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

ACBE and OCTH both write options for income. Pacer Metaurus Enhanced Core Income Autocallable ETF and Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - October.

0.6%
ACBE cash paid, since launch
6.5%
OCTH cash paid, 1 year
+0.7%
ACBE total return, since launch
+5.7%
OCTH 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.

OCTH · 1 year to Sep 30, 202610 pts behind SPY
OCTH
+5.7%
SPY
+15.7%

10 pts behind SPY

OCTH over 1 year: paid 6.5%, price −0.9%, total +5.7%, SPY +15.7%, −10.0 pts.

SPY

+15.7%

OCTH

+5.7%

6.5% of it arrived as cash

10 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

10 pts behind SPY

OCTH over 1 year: paid 6.5%, price −0.9%, total +5.7%, SPY +15.7%, −10.0 pts.

SPY

+15.7%

OCTH

+5.7%

10 pts behind SPY

6.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +15.7%. OCTH over 1 year: paid 6.5%, price −0.9%, total +5.7%, SPY +15.7%, −10.0 pts.

Performance, window by window

Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowACBEOCTHACBEOCTHACBEOCTH
3 monthsnot published+0.9%not published1.6%not published−1.6 pts
6 monthsnot published+4.5%not published3.3%not published−12.5 pts
1 yearnot published+5.7%not published6.5%not published−10.0 pts
Since launch
ACBE Sep 2026 · OCTH Oct 2023
+0.7%+22.8%0.6%20.7%−0.2 pts−62.3 pts

ACBE and OCTH 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
OCTH
Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - October · 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% 6.5%
Expense ratio 0.60% 0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year 0.6% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026) 6.5%
Price change, 1 year +0.1% −0.9%
Total return, 1 year +0.7% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026) +5.7%
Benchmark return, 1 year +0.9% +15.7%
Ahead or behind −0.2 pts −10.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published
Age 20 days 1094 days
Net assets $3m $16m

ACBE and OCTH 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.

OCTH in plain words

Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, OCTH paid 6.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +15.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.0 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.5%, paid quarterly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ACBE or OCTH?
ACBE charges 0.60% a year and OCTH charges 0.79%, so ACBE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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ETFIQ, ACBE against OCTH, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/acbe-vs-octh

Open data

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