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

ACBE and ATCL both write options for income. Pacer Metaurus Enhanced Core Income Autocallable ETF and REX Autocallable Income ETF.

0.6%
ACBE cash paid, since launch
7.9%
ATCL cash paid, since launch
+0.7%
ACBE total return, since launch
+5.0%
ATCL 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.

ATCL · since launch to Sep 30, 20267 pts behind SPY
ATCL
+5.0%
SPY
+12.0%

7 pts behind SPY

ATCL since launch: paid 7.9%, price −3.0%, total +5.0%, SPY +12.0%, −7.0 pts.

SPY

+12.0%

ATCL

+5.0%

7.9% of it arrived as cash

7 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

7 pts behind SPY

ATCL since launch: paid 7.9%, price −3.0%, total +5.0%, SPY +12.0%, −7.0 pts.

SPY

+12.0%

ATCL

+5.0%

7 pts behind SPY

7.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +12.0%. ATCL since launch: paid 7.9%, price −3.0%, total +5.0%, SPY +12.0%, −7.0 pts.

Performance, window by window

Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowACBEATCLACBEATCLACBEATCL
3 monthsnot published+1.4%not published3.4%not published−1.1 pts
6 monthsnot published+7.5%not published7.0%not published−9.5 pts
Since launch
ACBE Sep 2026 · ATCL Feb 2026
+0.7%+5.0%0.6%7.9%−0.2 pts−7.0 pts

ACBE and ATCL 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
ATCL
REX Autocallable Income ETF · Autocallable on SPY, paying monthly
Issuer Pacer REX
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% 13.7%
Expense ratio 0.60% 0.65%
Cash paid, 1 year 0.6% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026) 7.9% (since launch on Feb 18, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +0.1% −3.0%
Total return, 1 year +0.7% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026) +5.0% (since launch on Feb 18, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +0.9% +12.0%
Ahead or behind −0.2 pts −7.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 77%
Age 20 days 224 days
Net assets $3m $48m

ACBE and ATCL 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.

ATCL in plain words

Over the period since launch on Feb 18, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, ATCL paid 7.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.0%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +12.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.0 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.7%, paid monthly. REX estimates that 77% of the distribution paid Aug 19, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ACBE or ATCL?
ACBE charges 0.60% a year and ATCL charges 0.65%, so ACBE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Cite this page

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

Open data

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