{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/income/acei-vs-pla","section":"compare","title":"ACEI vs PLA: which paid, and which earned it? | ETFIQ","description":"ACEI paid 11.1% of its price in cash each over its own window and PLA 6.9%. Total return with distributions reinvested was +5.9% against +11.1%, to Sep 30","as_of":"Sep 30, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Which is cheaper, ACEI or PLA?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"ACEI charges 0.79% a year and PLA charges 1.07%, so ACEI 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-pla","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":"PLA","name":"GraniteShares Autocallable PLTR ETF","issuer":"GraniteShares","desk":"income","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"Since its launch on May 19, 2026, PLA paid 6.9% in cash and finished 27.2 points behind PLTR.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/pla","key_facts":[{"label":"Cash paid, since launch, on its starting price","value":"6.9%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Total return, since launch","value":"+11.1%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Against PLTR","value":"\u221227.2 pts","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Return of capital, latest payout (GraniteShares estimate)","value":"0.5%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"GraniteShares estimate"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$4m","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"issuer page, as of Sep 30, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"1.07%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Jan 13, 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-pla"}