ACYS ETF — FT Vest Laddered Autocallable Barrier & Resilient Income ETF

FT Vest Laddered Autocallable Barrier & Resilient Income ETF (ACYS)

Updated October 6, 2026.

ACYS is an ETF. its distribution rate is 7.80%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.56%, its expense ratio is 0.75%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 4.5% over the past 0.5 years, 6.0 points behind SPY at 10.5%.

At the current 7.80% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $780 per year, or $65.00 per month.

FT Vest Laddered Autocallable Barrier & Resilient Income ETF is an actively managed First Trust/Vest target-outcome ETF that seeks distributions while limiting downside via a laddered autocallable strategy. The fund launched 4/22/2026. Stated total expense ratio is 0.75% as of 2026-04-23 (no separate gross/net split on the issuer page).

ACYS performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-06.

Total return is 4.5% over the past 0.5 years, 6.0 points behind SPY at 10.5%.

ACYS key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

First Trust

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

04/22/2026

Expense ratio

0.75%

Distribution rate

7.80%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

2.56%

Last close

$20.46 (stale; as of 2026-10-06)

AUM

$493,507,000

Average volume

651831.0

Last dividend

$0.133

Last ex-dividend date

10/01/2026

Last payment date

10/02/2026 (as of 2026-10-02)

Payout ratio

0.0%

Forward P/E

0.0

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (7.80%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (2.56%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: First Trust or company page; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

ACYS risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window.

Who may consider ACYS — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Frequently asked questions

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