ACII vs TLA: which paid, and which earned it?
ACII and TLA both write options for income. Innovator Index Autocallable Income Strategy ETF and GraniteShares Autocallable TSLA 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.
26.3 pts ahead of TSLA
TLA since launch: paid 11.1%, price −1.4%, total +10.4%, TSLA −15.9%, +26.3 pts.
TSLA
−15.9%
TLA
+10.4%
11.1% of it arrived as cash
26.3 pts ahead of TSLA
Total return, distributions reinvested
26.3 pts ahead of TSLA
TLA since launch: paid 11.1%, price −1.4%, total +10.4%, TSLA −15.9%, +26.3 pts.
TSLA
−15.9%
TLA
+10.4%
26.3 pts ahead of TSLA
11.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +10.4%. TLA since launch: paid 11.1%, price −1.4%, total +10.4%, TSLA −15.9%, +26.3 pts.
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | ACII | TLA | ACII | TLA | ACII | TLA |
| 3 months | +1.7% | +3.3% | 2.4% | 3.1% | −0.8 pts | +19.9 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +11.2% | not published | 8.2% | not published | +18.1 pts |
| Since launch ACII May 2026 · TLA Feb 2026 | +1.6% | +10.4% | 3.8% | 11.1% | +0.1 pts | +26.3 pts |
ACII and TLA 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 TLA 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.
TLA in plain words
Over the period since launch on Feb 3, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, TLA paid 11.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.4%. Tesla (TSLA) returned −15.9% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 26.3 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.4%, paid monthly. GraniteShares estimates that 4% of the distribution paid Jun 5, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
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