# ACEI (Innovator Equity Autocallable Income Strategy ETF)

Innovator · Income ETFs · data as of Sep 11, 2026

Since its launch on Sep 25, 2025, ACEI paid 10.1% in cash and still finished 10.8 points behind SPY.

## Key facts

- ACEI, cash paid, since launch, on its starting price: 10.1%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- ACEI, total return, since launch: +6.3%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- ACEI, against SPY: −10.8 pts, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- ACEI, latest payout, annualized: 12.8%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- ACEI, net assets: $35m (source, as filed for Apr 30, 2026).
- ACEI, expense ratio: not read by ETFIQ, as of Sep 11, 2026.

## ACEI over each window to Sep 11, 2026

| Window | Cash paid | Price | Total return | SPY | Ahead or behind |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 months | 3.4% | +0.9% | +4.4% | +3.3% | +1.1 pts |
| 6 months | 6.4% | 0.0% | +6.6% | +16.0% | −9.4 pts |
| Since launch | 10.1% | −4.4% | +6.3% | +17.1% | −10.8 pts |

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Strategy | option income | ETFIQ |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy (proxy) | ETFIQ |
| Pays | monthly | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $35m | source, as filed for Apr 30, 2026 |
| Latest payout, annualized | 12.8% | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | not read by ETFIQ | ETFIQ |
| Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price | 10.6% | ETFIQ |
| Launched | Sep 25, 2025 | ETFIQ |
| Pays | monthly | ETFIQ |
| Typical gap between ex-dates | 31 days | ETFIQ |
| Typical wait from ex-date to payment | 2 days | ETFIQ |
| Last paid, per share | $0.2551 ex Aug 31, 2026 | ETFIQ |
| Sum of the last 10 distributions | $2.5218 | ETFIQ |

## Questions

### How much has ACEI paid over the last year?

Over the period from its launch on Sep 25, 2025 to Sep 11, 2026, ACEI paid 10.1% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 4.4%.

### Is ACEI ahead of SPY?

Over the period from its launch on Sep 25, 2025 to Sep 11, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, ACEI returned +6.3% against +17.1% for S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy, so a holder was behind it by 10.8 points.

### How often does ACEI pay, and how much?

ACEI pays monthly. The latest distribution annualizes to 12.8% at its price on Sep 11, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.

### When does ACEI next pay a distribution?

ACEI pays monthly. The last distribution went ex on Aug 31, 2026 at $0.2551 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 31 days the ex-date falls near Oct 1, 2026, which is an ETFIQ projection. Payment usually follows the ex-date by 2 days.


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ETFIQ, ACEI, data as of Sep 11, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/ACEI
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