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

ACBE and ACYN both write options for income. Pacer Metaurus Enhanced Core Income Autocallable ETF and FT Vest Laddered Autocallable Barrier & Income ETF.

0.6%
ACBE cash paid, since launch
4.5%
ACYN cash paid, since launch
+0.7%
ACBE total return, since launch
+8.2%
ACYN 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%

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.

ACYN · since launch to Sep 30, 20262.7 pts behind SPY
ACYN
+8.2%
SPY
+10.9%

2.7 pts behind SPY

ACYN since launch: paid 4.5%, price +3.5%, total +8.2%, SPY +10.9%, −2.7 pts.

SPY

+10.9%

ACYN

+8.2%

4.5% of it arrived as cash

2.7 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.7 pts behind SPY

ACYN since launch: paid 4.5%, price +3.5%, total +8.2%, SPY +10.9%, −2.7 pts.

SPY

+10.9%

ACYN

+8.2%

2.7 pts behind SPY

4.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +10.9%. ACYN since launch: paid 4.5%, price +3.5%, total +8.2%, SPY +10.9%, −2.7 pts.

Performance, window by window

Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowACBEACYNACBEACYNACBEACYN
3 monthsnot published+3.2%not published1.8%not published+0.7 pts
6 monthsnot published+7.0%not published4.4%not published−10.0 pts
Since launch
ACBE Sep 2026 · ACYN Feb 2026
+0.7%+8.2%0.6%4.5%−0.2 pts−2.7 pts

ACBE and ACYN 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
ACYN
FT Vest Laddered Autocallable Barrier & Income ETF · Autocallable on SPY, paying monthly
Issuer Pacer First Trust
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% 9.9%
Expense ratio 0.60% 0.75%
Cash paid, 1 year 0.6% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026) 4.5% (since launch on Feb 25, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +0.1% +3.5%
Total return, 1 year +0.7% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026) +8.2% (since launch on Feb 25, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +0.9% +10.9%
Ahead or behind −0.2 pts −2.7 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published
Age 20 days 217 days
Net assets $3m $2.2bn

ACBE and ACYN 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.

ACYN in plain words

Over the period since launch on Feb 25, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, ACYN paid 4.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.2%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +10.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.7 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.9%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ACBE or ACYN?
ACBE charges 0.60% a year and ACYN charges 0.75%, so ACBE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Cite this page

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

Open data

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