ACBH vs ACII: which paid, and which earned it?

ACBH and ACII both write options for income. Pacer Metaurus High Income Autocallable ETF and Innovator Index Autocallable Income Strategy ETF.

0.8%
ACBH cash paid, since launch
3.8%
ACII cash paid, since launch
+1.3%
ACBH total return, since launch
+1.6%
ACII total return, since launch
ACBH · since launch to Sep 30, 2026About even with SPY
ACBH
+1.3%
SPY
+0.9%

About even with SPY

ACBH since launch: paid 0.8%, price +0.4%, total +1.3%, SPY +0.9%, +0.4 pts.

SPY

+0.9%

ACBH

+1.3%

0.8% of it arrived as cash

about even with SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with SPY

ACBH since launch: paid 0.8%, price +0.4%, total +1.3%, SPY +0.9%, +0.4 pts.

SPY

+0.9%

ACBH

+1.3%

about even with SPY

0.8% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ACBH since launch: paid 0.8%, price +0.4%, total +1.3%, SPY +0.9%, +0.4 pts.

ACII · since launch to Sep 30, 2026About even with SPY
ACII
+1.6%
SPY
+1.6%

About even with SPY

ACII since launch: paid 3.8%, price −2.3%, total +1.6%, SPY +1.6%, +0.1 pts.

SPY

+1.6%

ACII

+1.6%

3.8% of it arrived as cash

about even with SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with SPY

ACII since launch: paid 3.8%, price −2.3%, total +1.6%, SPY +1.6%, +0.1 pts.

SPY

+1.6%

ACII

+1.6%

3.8% as cash

about even with SPY

3.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +1.6%. ACII since launch: paid 3.8%, price −2.3%, total +1.6%, SPY +1.6%, +0.1 pts.

Performance, window by window

Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowACBHACIIACBHACIIACBHACII
3 monthsnot published+1.7%not published2.4%not published−0.8 pts
Since launch
ACBH Sep 2026 · ACII May 2026
+1.3%+1.6%0.8%3.8%+0.4 pts+0.1 pts

ACBH and ACII over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

ACBH
Pacer Metaurus High Income Autocallable ETF · Autocallable on SPY
ACII
Innovator Index Autocallable Income Strategy ETF · Autocallable on SPY, paying monthly
Issuer Pacer Innovator
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 monthly
Payout rate, annualized 10.1% 9.8%
Expense ratio 0.60% 0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year 0.8% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026) 3.8% (since launch on May 28, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +0.4% −2.3%
Total return, 1 year +1.3% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026) +1.6% (since launch on May 28, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +0.9% +1.6%
Ahead or behind +0.4 pts +0.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published
Age 20 days 125 days
Net assets $3m $136m

ACBH and ACII on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

ACBH in plain words

Over the period since launch on Sep 10, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, ACBH paid 0.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.3%. 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 10.1%, paid periodically.

ACII in plain words

Over the period since launch on May 28, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, ACII paid 3.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.6%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +1.6% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.8%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

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

ETFIQ, ACBH against ACII, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/acbh-vs-acii

Open data

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