{
 "ticker": "ACYN",
 "name": "FT Vest Laddered Autocallable Barrier & Income ETF",
 "issuer": "First Trust",
 "desk": "income",
 "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/ACYN",
 "html": "https://etfiq.com/funds/ACYN",
 "markdown": "https://etfiq.com/funds/ACYN.md",
 "as_of": "2026-09-11",
 "verdict": "Since its launch on Feb 25, 2026, ACYN paid 4.5% in cash and still finished 3.6 points behind SPY.",
 "key_facts": [
  {
   "key": "cash_paid_since_launch_on_its_starting_price",
   "label": "Cash paid, since launch, on its starting price",
   "value": "4.5%",
   "source": null,
   "as_of": "2026-09-11",
   "sentence": "ACYN, cash paid, since launch, on its starting price: 4.5%, as of Sep 11, 2026."
  },
  {
   "key": "total_return_since_launch",
   "label": "Total return, since launch",
   "value": "+7.3%",
   "source": null,
   "as_of": "2026-09-11",
   "sentence": "ACYN, total return, since launch: +7.3%, as of Sep 11, 2026."
  },
  {
   "key": "against_spy",
   "label": "Against SPY",
   "value": "\u22123.6 pts",
   "source": null,
   "as_of": "2026-09-11",
   "sentence": "ACYN, against SPY: \u22123.6 pts, as of Sep 11, 2026."
  },
  {
   "key": "latest_payout_annualized",
   "label": "Latest payout, annualized",
   "value": "10.0%",
   "source": null,
   "as_of": "2026-09-11",
   "sentence": "ACYN, latest payout, annualized: 10.0%, as of Sep 11, 2026."
  },
  {
   "key": "net_assets",
   "label": "Net assets",
   "value": "$933m",
   "source": "source, as filed for Jun 30, 2026",
   "as_of": "2026-09-11",
   "sentence": "ACYN, net assets: $933m (source, as filed for Jun 30, 2026)."
  },
  {
   "key": "expense_ratio",
   "label": "Expense ratio",
   "value": "not read by ETFIQ",
   "source": null,
   "as_of": "2026-09-11",
   "sentence": "ACYN, expense ratio: not read by ETFIQ, as of Sep 11, 2026."
  }
 ],
 "fields": [
  {
   "key": "strategy",
   "label": "Strategy",
   "value": "defined income",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "benchmark",
   "label": "Benchmark",
   "value": "S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy (proxy)",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "pays",
   "label": "Pays",
   "value": "monthly",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "net_assets",
   "label": "Net assets",
   "value": "$933m",
   "source": "source, as filed for Jun 30, 2026"
  },
  {
   "key": "latest_payout_annualized",
   "label": "Latest payout, annualized",
   "value": "10.0%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "expense_ratio",
   "label": "Expense ratio",
   "value": "not read by ETFIQ",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "cash_paid_last_12_months_over_today_s_price",
   "label": "Cash paid, last 12 months, over today\u2019s price",
   "value": "4.4%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "launched",
   "label": "Launched",
   "value": "Feb 25, 2026",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "pays",
   "label": "Pays",
   "value": "monthly",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "typical_gap_between_ex_dates",
   "label": "Typical gap between ex-dates",
   "value": "30 days",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "typical_wait_from_ex_date_to_payment",
   "label": "Typical wait from ex-date to payment",
   "value": "2 days",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "last_paid_per_share",
   "label": "Last paid, per share",
   "value": "$0.1728 ex Sep 1, 2026",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "sum_of_the_last_5_distributions",
   "label": "Sum of the last 5 distributions",
   "value": "$0.9044",
   "source": null
  }
 ],
 "periods": [
  {
   "window": "3 months",
   "Cash paid": "2.6%",
   "Price": "+0.2%",
   "Total return": "+2.8%",
   "SPY": "+3.3%",
   "Ahead or behind": "\u22120.5 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "6 months",
   "Cash paid": "4.5%",
   "Price": "+2.3%",
   "Total return": "+6.8%",
   "SPY": "+16.0%",
   "Ahead or behind": "\u22129.2 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "Since launch",
   "Cash paid": "4.5%",
   "Price": "+2.7%",
   "Total return": "+7.3%",
   "SPY": "+10.8%",
   "Ahead or behind": "\u22123.6 pts"
  }
 ],
 "questions": [
  {
   "q": "How much has ACYN paid over the last year?",
   "a": "Over the period from its launch on Feb 25, 2026 to Sep 11, 2026, ACYN paid 4.5% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price rose 2.7%."
  },
  {
   "q": "Is ACYN ahead of SPY?",
   "a": "Over the period from its launch on Feb 25, 2026 to Sep 11, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, ACYN returned +7.3% against +10.8% for S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy, so a holder was behind it by 3.6 points."
  },
  {
   "q": "How often does ACYN pay, and how much?",
   "a": "ACYN pays monthly. The latest distribution annualizes to 10.0% at its price on Sep 11, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ."
  },
  {
   "q": "When does ACYN next pay a distribution?",
   "a": "ACYN pays monthly. The last distribution went ex on Sep 1, 2026 at $0.1728 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 30 days the ex-date falls near Oct 1, 2026, which is an ETFIQ projection. Payment usually follows the ex-date by 2 days."
  }
 ],
 "generated": "2026-09-13",
 "license": "Free to use with attribution. ETFIQ (etfiq.com)."
}