ATC vs OCTH: which paid, and which earned it?

ATC and OCTH both write options for income. GraniteShares Autocallable COIN ETF and Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - October.

10.8%
ATC cash paid, since launch
6.5%
OCTH cash paid, 1 year
+14.8%
ATC total return, since launch
+5.7%
OCTH total return, 1 year
ATC · since launch to Sep 30, 202625 pts ahead of COIN
ATC
+14.8%
COIN
−10.2%

25 pts ahead of COIN

ATC since launch: paid 10.8%, price +1.9%, total +14.8%, COIN −10.2%, +25.0 pts.

COIN

−10.2%

ATC

+14.8%

10.8% of it arrived as cash

25 pts ahead of COIN

Total return, distributions reinvested

25 pts ahead of COIN

ATC since launch: paid 10.8%, price +1.9%, total +14.8%, COIN −10.2%, +25.0 pts.

COIN

−10.2%

ATC

+14.8%

25 pts ahead of COIN

10.8% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ATC since launch: paid 10.8%, price +1.9%, total +14.8%, COIN −10.2%, +25.0 pts.

OCTH · 1 year to Sep 30, 202610 pts behind SPY
OCTH
+5.7%
SPY
+15.7%

10 pts behind SPY

OCTH over 1 year: paid 6.5%, price −0.9%, total +5.7%, SPY +15.7%, −10.0 pts.

SPY

+15.7%

OCTH

+5.7%

6.5% as cash

10 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

10 pts behind SPY

OCTH over 1 year: paid 6.5%, price −0.9%, total +5.7%, SPY +15.7%, −10.0 pts.

SPY

+15.7%

OCTH

+5.7%

10 pts behind SPY

6.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +15.7%. OCTH over 1 year: paid 6.5%, price −0.9%, total +5.7%, SPY +15.7%, −10.0 pts.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ATC and OCTH hold 98% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

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98% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding ATC OCTH
Treasury Bill 100.00% 98.41%
Only in ATC
Only in OCTH
TREASURY BILL 1.59%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.

Performance, window by window

Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowATCOCTHATCOCTHATCOCTH
3 months+23.3%+0.9%6.2%1.6%+6.2 pts−1.6 pts
6 monthsnot published+4.5%not published3.3%not published−12.5 pts
1 yearnot published+5.7%not published6.5%not published−10.0 pts
Since launch
ATC May 2026 · OCTH Oct 2023
+14.8%+22.8%10.8%20.7%+25.0 pts−62.3 pts

ATC and OCTH over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

ATC
GraniteShares Autocallable COIN ETF · Autocallable on COIN, paying monthly
OCTH
Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - October · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly
Issuer GraniteShares Innovator
Strategy autocallable defined income
Benchmark Coinbase (COIN) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly quarterly
Payout rate, annualized 36.1% 6.5%
Expense ratio 1.07% 0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year 10.8% (since launch on May 12, 2026) 6.5%
Price change, 1 year +1.9% −0.9%
Total return, 1 year +14.8% (since launch on May 12, 2026) +5.7%
Benchmark return, 1 year −10.2% +15.7%
Ahead or behind +25.0 pts −10.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 2% not published
Age 141 days 1094 days
Net assets $998,712 $16m

ATC and OCTH on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

ATC in plain words

Over the period since launch on May 12, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, ATC paid 10.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.8%. Coinbase (COIN) returned −10.2% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 25.0 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 36.1%, paid monthly. GraniteShares estimates that 2% of the distribution paid Aug 14, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

OCTH in plain words

Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, OCTH paid 6.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +15.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.0 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.5%, paid quarterly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ATC or OCTH?
ATC charges 1.07% a year and OCTH charges 0.79%, so OCTH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Cite this page

ETFIQ, ATC against OCTH, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/atc-vs-octh

Open data

Free to use with attribution. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology.