Data as of Nov 12, 2026.
ACEI vs ACYB: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Return, fees and overlap, side by side.
Pair scorecard
ACYB costs 0.04 points a year less; ACEI is 14.0 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | ACEI | ACYB |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +5.4% | not published |
| Price change | fell 7.3% (1 year) | fell 0.6% (since Oct 7, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 77% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | not published |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.75% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 11, 2026 | $56m | $4.0m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
6.6 pts behind SPY
ACEI over 1 year: paid 12.3%, price −7.3%, total +5.4%, SPY +12.0%, −6.6 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
SPY
+12.0%
ACEI
+5.4%
12.3% of it arrived as cash
6.6 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
6.6 pts behind SPY
ACEI over 1 year: paid 12.3%, price −7.3%, total +5.4%, SPY +12.0%, −6.6 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
SPY
+12.0%
ACEI
+5.4%
6.6 pts behind SPY
12.3% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ACEI over 1 year: paid 12.3%, price −7.3%, total +5.4%, SPY +12.0%, −6.6 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
Data to Nov 12, 2026.Not measured
ACYB since launch: paid 0.0%, price −0.6%, total −0.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
ACYB
−0.6%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
ACYB since launch: paid 0.0%, price −0.6%, total −0.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
ACYB
−0.6%
0.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. ACYB since launch: paid 0.0%, price −0.6%, total −0.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
Data to Nov 12, 2026.What they share
By the books each fund has filed, ACEI and ACYB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 11, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
As of Nov 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.
Window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | ACEI | ACYB | ACEI | ACYB | ACEI | ACYB |
| 3 months | +0.1% | – | 3.3% | – | +2.5 pts | – |
| 6 months | +0.2% | – | 6.4% | – | −1.6 pts | – |
| 1 year | +5.4% | – | 12.3% | – | −6.6 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: ACEI Sep 2025 · ACYB Oct 2026 | +4.9% | −0.6% | 12.2% | 0.0% | −11.4 pts | not measured |
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ACEI
Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, ACEI paid 12.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 7.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.4%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +12.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.6 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.2%, paid monthly. Innovator estimates that 77% of the distribution paid Nov 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
ACYB
Over the period from its first trade on Oct 7, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026, ACYB paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.6%.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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ACEI and ACYB both write options for income.
ACEI and ACYB
Total return, distributions reinvested, 1 month.
ACEI −2.8%, ACYB −1.1%: ACYB +1.7 pts ahead, 1 month, Oct 13, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026.