Which paid more, ACBE or JANQ?

Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, ACBE paid 0.6% of its starting price in cash and JANQ paid 0.0%, so ACBE paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, ACBE or JANQ?

With every distribution reinvested, ACBE returned +0.7% and JANQ 0.0% over the year to Sep 30, 2026.

Which is cheaper, ACBE or JANQ?

ACBE charges 0.60% a year and JANQ charges 0.79%, so ACBE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

Over the window both share ACBE paid 0.6% of its price in cash against JANQ’s 0.0%, and returned more with it reinvested. Pacer Metaurus Enhanced Core Income Autocallable ETF and Innovator Premium Income 40 Barrier ETF - January.

0.6%

ACBE cash paid, since launch

0.0%

JANQ cash paid, since launch

+0.7%

ACBE total return, since launch

0.0%

JANQ 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%

0.6% cash

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.

JANQ · since launch to Sep 30, 20260.9 pts behind SPY

JANQ

0.0%

SPY

+0.9%

0.9 pts behind SPY

JANQ since launch: paid 0.0%, price 0.0%, total 0.0%, SPY +0.9%, −0.9 pts.

SPY

+0.9%

JANQ

0.0%

0.9 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.9 pts behind SPY

JANQ since launch: paid 0.0%, price 0.0%, total 0.0%, SPY +0.9%, −0.9 pts.

SPY

+0.9%

JANQ

0.0%

0.9 pts behind SPY

0.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +0.9%. JANQ since launch: paid 0.0%, price 0.0%, total 0.0%, SPY +0.9%, −0.9 pts.

Performance, window by window

	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	ACBE	JANQ	ACBE	JANQ	ACBE	JANQ
Since launch ACBE Sep 2026 · JANQ Sep 2026	+0.7%	0.0%	0.6%	0.0%	−0.2 pts	−0.9 pts

ACBE and JANQ 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

JANQ

Innovator Premium Income 40 Barrier ETF - January · Defined income on SPY

Issuer Pacer Innovator

Strategy autocallable defined income

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays not established not established

Payout rate, annualized 6.9% not published

Expense ratio 0.60% 0.79%

Cash paid, 1 year 0.6% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026) 0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026)

Price change, 1 year +0.1% 0.0%

Total return, 1 year +0.7% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026) 0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +0.9% +0.9%

Ahead or behind −0.2 pts −0.9 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published

Age 20 days 20 days

Net assets $3m not published

ACBE and JANQ 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.

JANQ in plain words

Over the period since launch on Sep 10, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, JANQ paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned 0.0%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +0.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.9 pts.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, ACBE or JANQ?: Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, ACBE paid 0.6% of its starting price in cash and JANQ paid 0.0%, so ACBE paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, ACBE or JANQ?: With every distribution reinvested, ACBE returned +0.7% and JANQ 0.0% over the year to Sep 30, 2026.
Which is cheaper, ACBE or JANQ?: ACBE charges 0.60% a year and JANQ charges 0.79%, so ACBE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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S&P 500 (SPY) →ACBE on its own →JANQ on its own →How every figure is computed →Standards and sources →

Where these figures came from

ACBE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗ACBE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Pacer website ↗JANQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗JANQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Innovator website ↗

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

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