ACII vs ACYS: which paid, and which earned it?
ACII and ACYS both write options for income. Innovator Index Autocallable Income Strategy ETF and FT Vest Laddered Autocallable Barrier & Resilient 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.
3.8 pts behind SPY
ACYS since launch: paid 1.9%, price +2.4%, total +4.4%, SPY +8.2%, −3.8 pts.
SPY
+8.2%
ACYS
+4.4%
1.9% as cash
3.8 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
3.8 pts behind SPY
ACYS since launch: paid 1.9%, price +2.4%, total +4.4%, SPY +8.2%, −3.8 pts.
SPY
+8.2%
ACYS
+4.4%
3.8 pts behind SPY
1.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +8.2%. ACYS since launch: paid 1.9%, price +2.4%, total +4.4%, SPY +8.2%, −3.8 pts.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ACII and ACYS 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 | ACYS | ACII | ACYS | ACII | ACYS |
| 3 months | +1.7% | +2.4% | 2.4% | 1.3% | −0.8 pts | −0.1 pts |
| Since launch ACII May 2026 · ACYS Apr 2026 | +1.6% | +4.4% | 3.8% | 1.9% | +0.1 pts | −3.8 pts |
ACII and ACYS 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 ACYS 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.
ACYS in plain words
Over the period since launch on Apr 23, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, ACYS paid 1.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.4%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +8.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.8 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.7%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
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