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

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

0.6%
ACBE cash paid, since launch
3.8%
ACII cash paid, since launch
+0.7%
ACBE total return, since launch
+1.6%
ACII total return, since launch
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%

0.6% of it arrived as cash

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.

ACII · since launch to Sep 30, 2026About even with SPY
ACII
+1.6%
SPY
+1.6%

About even with SPY

ACII since launch: paid 3.8%, price −2.3%, total +1.6%, SPY +1.6%, +0.1 pts.

SPY

+1.6%

ACII

+1.6%

3.8% of it arrived as cash

about even with SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with SPY

ACII since launch: paid 3.8%, price −2.3%, total +1.6%, SPY +1.6%, +0.1 pts.

SPY

+1.6%

ACII

+1.6%

3.8% as cash

about even with SPY

3.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +1.6%. ACII since launch: paid 3.8%, price −2.3%, total +1.6%, SPY +1.6%, +0.1 pts.

Performance, window by window

Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowACBEACIIACBEACIIACBEACII
3 monthsnot published+1.7%not published2.4%not published−0.8 pts
Since launch
ACBE Sep 2026 · ACII May 2026
+0.7%+1.6%0.6%3.8%−0.2 pts+0.1 pts

ACBE and ACII 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
ACII
Innovator Index 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% 9.8%
Expense ratio 0.60% 0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year 0.6% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026) 3.8% (since launch on May 28, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +0.1% −2.3%
Total return, 1 year +0.7% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026) +1.6% (since launch on May 28, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +0.9% +1.6%
Ahead or behind −0.2 pts +0.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published
Age 20 days 125 days
Net assets $3m $136m

ACBE and ACII 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.

ACII in plain words

Over the period since launch on May 28, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, ACII paid 3.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.6%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +1.6% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.8%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

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

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

Open data

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