ACII vs ATCL: which paid, and which earned it?
ACII and ATCL both write options for income. Innovator Index Autocallable Income Strategy ETF and REX Autocallable 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% 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.
7 pts behind SPY
ATCL since launch: paid 7.9%, price −3.0%, total +5.0%, SPY +12.0%, −7.0 pts.
SPY
+12.0%
ATCL
+5.0%
7.9% of it arrived as cash
7 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
7 pts behind SPY
ATCL since launch: paid 7.9%, price −3.0%, total +5.0%, SPY +12.0%, −7.0 pts.
SPY
+12.0%
ATCL
+5.0%
7 pts behind SPY
7.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +12.0%. ATCL since launch: paid 7.9%, price −3.0%, total +5.0%, SPY +12.0%, −7.0 pts.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ACII and ATCL hold 96% 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 Jun 30, 2026.
half
96% 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 | ATCL | ACII | ATCL | ACII | ATCL |
| 3 months | +1.7% | +1.4% | 2.4% | 3.4% | −0.8 pts | −1.1 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +7.5% | not published | 7.0% | not published | −9.5 pts |
| Since launch ACII May 2026 · ATCL Feb 2026 | +1.6% | +5.0% | 3.8% | 7.9% | +0.1 pts | −7.0 pts |
ACII and ATCL 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 ATCL 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.
ATCL in plain words
Over the period since launch on Feb 18, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, ATCL paid 7.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.0%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +12.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.0 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.7%, paid monthly. REX estimates that 77% of the distribution paid Aug 19, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
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ETFIQ, ACII against ATCL, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/acii-vs-atcl
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