ACII vs ANV: which paid, and which earned it?

ACII and ANV both write options for income. Innovator Index Autocallable Income Strategy ETF and GraniteShares Autocallable NVDA ETF.

3.8%
ACII cash paid, since launch
9.5%
ANV cash paid, since launch
+1.6%
ACII total return, since launch
+13.2%
ANV total return, since launch
ACII · since launch to Sep 30, 2026About even with SPY
ACII
+1.6%
SPY
+1.6%

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

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.

ANV · since launch to Sep 30, 202613.8 pts behind NVDA
ANV
+13.2%
NVDA
+26.9%

13.8 pts behind NVDA

ANV since launch: paid 9.5%, price +3.0%, total +13.2%, NVDA +26.9%, −13.8 pts.

NVDA

+26.9%

ANV

+13.2%

9.5% of it arrived as cash

13.8 pts behind NVDA

Total return, distributions reinvested

13.8 pts behind NVDA

ANV since launch: paid 9.5%, price +3.0%, total +13.2%, NVDA +26.9%, −13.8 pts.

NVDA

+26.9%

ANV

+13.2%

13.8 pts behind NVDA

9.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +26.9%. ANV since launch: paid 9.5%, price +3.0%, total +13.2%, NVDA +26.9%, −13.8 pts.

Performance, window by window

Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowACIIANVACIIANVACIIANV
3 months+1.7%+5.3%2.4%2.5%−0.8 pts−10.4 pts
6 monthsnot published+11.1%not published6.8%not published−19.2 pts
Since launch
ACII May 2026 · ANV Feb 2026
+1.6%+13.2%3.8%9.5%+0.1 pts−13.8 pts

ACII and ANV 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
Innovator Index Autocallable Income Strategy ETF · Autocallable on SPY, paying monthly
ANV
GraniteShares Autocallable NVDA ETF · Autocallable on NVDA, paying monthly
Issuer Innovator GraniteShares
Strategy autocallable autocallable
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy NVIDIA (NVDA)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 9.8% 13.9%
Expense ratio 0.79% 1.07%
Cash paid, 1 year 3.8% (since launch on May 28, 2026) 9.5% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −2.3% +3.0%
Total return, 1 year +1.6% (since launch on May 28, 2026) +13.2% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +1.6% +26.9%
Ahead or behind +0.1 pts −13.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 5%
Age 125 days 239 days
Net assets $136m $7m

ACII and ANV 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.

ANV in plain words

Over the period since launch on Feb 3, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, ANV paid 9.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.2%. NVIDIA (NVDA) returned +26.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 13.8 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.9%, paid monthly. GraniteShares estimates that 5% 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).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ACII or ANV?
ACII charges 0.79% a year and ANV charges 1.07%, so ACII is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Cite this page

ETFIQ, ACII against ANV, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/acii-vs-anv

Open data

Free to use with attribution. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology.