ACII vs CAGE: which paid, and which earned it?
ACII and CAGE both write options for income. Innovator Index Autocallable Income Strategy ETF and Calamos Autocallable Growth 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%
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.
5.2 pts ahead of SPY
CAGE since launch: paid 0.0%, price +14.4%, total +14.4%, SPY +9.2%, +5.2 pts.
SPY
+9.2%
CAGE
+14.4%
5.2 pts ahead of SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
5.2 pts ahead of SPY
CAGE since launch: paid 0.0%, price +14.4%, total +14.4%, SPY +9.2%, +5.2 pts.
SPY
+9.2%
CAGE
+14.4%
5.2 pts ahead of SPY
0.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.4%. CAGE since launch: paid 0.0%, price +14.4%, total +14.4%, SPY +9.2%, +5.2 pts.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ACII and CAGE 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.
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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 | CAGE | ACII | CAGE | ACII | CAGE |
| 3 months | +1.7% | +3.7% | 2.4% | 0.0% | −0.8 pts | +1.1 pts |
| Since launch ACII May 2026 · CAGE Apr 2026 | +1.6% | +14.4% | 3.8% | 0.0% | +0.1 pts | +5.2 pts |
ACII and CAGE 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 CAGE 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.
CAGE in plain words
Over the period since launch on Apr 16, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, CAGE paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 14.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.4%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +9.2% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.2 pts.
Questions people ask
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