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ACYSNYSE ArcaFirst TrustB

$20.320.00 (−0.02%)

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

B56/ 100

Rank 10 of 24 in Other Index Option Income

B56/100Rank 10 of 24inOther Index Option Income
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Expense ratio
0.75%
Fund size
$603M
1Y total return
No data
Yield · Last 12 months
No data
Holdings
8
Avg volume · 30D
471K sh
52W range
low $20.08high $21.05
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net ACYS Grade

As of · Based on 4 of 6 pillars

B

Score 56 out of 100

Category
Other Index Option Income⁠
Rank
10 of 24
Six-pillar profile for ACYS. Scores out of 100: Cost 30, Risk 95, Mission not scored, Tradability 63, Holdings not scored, Durability 73. Strongest: Risk (95). Weakest: Cost (30). Based on 4 of 6 pillars.

Score 56 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.
    D30 out of 100
    Rank 15 of 24

  • 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.
    A95 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 24

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B63 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 24

  • 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.
    A73 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 24

Our read on ACYS

ETF.net Research

In short

BStructured notes without the bank paperwork. ACYS uses laddered swaps to mimic autocallable payoffs on S&P 500 names: coupon-style income, a barrier meant to absorb the first slice of losses, in a wrapper you can trade daily.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks to provide investors with distributions while limiting downside market volatility. It pursues this objective through swaps and/or option contracts designed to replicate a laddered portfolio of synthetic autocallable contracts.

Why people hold it

  • Autocallable payoffs usually arrive as bank-issued notes with minimums and lockups. Here the same shape sits inside an ETF that trades on an exchange any market day.businesswire.com
  • The ladder staggers contract maturities and call dates, so coupon terms and barrier levels reset across many market environments instead of resting on one entry date.businesswire.com
  • The 0.75% fee sits right at the median for options-income overlay funds, and the build rates as one of the stronger implementations in that peer group.
  • Actively run against the S&P 500 as its reference, so the manager resets terms as contracts roll rather than tracking a fixed rules-based overlay.

Worth knowing

  • Cheaper income overlays exist: LQDW charges 0.34%, YLDE 0.47%. The autocallable machinery costs more to operate.
  • Barriers cushion, they do not erase. Breach one and losses follow the underlying stocks, while a strong rally mostly passes by, because your upside is the coupons.
  • Exposure runs through OTC swaps with dealer counterparties rather than listed options, so counterparty strength is part of what you own.

ACYS Performance

Launched Apr 22, 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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ACYS$10,243
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. ACYS $10,243. 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 ACYS. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodACYS
Year to dateFund launched this yearNo data
1 month+0.7%
3 months+2.4%
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 ACYS
YearReturn barACYS
2026 YTD+4.7%

History from Apr 23, 2026

ACYS in the news

ACYS Dividends

Last payment
$0.13 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. 4 payments in 2026 YTD. Jul 1, 2026 $0.12; Aug 3, 2026 $0.14; Sep 1, 2026 $0.13; Oct 1, 2026 $0.13. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Oct 1, 2026Oct 2, 2026$0.13
Sep 1, 2026Sep 2, 2026$0.13
Aug 3, 2026Aug 4, 2026$0.14
Jul 1, 2026Jul 2, 2026$0.12

ACYS Risk

Risk pillarA95 out of 100Rank 1 of 24 in Other Index Option Income
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
Launched Apr 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 Apr 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 Apr 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.
0.12
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.

ACYS Cost

Compare ACYS and EDGX

Overpaying vs EDGX, cheapest in Other Index Option Income

$14,482

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

  • ACYS 0.75%

    $14,482

  • EDGX 0.00% Cheapest

    $0

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • ACYS 0.75%
  • EDGX 0.00%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K051015202530ACYS $14,482EDGX $0

Year by year

YearACYSEDGXOverpaying
10$1,336$0$1,336
20$5,078$0$5,078
30$14,482$0$14,482

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