ACII vs PAYH: Dividend Yield & Total Return

ACII and PAYH both write options for income. Net assets: $149m on Oct 20, 2026 for Innovator Index Autocallable Income Strategy ETF, and $26m on Jul 31, 2026 for TrueShares S&P Autocallable High Income ETF.

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PAYH costs 0.05 points a year less; ACII is 4.5 times larger.

ACII vs PAYH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
ACIIPAYH
Expense ratio0.79%0.74%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026$119m$26m
Holdings in common0%
Price changefell 2.0% (since May 28, 2026)fell 0.8% (since Dec 30, 2025)

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

3.8%
ACII cash paid, since launch, May 28, 2026
12.1%
PAYH cash paid, since launch, Dec 30, 2025
+1.9%
ACII total return, since launch, May 28, 2026
+12.4%
PAYH total return, since launch, Dec 30, 2025

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ACII · since launch to Oct 20, 2026Not measured
ACII
+1.9%
none

Not measured

ACII since launch: paid 3.8%, price −2.0%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

ACII

+1.9%

3.8% cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

ACII since launch: paid 3.8%, price −2.0%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

ACII

+1.9%

3.8% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ACII since launch: paid 3.8%, price −2.0%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

PAYH · since launch to Oct 20, 2026Not measured
PAYH
+12.4%
none

Not measured

PAYH since launch: paid 12.1%, price −0.8%, total +12.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

PAYH

+12.4%

12.1% of it arrived as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

PAYH since launch: paid 12.1%, price −0.8%, total +12.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

PAYH

+12.4%

12.1% as cash

12.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. PAYH since launch: paid 12.1%, price −0.8%, total +12.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ACII and PAYH hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

half

0% in common

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Performance, window by window

Performance, window by window: ACII vs PAYH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowACIIPAYHACIIPAYHACIIPAYH
3 months+2.2%+4.4%2.4%4.2%not measurednot measured
6 months–+7.5%–8.4%–not measured
Since launch
Not the same days: ACII May 2026 · PAYH Dec 2025
+1.9%+12.4%3.8%12.1%not measurednot measured

Source: ETFIQ. – means no data for this window, usually because the fund is younger than it. Open this comparison in the app →

On the same fields

ACII
Innovator Index Autocallable Income Strategy ETF · Autocallable, paying monthly
PAYH
TrueShares S&P Autocallable High Income ETF · Autocallable, paying monthly
Strategy autocallable autocallable
Benchmark none none
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 9.8% 16.9%
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.74%
Cash paid, 1 year 3.8% (since launch, May 28, 2026) 12.1% (since launch, Dec 30, 2025)
Price change, 1 year −2.0% (since launch, May 28, 2026) −0.8% (since launch, Dec 30, 2025)
Total return, 1 year +1.9% (since launch, May 28, 2026) +12.4% (since launch, Dec 30, 2025)
Benchmark return, 1 year not published not published
Ahead or behind not available not available
Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published
Age 145 days 294 days
Net assets, ACII as of Oct 20, 2026 and PAYH as of Jul 31, 2026 $149m $26m

As of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid is what the fund distributed over the window, as a share of its price at the start. Payout rate is its latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

About ACII

Over the period from its first trade on May 28, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, ACII paid 3.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.9%. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.8%, paid monthly.

About PAYH

Over the period from its first trade on Dec 30, 2025 to Oct 20, 2026, PAYH paid 12.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.4%. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 16.9%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ACII or PAYH?
ACII charges 0.79% a year and PAYH charges 0.74%, so PAYH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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