ATCL vs SCA: which paid, and which earned it?
ATCL and SCA both write options for income. REX Autocallable Income ETF and GraniteShares Autocallable SMCI ETF.
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. Total return, distributions reinvested. ATCL since launch: paid 7.9%, price −3.0%, total +5.0%, SPY +12.0%, −7.0 pts.
10.3 pts ahead of SMCI
SCA since launch: paid 12.8%, price +2.9%, total +17.8%, SMCI +7.5%, +10.3 pts.
SMCI
+7.5%
SCA
+17.8%
12.8% of it arrived as cash
10.3 pts ahead of SMCI
Total return, distributions reinvested
10.3 pts ahead of SMCI
SCA since launch: paid 12.8%, price +2.9%, total +17.8%, SMCI +7.5%, +10.3 pts.
SMCI
+7.5%
SCA
+17.8%
12.8% as cash
10.3 pts ahead of SMCI
12.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.8%. SCA since launch: paid 12.8%, price +2.9%, total +17.8%, SMCI +7.5%, +10.3 pts.
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | ATCL | SCA | ATCL | SCA | ATCL | SCA |
| 3 months | +1.4% | +38.2% | 3.4% | 8.0% | −1.1 pts | −10.4 pts |
| 6 months | +7.5% | not published | 7.0% | not published | −9.5 pts | not published |
| Since launch ATCL Feb 2026 · SCA May 2026 | +5.0% | +17.8% | 7.9% | 12.8% | −7.0 pts | +10.3 pts |
ATCL and SCA 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 and SCA 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).
SCA in plain words
Over the period since launch on May 27, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, SCA paid 12.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.8%. Super Micro (SMCI) returned +7.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 10.3 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 36.6%, paid monthly. GraniteShares estimates that 29% of the distribution paid Sep 11, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
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