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

ACBE and CAIE both write options for income. Pacer Metaurus Enhanced Core Income Autocallable ETF and Calamos Autocallable Income ETF.

0.6%
ACBE cash paid, since launch
14.0%
CAIE cash paid, 1 year
+0.7%
ACBE total return, since launch
+11.8%
CAIE 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.

CAIE · 1 year to Sep 30, 20263.9 pts behind SPY
CAIE
+11.8%
SPY
+15.7%

3.9 pts behind SPY

CAIE over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −3.1%, total +11.8%, SPY +15.7%, −3.9 pts.

SPY

+15.7%

CAIE

+11.8%

14.0% of it arrived as cash

3.9 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.9 pts behind SPY

CAIE over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −3.1%, total +11.8%, SPY +15.7%, −3.9 pts.

SPY

+15.7%

CAIE

+11.8%

14.0% as cash

3.9 pts behind SPY

14.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +15.7%. CAIE over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −3.1%, total +11.8%, SPY +15.7%, −3.9 pts.

Performance, window by window

Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowACBECAIEACBECAIEACBECAIE
3 monthsnot published+0.9%not published2.3%not published−1.6 pts
6 monthsnot published+13.2%not published6.3%not published−3.8 pts
1 yearnot published+11.8%not published14.0%not published−3.9 pts
Since launch
ACBE Sep 2026 · CAIE Jun 2025
+0.7%+26.1%0.6%18.1%−0.2 pts−1.2 pts

ACBE and CAIE 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
CAIE
Calamos Autocallable Income ETF · Autocallable on SPY, paying monthly
Issuer Pacer Calamos
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% 14.1%
Expense ratio 0.60% 0.74%
Cash paid, 1 year 0.6% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026) 14.0%
Price change, 1 year +0.1% −3.1%
Total return, 1 year +0.7% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026) +11.8%
Benchmark return, 1 year +0.9% +15.7%
Ahead or behind −0.2 pts −3.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published
Age 20 days 462 days
Net assets $3m $872m

ACBE and CAIE 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.

CAIE in plain words

Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, CAIE paid 14.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.8%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +15.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.9 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.1%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ACBE or CAIE?
ACBE charges 0.60% a year and CAIE charges 0.74%, so ACBE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Cite this page

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

Open data

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