Which is cheaper, DACL or PLA?

DACL charges 0.65% a year and PLA charges 1.07%, so DACL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

DACL and PLA both write options for income. REX Defensive Autocallable Income ETF and GraniteShares Autocallable PLTR ETF.

0.6%

DACL cash paid, since launch

6.9%

PLA cash paid, since launch

+0.5%

DACL total return, since launch

+11.1%

PLA total return, since launch

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. Total return, distributions reinvested. DACL since launch: paid 0.6%, price −0.1%, total +0.5%, SPY −1.7%, +2.2 pts.

PLA · since launch to Sep 30, 202627.2 pts behind PLTR

PLA

+11.1%

PLTR

+38.3%

27.2 pts behind PLTR

PLA since launch: paid 6.9%, price +3.7%, total +11.1%, PLTR +38.3%, −27.2 pts.

PLTR

+38.3%

PLA

+11.1%

6.9% as cash

27.2 pts behind PLTR

Total return, distributions reinvested

27.2 pts behind PLTR

PLA since launch: paid 6.9%, price +3.7%, total +11.1%, PLTR +38.3%, −27.2 pts.

PLTR

+38.3%

PLA

+11.1%

27.2 pts behind PLTR

6.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +38.3%. PLA since launch: paid 6.9%, price +3.7%, total +11.1%, PLTR +38.3%, −27.2 pts.

Performance, window by window

	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	DACL	PLA	DACL	PLA	DACL	PLA
3 months	not published	+11.5%	not published	3.5%	not published	−37.2 pts
Since launch DACL Aug 2026 · PLA May 2026	+0.5%	+11.1%	0.6%	6.9%	+2.2 pts	−27.2 pts

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

On the same fields

DACL

REX Defensive Autocallable Income ETF · Autocallable on SPY

PLA

GraniteShares Autocallable PLTR ETF · Autocallable on PLTR, paying monthly

Issuer REX GraniteShares

Strategy autocallable autocallable

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy Palantir (PLTR)

Pays not established monthly

Payout rate, annualized 6.6% 19.3%

Expense ratio 0.65% 1.07%

Cash paid, 1 year 0.6% (since launch on Aug 13, 2026) 6.9% (since launch on May 19, 2026)

Price change, 1 year −0.1% +3.7%

Total return, 1 year +0.5% (since launch on Aug 13, 2026) +11.1% (since launch on May 19, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year −1.7% +38.3%

Ahead or behind +2.2 pts −27.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 0%

Age 48 days 134 days

Net assets $4m $4m

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

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.

PLA in plain words

Over the period since launch on May 19, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, PLA paid 6.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.1%. Palantir (PLTR) returned +38.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 27.2 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 19.3%, paid monthly. GraniteShares estimates that 0% 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).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, DACL or PLA?: DACL charges 0.65% a year and PLA charges 1.07%, so DACL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

DACL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DACL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗REX page for DACL ↗PLA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗PLA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗PLA 19a-1 distribution notice ↗GraniteShares page for PLA ↗

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

Open data

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