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

ACBE and IACL both write options for income. Pacer Metaurus Enhanced Core Income Autocallable ETF and GraniteShares US 100 Autocallable Income ETF.

0.6%
ACBE cash paid, since launch
0.4%
IACL cash paid, since launch
+0.7%
ACBE total return, since launch
+1.1%
IACL 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.

IACL · since launch to Sep 30, 20261.4 pts ahead of SPY
IACL
+1.1%
SPY
−0.4%

1.4 pts ahead of SPY

IACL since launch: paid 0.4%, price +0.7%, total +1.1%, SPY −0.4%, +1.4 pts.

SPY

−0.4%

IACL

+1.1%

0.4% as cash

1.4 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.4 pts ahead of SPY

IACL since launch: paid 0.4%, price +0.7%, total +1.1%, SPY −0.4%, +1.4 pts.

SPY

−0.4%

IACL

+1.1%

1.4 pts ahead of SPY

0.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +1.1%. IACL since launch: paid 0.4%, price +0.7%, total +1.1%, SPY −0.4%, +1.4 pts.

Performance, window by window

Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowACBEIACLACBEIACLACBEIACL
Since launch
ACBE Sep 2026 · IACL Aug 2026
+0.7%+1.1%0.6%0.4%−0.2 pts+1.4 pts

ACBE and IACL 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
IACL
GraniteShares US 100 Autocallable Income ETF · Autocallable on SPY
Issuer Pacer GraniteShares
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 not established
Payout rate, annualized 6.9% 5.0%
Expense ratio 0.60% 0.55%
Cash paid, 1 year 0.6% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026) 0.4% (since launch on Aug 18, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +0.1% +0.7%
Total return, 1 year +0.7% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026) +1.1% (since launch on Aug 18, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +0.9% −0.4%
Ahead or behind −0.2 pts +1.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 99%
Age 20 days 43 days
Net assets $3m $3m

ACBE and IACL 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.

IACL in plain words

Over the period since launch on Aug 18, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, IACL paid 0.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.1%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned −0.4% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.4 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.0%, paid periodically. GraniteShares estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Sep 11, 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 IACL?
ACBE charges 0.60% a year and IACL charges 0.55%, so IACL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Cite this page

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

Open data

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