ACEI vs IACL: which paid, and which earned it?
ACEI and IACL both write options for income. Innovator Equity Autocallable Income Strategy ETF and GraniteShares US 100 Autocallable Income 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.
1.4 pts ahead of SPY
IACL since launch: paid 0.4%, price +0.7%, total +1.1%, SPY −0.4%, +1.4 pts.
SPY
−0.4%
IACL
+1.1%
1.4 pts ahead of SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
1.4 pts ahead of SPY
IACL since launch: paid 0.4%, price +0.7%, total +1.1%, SPY −0.4%, +1.4 pts.
SPY
−0.4%
IACL
+1.1%
1.4 pts ahead of SPY
0.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +15.7%. IACL since launch: paid 0.4%, price +0.7%, total +1.1%, SPY −0.4%, +1.4 pts.
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | ACEI | IACL | ACEI | IACL | ACEI | IACL |
| 3 months | +5.4% | not published | 3.3% | not published | +2.8 pts | not published |
| 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 · IACL Aug 2026 | +6.0% | +1.1% | 11.1% | 0.4% | −11.2 pts | +1.4 pts |
ACEI and IACL 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 IACL 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.
IACL in plain words
Over the period since launch on Aug 18, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, IACL paid 0.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.1%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned −0.4% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.4 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.0%, paid periodically. GraniteShares estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Sep 11, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
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