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

ATC and ATCL both write options for income. GraniteShares Autocallable COIN ETF and REX Autocallable Income ETF.

10.8%
ATC cash paid, since launch
7.9%
ATCL cash paid, since launch
+14.8%
ATC total return, since launch
+5.0%
ATCL total return, since launch
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. Total return, distributions reinvested. ATC since launch: paid 10.8%, price +1.9%, total +14.8%, COIN −10.2%, +25.0 pts.

ATCL · since launch to Sep 30, 20267 pts behind SPY
ATCL
+5.0%
SPY
+12.0%

7 pts behind SPY

ATCL since launch: paid 7.9%, price −3.0%, total +5.0%, SPY +12.0%, −7.0 pts.

SPY

+12.0%

ATCL

+5.0%

7.9% as cash

7 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

7 pts behind SPY

ATCL since launch: paid 7.9%, price −3.0%, total +5.0%, SPY +12.0%, −7.0 pts.

SPY

+12.0%

ATCL

+5.0%

7 pts behind SPY

7.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. ATCL since launch: paid 7.9%, price −3.0%, total +5.0%, SPY +12.0%, −7.0 pts.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ATC and ATCL hold 96% 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.

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96% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding ATC ATCL
Treasury Bill 100.00% 95.94%
Only in ATC
Only in ATCL
The Laddered T-Bill ETF 4.06%

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
WindowATCATCLATCATCLATCATCL
3 months+23.3%+1.4%6.2%3.4%+6.2 pts−1.1 pts
6 monthsnot published+7.5%not published7.0%not published−9.5 pts
Since launch
ATC May 2026 · ATCL Feb 2026
+14.8%+5.0%10.8%7.9%+25.0 pts−7.0 pts

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

On the same fields

ATC
GraniteShares Autocallable COIN ETF · Autocallable on COIN, paying monthly
ATCL
REX Autocallable Income ETF · Autocallable on SPY, paying monthly
Issuer GraniteShares REX
Strategy autocallable autocallable
Benchmark Coinbase (COIN) S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 36.1% 13.7%
Expense ratio 1.07% 0.65%
Cash paid, 1 year 10.8% (since launch on May 12, 2026) 7.9% (since launch on Feb 18, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +1.9% −3.0%
Total return, 1 year +14.8% (since launch on May 12, 2026) +5.0% (since launch on Feb 18, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year −10.2% +12.0%
Ahead or behind +25.0 pts −7.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 2% 77%
Age 141 days 224 days
Net assets $998,712 $48m

ATC and ATCL on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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).

ATCL in plain words

Over the period since launch on Feb 18, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, ATCL paid 7.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.0%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +12.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.0 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.7%, paid monthly. REX estimates that 77% of the distribution paid Aug 19, 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, ATC or ATCL?
ATC charges 1.07% a year and ATCL charges 0.65%, so ATCL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Cite this page

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

Open data

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