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DRKY vs LOCT: which paid, and which earned it?

DRKY and LOCT both write options for income.

VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF and Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - October.

14.1%DRKY cash paid, 1 year
5.2%LOCT cash paid, 1 year
+24.1%DRKY total return, 1 year
+5.4%LOCT total return, 1 year
DRKY9.7 pts ahead of SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+14.4%DRKY+24.1%14.1% of it arrived as cash9.7 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+14.4%DRKY+24.1%14.1% cash9.7 pts ahead of SPY
LOCT11.2 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%LOCT+5.4%5.2% as cash11.2 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%LOCT+5.4%11.2 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DRKY and LOCT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in DRKYOnly in LOCT
Natera Inc 25.22%TREASURY BILL 98.30%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 9.17%TREASURY BILL 0.43%
STMicroelectronics NV 7.49%TREASURY BILL 0.43%
YPF SA 4.78%TREASURY BILL 0.42%
Insmed Inc 4.62%TREASURY BILL 0.42%
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 4.52%
Alphabet Inc 4.45%
Amazon.com Inc 4.42%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

DRKY and LOCT over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
DRKYLOCTDRKYLOCTDRKYLOCT
3 months+11.8%+1.0%3.8%1.3%+9.6 pts−1.2 pts
6 months+25.1%+3.9%8.1%2.6%+7.1 pts−14.1 pts
1 yearnot published+5.4%not published5.2%not published−11.2 pts
Since launch+24.1%+18.5%14.1%16.5%+9.7 pts−66.4 pts
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ
DRKY and LOCT on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DRKY
VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
LOCT
Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - October
Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerVistaSharesInnovator
Strategycovered callbuffer with income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyS&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized14.8%5.2%
Expense ratio0.95%0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year14.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025)5.2%
Price change, 1 year+8.1%+0.1%
Total return, 1 year+24.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025)+5.4%
Benchmark return, 1 year+14.4%+16.6%
Ahead or behind+9.7 pts−11.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age345 days1082 days
Net assets$19m$11m

DRKY in plain words

Over the period since launch on Oct 8, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, DRKY paid 14.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +24.1%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +14.4% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 9.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.8%, paid monthly.

LOCT in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, LOCT paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.4%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.2%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, DRKY or LOCT?
DRKY charges 0.95% a year and LOCT charges 0.79%, so LOCT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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DRKY against LOCT, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, DRKY against LOCT, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/drky-vs-loct Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

How every figure is computed · Standards and sources