Which paid more, FEPI or OCTJ?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FEPI paid 22.1% of its starting price in cash and OCTJ paid 5.3%, so FEPI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, FEPI or OCTJ?

With every distribution reinvested, FEPI returned +2.9% and OCTJ +5.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, FEPI or OCTJ?

FEPI charges 0.65% a year and OCTJ charges 0.79%, so FEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

FEPI vs OCTJ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FEPI paid 22.1% of its price in cash against OCTJ’s 5.3%, though OCTJ returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $679m on Nov 3, 2026 for REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF, and $15m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - October.

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At a glance

22.1%

FEPI cash paid, 1 year

5.3%

OCTJ cash paid, 1 year

+2.9%

FEPI total return, 1 year

+5.8%

OCTJ total return, 1 year

FEPI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

FEPI

+2.9%

none

Not measured

FEPI over 1 year: paid 22.1%, price −19.3%, total +2.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FEPI

+2.9%

22.1% as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

FEPI over 1 year: paid 22.1%, price −19.3%, total +2.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FEPI

+2.9%

22.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. FEPI over 1 year: paid 22.1%, price −19.3%, total +2.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

OCTJ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 9 pts behind SPY

OCTJ

+5.8%

SPY

+14.8%

9 pts behind SPY

OCTJ over 1 year: paid 5.3%, price +0.3%, total +5.8%, SPY +14.8%, −9.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

OCTJ

+5.8%

5.3% of it arrived as cash

9 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

9 pts behind SPY

OCTJ over 1 year: paid 5.3%, price +0.3%, total +5.8%, SPY +14.8%, −9.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

OCTJ

+5.8%

9 pts behind SPY

5.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. OCTJ over 1 year: paid 5.3%, price +0.3%, total +5.8%, SPY +14.8%, −9.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

FEPI costs 0.14 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.9 points; FEPI is far larger, $679m against $15m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FEPI vs OCTJ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	FEPI	OCTJ
Paid and earned
Measure	FEPI	OCTJ
Total return, 1 year	+2.9%	+5.8%
Price change, 1 year	fell 19.3%	rose 0.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate		36% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	FEPI	OCTJ
Benchmark	not published	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Against its benchmark, same days		behind by 9.0 pts
Cost and size
Measure	FEPI	OCTJ
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.79%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$679m	$15m
Holdings
Measure	FEPI	OCTJ
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

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

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0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FEPI OCTJ

Only in one fund ↓

Only in FEPI

ALPHABET INC. 7.00%

BROADCOM INC. 6.95%

APPLE INC. 6.90%

NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.68%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 6.04%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5.88%

META PLATFORMS, INC. 4.25%

MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.23%

Only in OCTJ

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Side by side

FEPI REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF · Covered call, paying weekly OCTJ Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - October · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly

Issuer REX Innovator

Strategy covered call defined income

Benchmark none S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays weekly quarterly

Payout rate, annualized 24.9% 5.3%

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.79%

Cash paid, 1 year 22.1% 5.3%

Price change, 1 year −19.3% +0.3%

Total return, 1 year +2.9% +5.8%

Benchmark return, 1 year not published +14.8%

Ahead or behind not available −9.0 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 36%

Age 3.1 years 3.1 years

Net assets, FEPI as of Nov 3, 2026 and OCTJ as of Nov 4, 2026 $679m $15m

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: FEPI vs OCTJ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	FEPI	OCTJ	FEPI	OCTJ	FEPI	OCTJ
3 months	−1.5%	+1.0%	6.4%	1.3%	not measured	+1.2 pts
6 months	−2.4%	+2.4%	11.2%	2.6%	not measured	−2.7 pts
1 year	+2.9%	+5.8%	22.1%	5.3%	not measured	−9.0 pts
3 years	+55.6%	+18.1%	69.1%	17.0%	not measured	−64.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: FEPI Oct 2023 · OCTJ Oct 2023	+56.7%	+19.6%	69.6%	17.2%	not measured	−66.5 pts

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About each fund

FEPI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FEPI paid 22.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 19.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.9%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 24.9%, paid weekly.

OCTJ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OCTJ paid 5.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) 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 5.3%, paid quarterly. Innovator estimates that 36% of the distribution paid Oct 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, FEPI or OCTJ?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FEPI paid 22.1% of its starting price in cash and OCTJ paid 5.3%, so FEPI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, FEPI or OCTJ?: With every distribution reinvested, FEPI returned +2.9% and OCTJ +5.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, FEPI or OCTJ?: FEPI charges 0.65% a year and OCTJ charges 0.79%, so FEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

FEPI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FEPI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

REX page for FEPI ↗

OCTJ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

OCTJ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

OCTJ 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Innovator page for OCTJ ↗

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How this is computed

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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