{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/income/pla-vs-sca","section":"compare","title":"PLA vs SCA: which paid, and which earned it? | ETFIQ","description":"PLA paid 6.9% of its price in cash each over its own window and SCA 12.8%. Total return with distributions reinvested was +11.1% against +17.8%, to Sep 30","as_of":"Sep 30, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Which is cheaper, PLA or SCA?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"PLA charges 1.07% a year and SCA charges 1.07%, so PLA is cheaper. 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Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","citation":"ETFIQ, as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/pla-vs-sca","a":{"ticker":"PLA","name":"GraniteShares Autocallable PLTR ETF","issuer":"GraniteShares","desk":"income","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"Since its launch on May 19, 2026, PLA paid 6.9% in cash and finished 27.2 points behind PLTR.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/pla","key_facts":[{"label":"Cash paid, since launch, on its starting price","value":"6.9%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Total return, since launch","value":"+11.1%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Against PLTR","value":"\u221227.2 pts","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Return of capital, latest payout (GraniteShares estimate)","value":"0.5%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"GraniteShares estimate"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$4m","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"issuer page, as of Sep 30, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"1.07%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Jan 13, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"SCA","name":"GraniteShares Autocallable SMCI ETF","issuer":"GraniteShares","desk":"income","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"Since its launch on May 27, 2026, SCA paid 12.8% in cash and finished 10.3 points ahead of SMCI.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/sca","key_facts":[{"label":"Cash paid, since launch, on its starting price","value":"12.8%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Total return, since launch","value":"+17.8%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Against SMCI","value":"+10.3 pts","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Return of capital, latest payout (GraniteShares estimate)","value":"28.6%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"GraniteShares estimate"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$2m","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"issuer page, as of Sep 30, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"1.07%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Jan 13, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":null,"overlap_note":"ETFIQ does not publish a holdings overlap for this pair. Either the funds are not compared on holdings, or one book is incomplete.","full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/income/pla-vs-sca"}