DACL vs PAYM: Dividend Yield & Total Return

DACL and PAYM both write options for income. Net assets: $5m on Oct 19, 2026 for REX Defensive Autocallable Income ETF, and $128m on Jul 31, 2026 for TrueShares S&P Autocallable Defensive Income ETF.

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DACL costs 0.09 points a year less.

DACL vs PAYM: Dividend Yield & Total Return
DACLPAYM
Expense ratio0.65%0.74%
Net assets, DACL as of Oct 19, 2026 and PAYM as of Jul 31, 2026$5m$128m
Holdings in commonnot published
Price changefell 0.4% (since Aug 13, 2026)fell 2.6% (since May 28, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate77% of the Sep 16, 2026 payment
1.1%
DACL cash paid, since launch, Aug 13, 2026
4.0%
PAYM cash paid, since launch, May 28, 2026
+0.7%
DACL total return, since launch, Aug 13, 2026
+1.5%
PAYM total return, since launch, May 28, 2026

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DACL · since launch to Oct 20, 2026Not measured
DACL
+0.7%
none

Not measured

DACL since launch: paid 1.1%, price −0.4%, total +0.7%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

DACL

+0.7%

1.1% of it arrived as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

DACL since launch: paid 1.1%, price −0.4%, total +0.7%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

DACL

+0.7%

1.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. DACL since launch: paid 1.1%, price −0.4%, total +0.7%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

PAYM · since launch to Oct 20, 2026Not measured
PAYM
+1.5%
none

Not measured

PAYM since launch: paid 4.0%, price −2.6%, total +1.5%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

PAYM

+1.5%

4.0% of it arrived as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

PAYM since launch: paid 4.0%, price −2.6%, total +1.5%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

PAYM

+1.5%

4.0% as cash

4.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. PAYM since launch: paid 4.0%, price −2.6%, total +1.5%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

Performance, window by window

Performance, window by window: DACL vs PAYM: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDACLPAYMDACLPAYMDACLPAYM
3 months–+1.2%–2.5%–not measured
Since launch
Not the same days: DACL Aug 2026 · PAYM May 2026
+0.7%+1.5%1.1%4.0%not measurednot measured

Source: ETFIQ. – means no data for this window, usually because the fund is younger than it. Open this comparison in the app →

On the same fields

DACL
REX Defensive Autocallable Income ETF · Autocallable
PAYM
TrueShares S&P Autocallable Defensive Income ETF · Autocallable, paying monthly
Strategy autocallable autocallable
Benchmark none none
Pays not established monthly
Payout rate, annualized 6.9% 10.0%
Expense ratio 0.65% 0.74%
Cash paid, 1 year 1.1% (since launch, Aug 13, 2026) 4.0% (since launch, May 28, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −0.4% (since launch, Aug 13, 2026) −2.6% (since launch, May 28, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +0.7% (since launch, Aug 13, 2026) +1.5% (since launch, May 28, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year not published not published
Ahead or behind not available not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 77% not published
Age 68 days 145 days
Net assets, DACL as of Oct 19, 2026 and PAYM as of Jul 31, 2026 $5m $128m

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 DACL

Over the period from its first trade on Aug 13, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, DACL paid 1.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.7%. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.9%, paid periodically. REX estimates that 77% of the distribution paid Sep 16, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

About PAYM

Over the period from its first trade on May 28, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, PAYM paid 4.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.5%. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.0%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, DACL or PAYM?
DACL charges 0.65% a year and PAYM charges 0.74%, so DACL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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