ACII vs OCTJ: which paid, and which earned it?
ACII and OCTJ both write options for income. Innovator Index Autocallable Income Strategy ETF and Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - October.
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.
10.3 pts behind SPY
OCTJ over 1 year: paid 5.3%, price 0.0%, total +5.5%, SPY +15.7%, −10.3 pts.
SPY
+15.7%
OCTJ
+5.5%
5.3% of it arrived as cash
10.3 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
10.3 pts behind SPY
OCTJ over 1 year: paid 5.3%, price 0.0%, total +5.5%, SPY +15.7%, −10.3 pts.
SPY
+15.7%
OCTJ
+5.5%
10.3 pts behind SPY
5.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +15.7%. OCTJ over 1 year: paid 5.3%, price 0.0%, total +5.5%, SPY +15.7%, −10.3 pts.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ACII and OCTJ hold 99% 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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99% 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 | OCTJ | ACII | OCTJ | ACII | OCTJ |
| 3 months | +1.7% | +1.0% | 2.4% | 1.3% | −0.8 pts | −1.5 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +3.4% | not published | 2.7% | not published | −13.6 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +5.5% | not published | 5.3% | not published | −10.3 pts |
| Since launch ACII May 2026 · OCTJ Oct 2023 | +1.6% | +18.9% | 3.8% | 17.2% | +0.1 pts | −66.1 pts |
ACII and OCTJ 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 OCTJ 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.
OCTJ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, OCTJ paid 5.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +15.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.3 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.3%, paid quarterly.
Questions people ask
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ETFIQ, ACII against OCTJ, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/acii-vs-octj
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