ACBE vs ACEI: which paid, and which earned it?

ACBE and ACEI both write options for income. Pacer Metaurus Enhanced Core Income Autocallable ETF and Innovator Equity Autocallable Income Strategy ETF.

0.6%
ACBE cash paid, since launch
11.1%
ACEI cash paid, 1 year
+0.7%
ACBE total return, since launch
+5.9%
ACEI total return, 1 year
ACBE · since launch to Sep 30, 2026About even with SPY
ACBE
+0.7%
SPY
+0.9%

About even with SPY

ACBE since launch: paid 0.6%, price +0.1%, total +0.7%, SPY +0.9%, −0.2 pts.

SPY

+0.9%

ACBE

+0.7%

about even with SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with SPY

ACBE since launch: paid 0.6%, price +0.1%, total +0.7%, SPY +0.9%, −0.2 pts.

SPY

+0.9%

ACBE

+0.7%

about even with SPY

0.6% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ACBE since launch: paid 0.6%, price +0.1%, total +0.7%, SPY +0.9%, −0.2 pts.

ACEI · 1 year to Sep 30, 20269.8 pts behind SPY
ACEI
+5.9%
SPY
+15.7%

9.8 pts behind SPY

ACEI over 1 year: paid 11.1%, price −5.7%, total +5.9%, SPY +15.7%, −9.8 pts.

SPY

+15.7%

ACEI

+5.9%

11.1% of it arrived as cash

9.8 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

9.8 pts behind SPY

ACEI over 1 year: paid 11.1%, price −5.7%, total +5.9%, SPY +15.7%, −9.8 pts.

SPY

+15.7%

ACEI

+5.9%

9.8 pts behind SPY

11.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +15.7%. ACEI over 1 year: paid 11.1%, price −5.7%, total +5.9%, SPY +15.7%, −9.8 pts.

Performance, window by window

Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowACBEACEIACBEACEIACBEACEI
3 monthsnot published+5.4%not published3.3%not published+2.8 pts
6 monthsnot published+5.6%not published6.5%not published−11.4 pts
1 yearnot published+5.9%not published11.1%not published−9.8 pts
Since launch
ACBE Sep 2026 · ACEI Sep 2025
+0.7%+6.0%0.6%11.1%−0.2 pts−11.2 pts

ACBE and ACEI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

ACBE
Pacer Metaurus Enhanced Core Income Autocallable ETF · Autocallable on SPY
ACEI
Innovator Equity Autocallable Income Strategy ETF · Autocallable on SPY, paying monthly
Issuer Pacer Innovator
Strategy autocallable autocallable
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Pays not established monthly
Payout rate, annualized 6.9% 13.0%
Expense ratio 0.60% 0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year 0.6% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026) 11.1%
Price change, 1 year +0.1% −5.7%
Total return, 1 year +0.7% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026) +5.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year +0.9% +15.7%
Ahead or behind −0.2 pts −9.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published
Age 20 days 370 days
Net assets $3m $50m

ACBE and ACEI on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

ACBE in plain words

Over the period since launch on Sep 10, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, ACBE paid 0.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.7%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +0.9% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.9%, paid periodically.

ACEI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, ACEI paid 11.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.9%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +15.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.8 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.0%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ACBE or ACEI?
ACBE charges 0.60% a year and ACEI charges 0.79%, so ACBE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Cite this page

ETFIQ, ACBE against ACEI, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/acbe-vs-acei

Open data

Free to use with attribution. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology.