Data as of Nov 12, 2026.
ACEI vs SALI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Return, fees and overlap, side by side.
Pair scorecard
SALI costs 0.14 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | ACEI | SALI |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +5.4% | not published |
| Price change | fell 7.3% (1 year) | fell 4.2% (since Sep 15, 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% | 0.65% |
| Net assets | $58m | not read by ETFIQ |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
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
SALI since launch: paid 0.8%, price −4.2%, total −3.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
SALI
−3.4%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
SALI since launch: paid 0.8%, price −4.2%, total −3.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
SALI
−3.4%
0.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SALI since launch: paid 0.8%, price −4.2%, total −3.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
Data to Nov 12, 2026.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 | SALI | ACEI | SALI | ACEI | SALI |
| 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 · SALI Sep 2026 | +4.9% | −3.4% | 12.2% | 0.8% | −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.
SALI
Over the period from its first trade on Sep 15, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026, SALI paid 0.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −3.4%. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.4%, paid periodically.
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ACEI and SALI
Total return, distributions reinvested, 1 month.
ACEI −2.8%, SALI −6.7%: ACEI +3.9 pts ahead, 1 month, Oct 13, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026.