6%12.1%+3.9 ptsnot measured

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On the same fields

ACYS
FT Vest Laddered Autocallable Barrier & Resilient Income ETF · Autocallable on IWM, paying monthly
PAYH
TrueShares S&P Autocallable High Income ETF · Autocallable, paying monthly
Strategy autocallable autocallable
Benchmark Russell 2000 (IWM) none
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 7.8% 16.9%
Expense ratio 0.75% 0.74%
Cash paid, 1 year 2.6% (since launch, Apr 23, 2026) 12.1% (since launch, Dec 30, 2025)
Price change, 1 year +1.9% (since launch, Apr 23, 2026) −0.8% (since launch, Dec 30, 2025)
Total return, 1 year +4.5% (since launch, Apr 23, 2026) +12.4% (since launch, Dec 30, 2025)
Benchmark return, 1 year +0.6% (since launch, Apr 23, 2026) not published
Ahead or behind +3.9 pts (since launch, Apr 23, 2026) not available
Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published
Age 180 days 294 days
Net assets, ACYS as of Oct 20, 2026 and PAYH as of Jul 31, 2026 $568m $26m

As of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid is what the fund distributed over the window, as a share of its price at the start. Payout rate is its latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

About ACYS

Over the period from its first trade on Apr 23, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, ACYS paid 2.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.5%. Russell 2000 (IWM) returned +0.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.9 pts. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.8%, paid monthly.

About PAYH

Over the period from its first trade on Dec 30, 2025 to Oct 20, 2026, PAYH paid 12.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.4%. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 16.9%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ACYS or PAYH?
ACYS charges 0.75% a year and PAYH charges 0.74%, so PAYH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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