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ACYN vs IDUB

FT Vest Laddered Autocallable Barrier & Income ETF

ACYNBNYSE Arca

Aptus International Enhanced Yield ETF

IDUBBCboe

Overlap

Expense ratio

IDUB −0.31pt a year

ACYN0.75%IDUB0.44%

Avg volume · 30D

ACYN 61.1×the volume

ACYN2.1MIDUB34.4K

ACYN vs IDUB Performance

Jul 31, 2026 – Oct 28, 2026

+3.1%ACYN+0.1%IDUB

Jul 31, 2026 to Oct 28, 2026. ACYN +3.1%. IDUB +0.1%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−2%2%4%Jul 31Sep 14Oct 28
Expense ratio
ACYN 0.75%
IDUB 0.44%, better
Fund size
ACYN $2.62B
IDUB $501M
1Y total return
ACYN No data
IDUB +16.4%
Yield (12M)
ACYN No data
IDUB 4.95%
Holdings
ACYN 8
IDUB 2
Avg volume (30D)
ACYN 2.1M sh, better
IDUB 34.4K sh
NAV per share
ACYN $20.61
IDUB $26.48
52W range

ETF.net Grade

ACYN as of

ACYN: Cost 54, Risk 96, Mission not scored, Tradability 60, Holdings not scored, Durability 74. IDUB: Cost 92, Risk 63, Mission not scored, Tradability 49, Holdings 36, Durability 75.
Pillar letters and Scores for ACYN, IDUB, with each pillar’s weight
PillarACYNIDUB
Cost30% weightC54A92Higher
Mission25% weightNot scoredNot scored
Risk15% weightA96HigherB63
Tradability15% weightB60HigherC49
Holdings10% weightNot scoredD36
Durability5% weightA74A75Higher

Rank among Index Option Income funds

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Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. ACYN and IDUB are both graded against the same 25 Index Option Income funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Index Option Income⁠

Category · 25 funds
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IDUB ranks 4th and ACYN 6th of 25 funds in the Index Option Income Category.

  1. Rank 1ALQDWiShares Investment Grade Corporate Bond BuyWrite Strategy ETFScore 87
  2. Rank 2AEFAAInvesco MSCI EAFE Income Advantage ETFScore 78
  3. Rank 3AKNGFT Cboe Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETFScore 73
  4. Rank 4BIDUBAptus International Enhanced Yield ETFScore 68
  5. Rank 5BLQTIFT Vest Investment Grade & Target Income ETFScore 67
  6. Rank 6BACYNFT Vest Laddered Autocallable Barrier & Income ETFScore 66
  7. Rank 6BHYTIFT Vest High Yield & Target Income ETFScore 66

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

ACYNBFT Vest Laddered Autocallable Barrier & Income ETF

IDUBBAptus International Enhanced Yield ETF

In short

ACYN Structured-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.

IDUB Income-overlay funds usually stop at the U.S. border. IDUB goes the other way: an actively managed developed-plus-emerging-markets stock sleeve with a growth and momentum tilt, built to out-yield MSCI AC World ex USA, for 0.44% a year.

Stated mandate

ACYN 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.

IDUB The Fund seeks capital appreciation together with current income.

Why people hold it

  • ACYN 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.
  • IDUB Rare address for an income-overlay fund: developed and emerging market stocks, with the income goal set against MSCI AC World Index ex USA instead of a U.S. benchmark.
  • Charges 0.44% a year, well under the typical fee in its options-income peer group.
  • Actively managed with an advertised growth and momentum screen, so the stock side is a selection decision, not a market-cap copy of the index it's measured against.
  • Pairs capital appreciation with current income in one mandate, and lands among the stronger implementations in its options-income cohort.

Worth knowing

  • ACYN 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%.
  • IDUB Income is defined relative to the benchmark's yield, not a fixed payout, so the quarterly distribution moves around and can include return of capital.
  • Trades thinly next to the headline U.S. income ETFs, which can mean wider spreads on busy days.
  • Going abroad adds currency moves and emerging market country risk that a U.S.-only income fund doesn't carry.

Full ACYN profile⁠

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ACYN vs IDUB Holdings

As of
How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

ACYN vs IDUB Cost

Overpaying ACYN vs IDUB

$5,630

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

  • ACYN 0.75%

    $14,482

  • IDUB 0.44%

    $8,852

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • ACYN 0.75%
  • IDUB 0.44%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K051015202530ACYN $14,482IDUB $8,852

Year by year

YearACYNIDUBOverpaying
10$1,336$794$542
20$5,078$3,061$2,017
30$14,482$8,852$5,630

Expense ratio

  • 0.75%ACYN
  • 0.44%IDUB, cheaper
  • Middle half of Index Option Income funds
  • Median 0.81%

IDUB 3rd cheapest of 25 funds

ACYN 12th cheapest of 25 funds

ACYN vs IDUB Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
ACYN No data
IDUB 4.95%
Payout (12M)
ACYN No data
IDUB $1.31
Last payment
ACYN $0.17
IDUB $0.35
Ex-dividend
ACYN Oct 1, 2026
IDUB Sep 29, 2026
Paid on
ACYN Oct 2, 2026
IDUB Sep 30, 2026
Frequency
ACYN Monthly
IDUB Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2023 to 2026, same scale for both

ACYNMonthly · 6 paymentsAll ACYN payments⁠
One bar per payment. 6 payments from 2023 to 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.$0$0.5020232026YTD
IDUBQuarterly · 14 paymentsAll IDUB payments⁠
One bar per payment. 14 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Jun 28, 2023 $0.26; Sep 27, 2023 $0.07; Dec 27, 2023 $0.41; Mar 26, 2024 $0.09; Jun 27, 2024 $0.41; Sep 27, 2024 $0.18; Dec 30, 2024 $0.45; Mar 28, 2025 $0.11; Jun 27, 2025 $0.48; Sep 29, 2025 $0.29; Dec 30, 2025 $0.31; Mar 30, 2026 $0.31; Jun 29, 2026 $0.35; Sep 29, 2026 $0.35. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.5020232026YTD

ACYN vs IDUB Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
ACYN No dataIDUB 10.8%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
ACYN No dataIDUB 1.27
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
ACYN No dataIDUB −28.7%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
ACYN 0.10IDUB 0.64

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