Which paid more, FTHI or OCTH?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FTHI paid 8.9% of its starting price in cash and OCTH paid 6.5%, so FTHI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, FTHI or OCTH?

With every distribution reinvested, FTHI returned +8.1% and OCTH +7.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, FTHI or OCTH?

FTHI charges 0.75% a year and OCTH charges 0.79%, so FTHI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

FTHI vs OCTH: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FTHI paid 8.9% of its price in cash against OCTH’s 6.5%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $2.5bn on Nov 3, 2026 for First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF, and $16m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - October.

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At a glance

8.9%

FTHI cash paid, 1 year

6.5%

OCTH cash paid, 1 year

+8.1%

FTHI total return, 1 year

+7.5%

OCTH total return, 1 year

FTHI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 6.7 pts behind SPY

FTHI

+8.1%

SPY

+14.8%

6.7 pts behind SPY

FTHI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price −1.2%, total +8.1%, SPY +14.8%, −6.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

FTHI

+8.1%

8.9% of it arrived as cash

6.7 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

6.7 pts behind SPY

FTHI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price −1.2%, total +8.1%, SPY +14.8%, −6.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

FTHI

+8.1%

8.9% cash

6.7 pts behind SPY

8.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. FTHI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price −1.2%, total +8.1%, SPY +14.8%, −6.7 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% of it arrived 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

FTHI costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.6 points; FTHI is far larger, $2.5bn against $16m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FTHI vs OCTH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	FTHI	OCTH
Paid and earned
Measure	FTHI	OCTH
Total return, 1 year	+8.1%	+7.5%
Price change, 1 year	fell 1.2%	rose 0.8%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	92% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	51% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	FTHI	OCTH
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	FTHI	OCTH
Expense ratio	0.75%	0.79%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$2.5bn	$16m
Holdings
Measure	FTHI	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 Score52.4FTHI68OCTH

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

FTHI 52.4

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, FTHI and OCTH hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FTHI OCTH

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Only in FTHI

Apple Inc. 7.86%

NVIDIA Corporation 6.59%

Microsoft Corporation 3.18%

JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.65%

Amazon.com, Inc. 2.57%

ASML Holding N.V. (New York Registry Shares) 2.06%

Costco Wholesale Corporation 2.04%

Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 1.99%

Only in OCTH

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Side by side

FTHI First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly OCTH Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - October · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly

Issuer First Trust Innovator

Strategy covered call defined income

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

Pays monthly quarterly

Payout rate, annualized 9.0% 6.4%

Expense ratio 0.75% 0.79%

Cash paid, 1 year 8.9% 6.5%

Price change, 1 year −1.2% +0.8%

Total return, 1 year +8.1% +7.5%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −6.7 pts −7.3 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 92% 51%

Age 12.8 years 3.1 years

Net assets, FTHI as of Nov 3, 2026 and OCTH as of Nov 4, 2026 $2.5bn $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: FTHI vs OCTH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	FTHI	OCTH	FTHI	OCTH	FTHI	OCTH
3 months	−0.5%	+1.2%	2.2%	1.6%	−0.3 pts	+1.4 pts
6 months	+2.5%	+2.9%	4.4%	3.2%	−2.5 pts	−2.2 pts
1 year	+8.1%	+7.5%	8.9%	6.5%	−6.7 pts	−7.3 pts
3 years	+48.1%	+22.0%	29.7%	20.4%	−34.8 pts	−60.9 pts
Since launchNot the same days: FTHI Jan 2014 · OCTH Oct 2023	+155.0%	+23.8%	84.3%	20.7%	−262.6 pts	−62.2 pts

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About each fund

FTHI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FTHI paid 8.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.7 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.0%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 92% 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, FTHI or OCTH?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FTHI paid 8.9% of its starting price in cash and OCTH paid 6.5%, so FTHI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, FTHI or OCTH?: With every distribution reinvested, FTHI returned +8.1% and OCTH +7.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, FTHI or OCTH?: FTHI charges 0.75% a year and OCTH charges 0.79%, so FTHI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

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Sources and dates

FTHI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FTHI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

FTHI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for FTHI ↗

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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