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

ACBE and OCTJ both write options for income. Pacer Metaurus Enhanced Core Income Autocallable ETF and Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - October.

0.6%
ACBE cash paid, since launch
5.3%
OCTJ cash paid, 1 year
+0.7%
ACBE total return, since launch
+5.5%
OCTJ 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.

OCTJ · 1 year to Sep 30, 202610.3 pts behind SPY
OCTJ
+5.5%
SPY
+15.7%

10.3 pts behind SPY

OCTJ over 1 year: paid 5.3%, price 0.0%, total +5.5%, SPY +15.7%, −10.3 pts.

SPY

+15.7%

OCTJ

+5.5%

5.3% of it arrived as cash

10.3 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

10.3 pts behind SPY

OCTJ over 1 year: paid 5.3%, price 0.0%, total +5.5%, SPY +15.7%, −10.3 pts.

SPY

+15.7%

OCTJ

+5.5%

10.3 pts behind SPY

5.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +15.7%. OCTJ over 1 year: paid 5.3%, price 0.0%, total +5.5%, SPY +15.7%, −10.3 pts.

Performance, window by window

Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowACBEOCTJACBEOCTJACBEOCTJ
3 monthsnot published+1.0%not published1.3%not published−1.5 pts
6 monthsnot published+3.4%not published2.7%not published−13.6 pts
1 yearnot published+5.5%not published5.3%not published−10.3 pts
Since launch
ACBE Sep 2026 · OCTJ Oct 2023
+0.7%+18.9%0.6%17.2%−0.2 pts−66.1 pts

ACBE and OCTJ 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
OCTJ
Innovator Premium Income 30 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% 5.3%
Expense ratio 0.60% 0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year 0.6% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026) 5.3%
Price change, 1 year +0.1% 0.0%
Total return, 1 year +0.7% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026) +5.5%
Benchmark return, 1 year +0.9% +15.7%
Ahead or behind −0.2 pts −10.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published
Age 20 days 1094 days
Net assets $3m $15m

ACBE and OCTJ 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.

OCTJ in plain words

Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, OCTJ paid 5.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +15.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.3 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.3%, paid quarterly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ACBE or OCTJ?
ACBE charges 0.60% a year and OCTJ charges 0.79%, so ACBE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Cite this page

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

Open data

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