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

ATCL and DACL both write options for income. REX Autocallable Income ETF and REX Defensive Autocallable Income ETF.

7.9%
ATCL cash paid, since launch
0.6%
DACL cash paid, since launch
+5.0%
ATCL total return, since launch
+0.5%
DACL total return, since launch
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% of it arrived 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. Total return, distributions reinvested. ATCL since launch: paid 7.9%, price −3.0%, total +5.0%, SPY +12.0%, −7.0 pts.

DACL · since launch to Sep 30, 20262.2 pts ahead of SPY
DACL
+0.5%
SPY
−1.7%

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 +12.0%. DACL since launch: paid 0.6%, price −0.1%, total +0.5%, SPY −1.7%, +2.2 pts.

Performance, window by window

Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowATCLDACLATCLDACLATCLDACL
3 months+1.4%not published3.4%not published−1.1 ptsnot published
6 months+7.5%not published7.0%not published−9.5 ptsnot published
Since launch
ATCL Feb 2026 · DACL Aug 2026
+5.0%+0.5%7.9%0.6%−7.0 pts+2.2 pts

ATCL 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

ATCL
REX Autocallable Income ETF · Autocallable on SPY, paying monthly
DACL
REX Defensive Autocallable Income ETF · Autocallable on SPY
Issuer REX REX
Strategy autocallable autocallable
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Pays monthly not established
Payout rate, annualized 13.7% 6.6%
Expense ratio 0.65% 0.65%
Cash paid, 1 year 7.9% (since launch on Feb 18, 2026) 0.6% (since launch on Aug 13, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −3.0% −0.1%
Total return, 1 year +5.0% (since launch on Feb 18, 2026) +0.5% (since launch on Aug 13, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +12.0% −1.7%
Ahead or behind −7.0 pts +2.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 77% not published
Age 224 days 48 days
Net assets $48m $4m

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

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).

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.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ATCL or DACL?
ATCL charges 0.65% a year and DACL charges 0.65%, so ATCL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Cite this page

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

Open data

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