About this ETF
The Innovator Equity Autocallable Income Strategy ETF (ACEI) provides investors with a straightforward means to pursue significant monthly income. This actively managed fund is dedicated to delivering consistent income distributions while simultaneously aiming to reduce potential capital downside. ACEI achieves its investment goal by allocating capital to a diversified, laddered portfolio of over-the-counter (OTC) swap agreements. These swap contracts are engineered to mimic the predetermined payout features found in autocallable notes, often referred to as Autocallable Instruments. These Autocallable Instruments are structured to potentially generate periodic payments, conditional on the performance of their underlying reference assets. They also endeavor to cap investor losses. However, should the reference asset's losses exceed a predefined limit or "investment barrier," the Fund would then bear those losses, up to the amount invested in that specific Autocallable Instrument, although any income received prior would help lessen the overall impact.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Aug 26, 2026.
Price Chart
Daily closing prices (price return, not total return). Comparison lines are normalized to percent change from the range start. Source: Financial Modeling Prep.
Performance
| 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | Incep.* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price return | +2.97% | -4.93% | -2.44% | -4.97% | — | — | — | — | -6.34% |
| Total return | +4.18% | -1.64% | +4.00% | +2.32% | — | — | — | — | +2.99% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Aug 25, 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 0.79% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $79.00 |
Illustrative calculation only: expense ratio × $10,000. It excludes trading costs, bid/ask spreads, taxes and changes in investment value. Gross vs. net expense details and any fee waivers are in the prospectus.
Holdings
Holdings as of Aug 22, 2026 — portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 13 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Treasury Bill 08/27/2026 | — | 107.28% | 50.76M | $50.7M |
| 2 | US BANK MMDA - USBGFS 9 09/01/2037 | — | 1.49% | 703.66K | $703.7K |
| 3 | AAPL AUTOCALL 3-29-29 | — | 0.25% | 5.06M | $117.6K |
| 4 | NVDA AUTOCALL 2029 | — | 0.18% | 5.06M | $83.4K |
| 5 | BRK/B AUTOCALL 11-30-28 | — | 0.08% | 5.06M | $39.8K |
| 6 | Cash & Other | — | 0.03% | 13.32K | $13.3K |
| 7 | AMZN AUTOCALL2029 | — | -0.12% | 5.06M | -$58.9K |
| 8 | GOOG AUTOCALL 2029 | — | -0.34% | 5.06M | -$158.6K |
| 9 | MSFT AUTOCALL 11-30-28 | — | -0.37% | 5.06M | -$176.7K |
| 10 | TSLA AUTOCALL 9-29-28 | — | -0.43% | 5.06M | -$201.7K |
| 11 | AVGO AUTOCALL 2029 | — | -0.57% | 5.06M | -$270.3K |
| 12 | META AUTOCALL 9-29-28 | — | -2.09% | 5.06M | -$987.9K |
| 13 | ORCL AUTOCALL 10-31-28 | — | -5.39% | 5.06M | -$2.5M |
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Geographic Exposure
Country weights as reported by the data provider. Developed/emerging/frontier labels follow the classification on the Methodology page. Currency hedged: No hedging indicated in the fund name.
Distributions
| Yield (TTM) | 9.68% | Paid (last 12 months) | $2.2667 |
| Frequency | Monthly | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source — see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Jul 31, 2026 | Last payment | $0.2551 (Aug 03, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | — | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | — / — |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | Jul 31, 2026 | Aug 03, 2026 | $0.2551 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | Jul 01, 2026 | $0.2937 |
| May 29, 2026 | May 29, 2026 | Jun 01, 2026 | $0.2444 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | Apr 30, 2026 | May 01, 2026 | $0.2384 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | Apr 01, 2026 | $0.2384 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Feb 27, 2026 | Mar 02, 2026 | $0.2384 |
| Jan 30, 2026 | Jan 30, 2026 | Feb 02, 2026 | $0.2384 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | Jan 02, 2026 | $0.2384 |
| Nov 28, 2025 | Nov 28, 2025 | Dec 01, 2025 | $0.2818 |
Trailing distribution yield = last 12 months of cash ÷ current price. It is NOT the SEC 30-day yield and distributions are not guaranteed to continue. The difference explained →
Risk Statistics
| Volatility 1Y / 3Y | 13.28% / — | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | 0.035 / — |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -9.30% / — | Sortino 1Y | 0.053 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 0.549 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.53 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 8.92% | Risk-free rate used | 3.72% (3M T-bill, FRED) |
Computed by ETF Explorer from daily dividend-adjusted closes; volatility and drawdown are annualized/period figures; S&P 500 exposure proxied by SPY. As of Aug 26, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 10.15K | Average volume | 23.65K |
| AUM | $47.2M | Premium/Discount | +0.47% |
| Bid/Ask spread | Not provided by our data source. Check your broker's quote screen; spreads are widest at the open and close. | ||
Premium/discount compares the delayed market price with the last reported NAV — an indicative figure, not the official closing premium/discount. How ETF liquidity works →
Fund Flows (estimated)
| Period | Est. net flow | % of starting AUM | AUM start → end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | -$97.6K | -0.21% | $47.3M → $47.2M |
| 1 Week | -$283.2K | -0.60% | $47.4M → $47.2M |
ETF Explorer estimate: change in reported AUM minus the market-move effect, from our own daily snapshots. Not official issuer creation/redemption data.
Official Fund Resources
External links open the issuer's site or SEC EDGAR in a new tab. The prospectus and official documents are always the authoritative source — review them before investing.
Latest News for ACEI
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Guided help: AUM is fund size. The expense ratio is the yearly cost baked into returns. NAV is the value of what the fund owns per share; the market price can sit slightly above (premium) or below (discount) it. Total return assumes distributions were reinvested. Every dataset shows its own as-of date because holdings, assets and quotes update on different schedules.
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