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FT Vest Laddered Autocallable Barrier & Income ETF

ACYNNYSE ArcaFirst TrustB

$20.46−0.03 (−0.16%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

B66/ 100

Rank 6 of 25 in Index Option Income

B66/100Rank 6 of 25inIndex Option Income
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Expense ratio
0.75%
Fund size
$2.62B
1Y total return
No data
Yield · Last 12 months
No data
Holdings
8
Avg volume · 30D
2.1M sh
52W range
low $20.00high $21.11
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net ACYN Grade

As of · Based on 4 of 6 pillars

B

Score 66 out of 100

Category
Index Option Income⁠
Rank
6 of 25
Six-pillar profile for ACYN. Scores out of 100: Cost 54, Risk 96, Mission not scored, Tradability 60, Holdings not scored, Durability 74. Strongest: Risk (96). Weakest: Cost (54). Based on 4 of 6 pillars.

Score 66 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    C54 out of 100
    Rank 12 of 25

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    A96 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 25

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B60 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 25

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    Not scored

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A74 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 25

Our read on ACYN

ETF.net Research

In short

BStructured-note math in an ETF wrapper. ACYN ladders synthetic autocallable contracts across staggered maturities, observation dates and barrier levels on broad index baskets, seeking distributions while limiting downside market volatility.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks to provide distributions while limiting downside market volatility. It pursues this objective through swaps and similarly structured options designed to replicate a laddered portfolio of synthetic autocallable yield-note contracts.

Why people hold it

  • The ladder is the whole idea: contracts staggered across maturities, observation dates and barrier levels, so no single call date or barrier level decides the outcome.
  • Fee sits at 0.75%, right at the median for its options-income cohort, and the shares trade actively, so the wrapper itself is not the friction.
  • Pays quarterly, and the exposure is referenced to broad-based indices or the ETFs that track them rather than to individual stocks.
  • Run by First Trust's Vest options desk, it is already a billion-dollar-plus fund and stands in the upper tier of a crowded 41-fund options-income group.

Worth knowing

  • Downside is limited, not removed. The stated aim is to soften market volatility, not to protect principal, and barriers can be breached.
  • It launched in 2026, so live history is thin and there is little record of how the ladder behaves through a full drawdown.
  • At 0.75% it costs more than plainer overlay funds in the same cohort, such as LQDW at 0.34% and IDUB at 0.44%.

ACYN Performance

Launched Feb 24, 2026

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

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ACYN$10,371
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$10,450
Jul 28, 2026 to Oct 28, 2026. ACYN $10,371. SPY $10,450. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$10,250$10,500Jul 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026

Jul 28, 2026 – Oct 28, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 28, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

As of
Trailing total return for ACYN. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodACYN
Year to dateFund launched this yearNo data
1 month+0.7%
3 months+3.7%
1 yearFund is under 1 year oldNo data
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper yearNo data
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for ACYN
YearReturn barACYN
2026 YTD+8.7%

History from Feb 25, 2026

ACYN in the news

ACYN Dividends

Last payment
$0.17 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution data unavailable.

Distribution history

2026

One bar per payment. 6 payments in 2026 YTD. May 1, 2026 $0.18; Jun 1, 2026 $0.19; Jul 1, 2026 $0.18; Aug 3, 2026 $0.19; Sep 1, 2026 $0.17; Oct 1, 2026 $0.17. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Oct 1, 2026Oct 2, 2026$0.17
Sep 1, 2026Sep 2, 2026$0.17
Aug 3, 2026Aug 4, 2026$0.19
Jul 1, 2026Jul 2, 2026$0.18
Jun 1, 2026Jun 2, 2026$0.19
May 1, 2026May 4, 2026$0.18

ACYN Risk

Risk pillarA96 out of 100Rank 1 of 25 in Index Option Income
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
Launched Feb 2026; fills in after 12 months
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Launched Feb 2026; fills in after 12 months
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
Launched Feb 2026; fills in after 12 months
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.10
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

ACYN Cost

Compare ACYN and LQDW

Overpaying vs LQDW, cheapest in Index Option Income

$7,550

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • ACYN 0.75%

    $14,482

  • LQDW 0.34% Cheapest

    $6,932

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • ACYN 0.75%
  • LQDW 0.34%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K051015202530ACYN $14,482LQDW $6,932

Year by year

YearACYNLQDWOverpaying
10$1,336$616$720
20$5,078$2,386$2,692
30$14,482$6,932$7,550

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