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

ACBE and APRJ both write options for income. Pacer Metaurus Enhanced Core Income Autocallable ETF and Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - April.

0.6%
ACBE cash paid, since launch
6.2%
APRJ cash paid, 1 year
+0.7%
ACBE total return, since launch
+6.1%
APRJ 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.

APRJ · 1 year to Sep 30, 20269.6 pts behind SPY
APRJ
+6.1%
SPY
+15.7%

9.6 pts behind SPY

APRJ over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price −0.2%, total +6.1%, SPY +15.7%, −9.6 pts.

SPY

+15.7%

APRJ

+6.1%

6.2% of it arrived as cash

9.6 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

9.6 pts behind SPY

APRJ over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price −0.2%, total +6.1%, SPY +15.7%, −9.6 pts.

SPY

+15.7%

APRJ

+6.1%

9.6 pts behind SPY

6.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +15.7%. APRJ over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price −0.2%, total +6.1%, SPY +15.7%, −9.6 pts.

Performance, window by window

Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowACBEAPRJACBEAPRJACBEAPRJ
3 monthsnot published+1.1%not published1.7%not published−1.4 pts
6 monthsnot published+3.9%not published3.5%not published−13.1 pts
1 yearnot published+6.1%not published6.2%not published−9.6 pts
3 yearsnot published+19.5%not published17.8%not published−65.5 pts
Since launch
ACBE Sep 2026 · APRJ Apr 2023
+0.7%+23.8%0.6%21.1%−0.2 pts−70.0 pts

ACBE and APRJ 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
APRJ
Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - April · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly
Issuer Pacer Innovator
Strategy autocallable defined income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays not established quarterly
Payout rate, annualized 6.9% 6.9%
Expense ratio 0.60% 0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year 0.6% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026) 6.2%
Price change, 1 year +0.1% −0.2%
Total return, 1 year +0.7% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026) +6.1%
Benchmark return, 1 year +0.9% +15.7%
Ahead or behind −0.2 pts −9.6 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published
Age 20 days 1276 days
Net assets $3m $28m

ACBE and APRJ 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.

APRJ in plain words

Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, APRJ paid 6.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +15.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.6 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.9%, paid quarterly.

Questions people ask

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

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

Open data

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