{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/income/acei-vs-dacl","section":"compare","title":"ACEI vs DACL: which paid, and which earned it? | ETFIQ","description":"ACEI paid 11.1% of its price in cash each over its own window and DACL 0.6%. Total return with distributions reinvested was +5.9% against +0.5%, to Sep 30","as_of":"Sep 30, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Which is cheaper, ACEI or DACL?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"ACEI charges 0.79% a year and DACL charges 0.65%, so DACL is cheaper. 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Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","citation":"ETFIQ, as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/acei-vs-dacl","a":{"ticker":"ACEI","name":"Innovator Equity Autocallable Income Strategy ETF","issuer":"Innovator","desk":"income","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, ACEI paid 11.1% in cash and finished 9.8 points behind SPY.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/acei","key_facts":[{"label":"Cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price","value":"11.1%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+5.9%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Against SPY","value":"\u22129.8 pts","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Latest payout, annualized","value":"13.0%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$50m","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"issuer page, as of Sep 30, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.79%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Feb 27, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"DACL","name":"REX Defensive Autocallable Income ETF","issuer":"REX","desk":"income","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"Since its launch on Aug 13, 2026, DACL paid 0.6% in cash and finished 2.2 points ahead of SPY.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/dacl","key_facts":[{"label":"Cash paid, since launch, on its starting price","value":"0.6%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Total return, since launch","value":"+0.5%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Against SPY","value":"+2.2 pts","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Latest payout, annualized","value":"6.6%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$4m","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"issuer page, as of Sep 29, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.65%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Jul 31, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":null,"overlap_note":"ETFIQ does not publish a holdings overlap for this pair. Either the funds are not compared on holdings, or one book is incomplete.","full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/income/acei-vs-dacl"}