ACII vs ACYQ: which paid, and which earned it?
ACII and ACYQ both write options for income. Innovator Index Autocallable Income Strategy ETF and FT Vest Autocallable Barrier & High Income ETF.
About even with SPY
ACII since launch: paid 3.8%, price −2.3%, total +1.6%, SPY +1.6%, +0.1 pts.
SPY
+1.6%
ACII
+1.6%
3.8% as cash
about even with SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
About even with SPY
ACII since launch: paid 3.8%, price −2.3%, total +1.6%, SPY +1.6%, +0.1 pts.
SPY
+1.6%
ACII
+1.6%
about even with SPY
3.8% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ACII since launch: paid 3.8%, price −2.3%, total +1.6%, SPY +1.6%, +0.1 pts.
3.7 pts ahead of SPY
ACYQ since launch: paid 1.9%, price +6.0%, total +8.0%, SPY +4.3%, +3.7 pts.
SPY
+4.3%
ACYQ
+8.0%
1.9% as cash
3.7 pts ahead of SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
3.7 pts ahead of SPY
ACYQ since launch: paid 1.9%, price +6.0%, total +8.0%, SPY +4.3%, +3.7 pts.
SPY
+4.3%
ACYQ
+8.0%
3.7 pts ahead of SPY
1.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +8.0%. ACYQ since launch: paid 1.9%, price +6.0%, total +8.0%, SPY +4.3%, +3.7 pts.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ACII and ACYQ hold 0% 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 Sep 30, 2026.
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0% 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 | ACII | ACYQ | ACII | ACYQ | ACII | ACYQ |
| 3 months | +1.7% | +6.0% | 2.4% | 1.8% | −0.8 pts | +3.5 pts |
| Since launch ACII May 2026 · ACYQ Jun 2026 | +1.6% | +8.0% | 3.8% | 1.9% | +0.1 pts | +3.7 pts |
ACII and ACYQ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →
On the same fields
ACII and ACYQ on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ACII in plain words
Over the period since launch on May 28, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, ACII paid 3.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.6%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +1.6% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.8%, paid monthly.
ACYQ in plain words
Over the period since launch on Jun 24, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, ACYQ paid 1.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.0%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +4.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.7 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 21.0%, paid periodically.
Questions people ask
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