ACEI vs ACII: which paid, and which earned it?
ACEI and ACII both write options for income. Innovator Equity Autocallable Income Strategy ETF and Innovator Index Autocallable Income Strategy ETF.
9.8 pts behind SPY
ACEI over 1 year: paid 11.1%, price −5.7%, total +5.9%, SPY +15.7%, −9.8 pts.
SPY
+15.7%
ACEI
+5.9%
11.1% of it arrived as cash
9.8 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
9.8 pts behind SPY
ACEI over 1 year: paid 11.1%, price −5.7%, total +5.9%, SPY +15.7%, −9.8 pts.
SPY
+15.7%
ACEI
+5.9%
9.8 pts behind SPY
11.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ACEI over 1 year: paid 11.1%, price −5.7%, total +5.9%, SPY +15.7%, −9.8 pts.
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%
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%
about even with SPY
3.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +15.7%. ACII since launch: paid 3.8%, price −2.3%, total +1.6%, SPY +1.6%, +0.1 pts.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ACEI and ACII hold 100% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026.
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100% in common
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | ACEI | ACII | ACEI | ACII | ACEI | ACII |
| 3 months | +5.4% | +1.7% | 3.3% | 2.4% | +2.8 pts | −0.8 pts |
| 6 months | +5.6% | not published | 6.5% | not published | −11.4 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +5.9% | not published | 11.1% | not published | −9.8 pts | not published |
| Since launch ACEI Sep 2025 · ACII May 2026 | +6.0% | +1.6% | 11.1% | 3.8% | −11.2 pts | +0.1 pts |
ACEI 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
ACEI and ACII on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ACEI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, ACEI paid 11.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.9%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +15.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.8 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.0%, paid monthly.
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
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ETFIQ, ACEI against ACII, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/acei-vs-acii
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