ATC vs DACL: which paid, and which earned it?
ATC and DACL both write options for income. GraniteShares Autocallable COIN ETF and REX Defensive Autocallable Income ETF.
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.
2.2 pts ahead of SPY
DACL since launch: paid 0.6%, price −0.1%, total +0.5%, SPY −1.7%, +2.2 pts.
SPY
−1.7%
DACL
+0.5%
2.2 pts ahead of SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
2.2 pts ahead of SPY
DACL since launch: paid 0.6%, price −0.1%, total +0.5%, SPY −1.7%, +2.2 pts.
SPY
−1.7%
DACL
+0.5%
2.2 pts ahead of SPY
0.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. DACL since launch: paid 0.6%, price −0.1%, total +0.5%, SPY −1.7%, +2.2 pts.
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | ATC | DACL | ATC | DACL | ATC | DACL |
| 3 months | +23.3% | not published | 6.2% | not published | +6.2 pts | not published |
| Since launch ATC May 2026 · DACL Aug 2026 | +14.8% | +0.5% | 10.8% | 0.6% | +25.0 pts | +2.2 pts |
ATC and DACL 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 and DACL 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).
DACL in plain words
Over the period since launch on Aug 13, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, DACL paid 0.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned −1.7% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.2 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.6%, paid periodically.
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