ACEI vs ATC: which paid, and which earned it?
ACEI and ATC both write options for income. Innovator Equity Autocallable Income Strategy ETF and GraniteShares Autocallable COIN 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% 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.
25 pts ahead of COIN
ATC since launch: paid 10.8%, price +1.9%, total +14.8%, COIN −10.2%, +25.0 pts.
COIN
−10.2%
ATC
+14.8%
10.8% of it arrived as cash
25 pts ahead of COIN
Total return, distributions reinvested
25 pts ahead of COIN
ATC since launch: paid 10.8%, price +1.9%, total +14.8%, COIN −10.2%, +25.0 pts.
COIN
−10.2%
ATC
+14.8%
25 pts ahead of COIN
10.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +15.7%. ATC since launch: paid 10.8%, price +1.9%, total +14.8%, COIN −10.2%, +25.0 pts.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ACEI and ATC 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 and Jun 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 | ATC | ACEI | ATC | ACEI | ATC |
| 3 months | +5.4% | +23.3% | 3.3% | 6.2% | +2.8 pts | +6.2 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 · ATC May 2026 | +6.0% | +14.8% | 11.1% | 10.8% | −11.2 pts | +25.0 pts |
ACEI and ATC 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 ATC 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.
ATC in plain words
Over the period since launch on May 12, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, ATC paid 10.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.8%. Coinbase (COIN) returned −10.2% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 25.0 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 36.1%, paid monthly. GraniteShares estimates that 2% of the distribution paid Aug 14, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
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