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

ACBE and PLA both write options for income. Pacer Metaurus Enhanced Core Income Autocallable ETF and GraniteShares Autocallable PLTR ETF.

0.6%
ACBE cash paid, since launch
6.9%
PLA cash paid, since launch
+0.7%
ACBE total return, since launch
+11.1%
PLA 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%

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.

PLA · since launch to Sep 30, 202627.2 pts behind PLTR
PLA
+11.1%
PLTR
+38.3%

27.2 pts behind PLTR

PLA since launch: paid 6.9%, price +3.7%, total +11.1%, PLTR +38.3%, −27.2 pts.

PLTR

+38.3%

PLA

+11.1%

6.9% as cash

27.2 pts behind PLTR

Total return, distributions reinvested

27.2 pts behind PLTR

PLA since launch: paid 6.9%, price +3.7%, total +11.1%, PLTR +38.3%, −27.2 pts.

PLTR

+38.3%

PLA

+11.1%

27.2 pts behind PLTR

6.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +38.3%. PLA since launch: paid 6.9%, price +3.7%, total +11.1%, PLTR +38.3%, −27.2 pts.

Performance, window by window

Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowACBEPLAACBEPLAACBEPLA
3 monthsnot published+11.5%not published3.5%not published−37.2 pts
Since launch
ACBE Sep 2026 · PLA May 2026
+0.7%+11.1%0.6%6.9%−0.2 pts−27.2 pts

ACBE and PLA 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
PLA
GraniteShares Autocallable PLTR ETF · Autocallable on PLTR, paying monthly
Issuer Pacer GraniteShares
Strategy autocallable autocallable
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy Palantir (PLTR)
Pays not established monthly
Payout rate, annualized 6.9% 19.3%
Expense ratio 0.60% 1.07%
Cash paid, 1 year 0.6% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026) 6.9% (since launch on May 19, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +0.1% +3.7%
Total return, 1 year +0.7% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026) +11.1% (since launch on May 19, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +0.9% +38.3%
Ahead or behind −0.2 pts −27.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 0%
Age 20 days 134 days
Net assets $3m $4m

ACBE and PLA 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.

PLA in plain words

Over the period since launch on May 19, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, PLA paid 6.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.1%. Palantir (PLTR) returned +38.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 27.2 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 19.3%, paid monthly. GraniteShares estimates that 0% 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 PLA?
ACBE charges 0.60% a year and PLA charges 1.07%, so ACBE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Cite this page

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

Open data

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