ACEI: Innovator Equity Autocallable Income Strategy ETF
Innovator · Autocallable / Structured Income
Growth of $100
Green is what an investor who reinvested every payout would have; red is the price alone. The gap between them is the income. If the red line keeps falling, the payouts are partly your own money coming back.
Was the payout earned?
Over the last year ACEI paid 12.3% but returned +1.8% in total, so about 7% of the payout was earned; the rest came back out of the fund's own value (its price fell).
| Earned % (3 months) | below -100% |
| Earned % (1 year) | 7% |
| Earned % (full history, up to 5 yrs) | 12% |
Earned % = total return ÷ payouts. 100% means every dollar paid out was earned; below 100% means part of it came from the fund's own value. This is an economic measure based on market price, not the tax label on the payout.
Where the DT Score comes from
Total 38.6 / 100 · rank #220 of 420. How the score works
Risk
| Sortino ratio (1Y) | -0.35 |
| Sharpe ratio (1Y) | -0.25 |
| Steadiness vs S&P 500 | 103% |
| Beta to S&P 500 | 0.56 |
| Correlation to S&P 500 | 0.58 |
| Max drop (1Y) | -9.3% |
| Max drop (up to 5 yrs) | -9.3% |
| Trend | Downtrend |
| History | 1.1 yrs |
Vs. SPY (what it's built on)
| Upside capture | 51% |
| Downside capture | 55% |
| Capture ratio | 0.92 |
| Beta | 0.56 |
| Correlation | 0.58 |
| Tracking | – |
On days SPY rose, ACEI caught 51% of the gain; on days it fell, ACEI took 55% of the loss.
Payout history
Each bar is one payout (last 11 shown). Pays Monthly.
| Ex-date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | $0.2550 |
| 2026-08-31 | $0.2550 |
| 2026-07-31 | $0.2550 |
| 2026-06-30 | $0.2940 |
| 2026-05-29 | $0.2440 |
| 2026-04-30 | $0.2380 |
| 2026-03-31 | $0.2380 |
| 2026-02-27 | $0.2380 |
| 2026-01-30 | $0.2380 |
| 2025-12-31 | $0.2380 |
| 2025-11-28 | $0.2820 |
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| Fund | Category | Fwd rate | 12m yield | 1Y total ret. | Earned % 1Y | Upside capt. | Downside capt. | Tracking | DT Score | Momentum | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACII Innovator Index Autocallable Income Strategy ETF | Autocallable / Structured Income | 10.1% | 8.6% | +6.8% | 79% | 29% | 24% | – | 66 | 57 | Downtrend |
| ACYQ First Trust Laddered Autocallable Income ETF (individual stocks) | Autocallable / Structured Income | 26.2% | 4.2% | – | – | 65% | 89% | – | – | 29 | Down (short history) |
| TLA GraniteShares Autocallable TSLA ETF | Autocallable / Structured Income | 19.9% | 12.9% | – | – | 74% | 63% | – | – | 81 | Down (short history) |
| ACYS FT Vest Laddered Autocallable Barrier & Resilient Income ETF | Autocallable / Structured Income | 7.9% | 2.6% | – | – | 21% | 16% | – | – | 69 | Down (short history) |
| DACL REX Defensive Autocallable Income ETF | Autocallable / Structured Income | 6.9% | 1.1% | – | – | 3% | -1% | – | – | – | Down (short history) |
About ACEI
| Issuer | Innovator |
| Structure | ETF |
| Category | Autocallable / Structured Income |
| Strategy | Autocallable-style structured income on single equities |
| Underlying | Equity basket |
| Exposure | Autocallables |
| Index linkage | Partial - options/overlay on index |
| Pays | Monthly |
| Expense ratio | – |
| Uses leverage | No |
| Upside capped | Yes |
| Rate sensitivity | Low |
| Return of capital common | Sometimes |
Research notes: Frequency assumed monthly from autocallable income format; not verified.
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