ACII vs APRJ: which paid, and which earned it?
ACII and APRJ both write options for income. Innovator Index Autocallable Income Strategy ETF and Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - April.
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.
9.6 pts behind SPY
APRJ over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price −0.2%, total +6.1%, SPY +15.7%, −9.6 pts.
SPY
+15.7%
APRJ
+6.1%
6.2% of it arrived as cash
9.6 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
9.6 pts behind SPY
APRJ over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price −0.2%, total +6.1%, SPY +15.7%, −9.6 pts.
SPY
+15.7%
APRJ
+6.1%
9.6 pts behind SPY
6.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +15.7%. APRJ over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price −0.2%, total +6.1%, SPY +15.7%, −9.6 pts.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ACII and APRJ hold 95% 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.
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95% 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 | APRJ | ACII | APRJ | ACII | APRJ |
| 3 months | +1.7% | +1.1% | 2.4% | 1.7% | −0.8 pts | −1.4 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +3.9% | not published | 3.5% | not published | −13.1 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +6.1% | not published | 6.2% | not published | −9.6 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +19.5% | not published | 17.8% | not published | −65.5 pts |
| Since launch ACII May 2026 · APRJ Apr 2023 | +1.6% | +23.8% | 3.8% | 21.1% | +0.1 pts | −70.0 pts |
ACII and APRJ 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 APRJ 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.
APRJ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, APRJ paid 6.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +15.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.6 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.9%, paid quarterly.
Questions people ask
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ETFIQ, ACII against APRJ, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/acii-vs-aprj
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