Which paid more, EGGY or OCTH?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, EGGY paid 30.4% of its starting price in cash and OCTH paid 6.5%, 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 OCTH?

With every distribution reinvested, EGGY returned −12.6% and OCTH +7.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, EGGY or OCTH?

EGGY charges 0.92% a year and OCTH charges 0.79%, so OCTH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

EGGY vs OCTH: 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 OCTH’s 6.5%, though OCTH returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $158m on Aug 31, 2026 for NestYield Dynamic Income ETF, and $16m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - October.

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At a glance

30.4%

EGGY cash paid, 1 year

6.5%

OCTH cash paid, 1 year

−12.6%

EGGY total return, 1 year

+7.5%

OCTH 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.

OCTH · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 7.3 pts behind SPY

OCTH

+7.5%

SPY

+14.8%

7.3 pts behind SPY

OCTH over 1 year: paid 6.5%, price +0.8%, total +7.5%, SPY +14.8%, −7.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

OCTH

+7.5%

6.5% as cash

7.3 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

7.3 pts behind SPY

OCTH over 1 year: paid 6.5%, price +0.8%, total +7.5%, SPY +14.8%, −7.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

OCTH

+7.5%

7.3 pts behind SPY

6.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. OCTH over 1 year: paid 6.5%, price +0.8%, total +7.5%, SPY +14.8%, −7.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

OCTH costs 0.13 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 20.1 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

EGGY vs OCTH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	EGGY	OCTH
Paid and earned
Measure	EGGY	OCTH
Total return, 1 year	−12.6%	+7.5%
Price change, 1 year	fell 37.9%	rose 0.8%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	51% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	EGGY	OCTH
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	EGGY	OCTH
Expense ratio	0.92%	0.79%
Net assets, EGGY as of Aug 31, 2026 and OCTH as of Nov 4, 2026	$158m	$16m
Holdings
Measure	EGGY	OCTH
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · OCTH scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score11.7EGGY68OCTH

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

EGGY 11.7

OCTH 68

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

What they share

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

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EGGY OCTH

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 OCTH

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Side by side

EGGY NestYield Dynamic Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly OCTH Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - October · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly

Issuer Nest Egg Innovator

Strategy option income defined income

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays monthly quarterly

Payout rate, annualized 49.4% 6.4%

Expense ratio 0.92% 0.79%

Cash paid, 1 year 30.4% 6.5%

Price change, 1 year −37.9% +0.8%

Total return, 1 year −12.6% +7.5%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −27.4 pts −7.3 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 51%

Age 1.9 years 3.1 years

Net assets, EGGY as of Aug 31, 2026 and OCTH as of Nov 4, 2026 $158m $16m

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 OCTH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	EGGY	OCTH	EGGY	OCTH	EGGY	OCTH
3 months	−22.8%	+1.2%	8.7%	1.6%	−22.6 pts	+1.4 pts
6 months	−27.0%	+2.9%	15.7%	3.2%	−32.0 pts	−2.2 pts
1 year	−12.6%	+7.5%	30.4%	6.5%	−27.4 pts	−7.3 pts
3 years	–	+22.0%	–	20.4%	–	−60.9 pts
Since launchNot the same days: EGGY Dec 2024 · OCTH Oct 2023	+6.8%	+23.8%	50.5%	20.7%	−24.6 pts	−62.2 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.

OCTH

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OCTH paid 6.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.4%, paid quarterly. Innovator estimates that 51% of the distribution paid Oct 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, EGGY or OCTH?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, EGGY paid 30.4% of its starting price in cash and OCTH paid 6.5%, 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 OCTH?: With every distribution reinvested, EGGY returned −12.6% and OCTH +7.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, EGGY or OCTH?: EGGY charges 0.92% a year and OCTH charges 0.79%, so OCTH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

EGGY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EGGY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

EGGY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Nest Egg website ↗

OCTH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

OCTH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

OCTH 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Innovator page for OCTH ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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