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EGGY vs LOCT: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, EGGY paid 30.4% of its price in cash against LOCT’s 5.2%, though LOCT returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $158m on Aug 31, 2026 for NestYield Dynamic Income ETF, and $11m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - October.

At a glance
30.4%
EGGY cash paid, 1 year
5.2%
LOCT cash paid, 1 year
−12.6%
EGGY total return, 1 year
+5.8%
LOCT total return, 1 year
EGGY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 27.4 pts behind SPY
EGGY
−12.6%
SPY
+14.8%

27.4 pts behind SPY

EGGY over 1 year: paid 30.4%, price −37.9%, total −12.6%, SPY +14.8%, −27.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

EGGY

−12.6%

27.4 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

27.4 pts behind SPY

EGGY over 1 year: paid 30.4%, price −37.9%, total −12.6%, SPY +14.8%, −27.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

EGGY

−12.6%

27.4 pts behind SPY

30.4% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. EGGY over 1 year: paid 30.4%, price −37.9%, total −12.6%, SPY +14.8%, −27.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
LOCT · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 9 pts behind VOO
LOCT
+5.8%
VOO
+14.8%

9 pts behind VOO

LOCT over 1 year: paid 5.2%, price +0.4%, total +5.8%, VOO +14.8%, −9.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

LOCT

+5.8%

5.2% as cash

9 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

9 pts behind VOO

LOCT over 1 year: paid 5.2%, price +0.4%, total +5.8%, VOO +14.8%, −9.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

LOCT

+5.8%

9 pts behind VOO

5.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. LOCT over 1 year: paid 5.2%, price +0.4%, total +5.8%, VOO +14.8%, −9.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

LOCT costs 0.13 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 18.4 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

EGGY vs LOCT: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureEGGYLOCT
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year−12.6%+5.8%
Price change, 1 yearfell 37.9%rose 0.4%
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment35% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Against its benchmark, same daysbehind by 27.4 ptsbehind by 9.0 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.92%0.79%
Net assets, EGGY as of Aug 31, 2026 and LOCT as of Nov 4, 2026$158m$11m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · LOCT scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score11.7EGGY65.6LOCT

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

Risk and return

Jan 3, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 95 weekly returns
EGGY LOCT
Return
Total return edge EGGY +12.9% +9.7%
Annualized edge EGGY +6.9% +5.2%
Price return edge LOCT −35.3% −0.2%
Risk
Volatility edge LOCT 30.8% 3.1%
Max drawdown edge LOCT −32.5% −3.2%
Downside capture 144.2% 8.7%
Beta 1.33 0.15
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge LOCT 0.24 0.36
Sortino edge LOCT 0.32 0.46
Treynor 0.056 0.080
Calmar edge LOCT 0.21 1.63
Against the benchmark
Alpha −7.9% a year −1.2% a year
Alpha t-stat −0.45 −1.24
Information ratio −0.17 −1.23
Tracking error 23.9% 12.2%

Each against its own benchmark: EGGY against SPY, Jan 3, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026; LOCT against VOO, Oct 13, 2023 to Oct 30, 2026.

Reading

From Jan 2025 to Oct 2026, EGGY returned more: +12.9% to +9.7%. LOCT swung less: 3.1% to 30.8%. LOCT fell less at its worst: −3.2% to −32.5%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: EGGY vs LOCT: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureEGGYLOCTEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+12.9%+9.7%EGGYPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+6.9%+5.2%EGGYTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return−35.3%−0.2%LOCTPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility30.8%3.1%LOCTSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation23.3%2.5%LOCTLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−32.5%−3.2%LOCTDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture183.0%10.5%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture144.2%8.7%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta1.330.15Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.420.61Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.240.36LOCTReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.320.46LOCTReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.0560.080Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar0.211.63LOCTAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkSPYVOOThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha−7.9% a year−1.2% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat−0.45−1.24Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−42.6% to +26.8%−3.1% to +0.7%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.17−1.23Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error23.9%12.2%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 95 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, EGGY and LOCT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EGGY LOCT
Only in one fund ↓
Only in EGGY
Seagate Technology Holdings PL 13.26%
Bloom Energy Corp 8.93%
Lumentum Holdings Inc 8.38%
SK hynix Inc 5.56%
Vertiv Holdings Co 5.24%
Sandisk Corp 5.14%
Coherent Corp 5.11%
Alphabet Inc 4.80%
Only in LOCT
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Side by side

EGGY NestYield Dynamic Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly LOCT Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - October · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly
Strategy option income buffer with income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 49.4% 5.8%
Expense ratio 0.92% 0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year 30.4% 5.2%
Price change, 1 year −37.9% +0.4%
Total return, 1 year −12.6% +5.8%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −27.4 pts −9.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 35%
Age 1.9 years 3.1 years
Net assets, EGGY as of Aug 31, 2026 and LOCT as of Nov 4, 2026 $158m $11m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: EGGY vs LOCT: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowEGGYLOCTEGGYLOCTEGGYLOCT
3 months−22.8%+1.2%8.7%1.3%−22.6 pts+1.3 pts
6 months−27.0%+2.4%15.7%2.6%−32.0 pts−2.6 pts
1 year−12.6%+5.8%30.4%5.2%−27.4 pts−9.0 pts
3 years–+17.9%–16.8%–−65.4 pts
Since launchNot the same days: EGGY Dec 2024 · LOCT Oct 2023+6.8%+19.3%50.5%17.5%−24.6 pts−67.1 pts

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About each fund
EGGY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, EGGY paid 30.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 37.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −12.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 27.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 49.4%, paid monthly. Nest Egg estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

LOCT

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LOCT paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.8%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.8%, paid monthly. Innovator estimates that 35% of the distribution paid Nov 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, EGGY or LOCT?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, EGGY paid 30.4% of its starting price in cash and LOCT paid 5.2%, so EGGY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, EGGY or LOCT?
With every distribution reinvested, EGGY returned −12.6% and LOCT +5.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, EGGY or LOCT?
EGGY charges 0.92% a year and LOCT charges 0.79%, so LOCT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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