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ISPY vs OCTJ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ISPY paid 6.2% of its price in cash against OCTJ’s 5.3%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 4, 2026: $1.2bn for ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF and $15m for Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - October.

At a glance
6.2%
ISPY cash paid, 1 year
5.3%
OCTJ cash paid, 1 year
+11.3%
ISPY total return, 1 year
+5.8%
OCTJ total return, 1 year
ISPY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3.5 pts behind SPY
ISPY
+11.3%
SPY
+14.8%

3.5 pts behind SPY

ISPY over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price +4.8%, total +11.3%, SPY +14.8%, −3.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

ISPY

+11.3%

6.2% of it arrived as cash

3.5 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.5 pts behind SPY

ISPY over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price +4.8%, total +11.3%, SPY +14.8%, −3.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

ISPY

+11.3%

3.5 pts behind SPY

6.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ISPY over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price +4.8%, total +11.3%, SPY +14.8%, −3.5 pts. 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, 0 to +14.8%. OCTJ over 1 year: paid 5.3%, price +0.3%, total +5.8%, SPY +14.8%, −9.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

ISPY costs 0.24 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.5 points; ISPY is far larger, $1.2bn against $15m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ISPY vs OCTJ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureISPYOCTJ
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+11.3%+5.8%
Price change, 1 yearrose 4.8%rose 0.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate87% of the Nov 6, 2026 payment36% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYS&P 500, measured through SPY
Against its benchmark, same daysbehind by 3.5 ptsbehind by 9.0 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.55%0.79%
Net assets$1.2bn$15m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · ISPY scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score83.5ISPY65OCTJ

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

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Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, ISPY and OCTJ 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 ISPY OCTJ
Only in one fund ↓
Only in ISPY
NVIDIA Corp. 6.80%
Apple, Inc. 5.92%
Microsoft Corp. 4.80%
Amazon.com, Inc. 3.24%
Alphabet, Inc. 2.53%
Broadcom, Inc. 2.23%
Alphabet, Inc. 2.02%
Meta Platforms, Inc. 1.60%
Only in OCTJ
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Side by side

ISPY ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly OCTJ Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - October · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly
Strategy option income defined income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly quarterly
Payout rate, annualized 6.0% 5.3%
Expense ratio 0.55% 0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.2% 5.3%
Price change, 1 year +4.8% +0.3%
Total return, 1 year +11.3% +5.8%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −3.5 pts −9.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 87% 36%
Age 2.9 years 3.1 years
Net assets $1.2bn $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: ISPY vs OCTJ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowISPYOCTJISPYOCTJISPYOCTJ
3 months−0.5%+1.0%1.5%1.3%−0.3 pts+1.2 pts
6 months+3.8%+2.4%3.1%2.6%−1.2 pts−2.7 pts
1 year+11.3%+5.8%6.2%5.3%−3.5 pts−9.0 pts
3 years–+18.1%–17.0%–−64.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: ISPY Dec 2023 · OCTJ Oct 2023+54.0%+19.6%27.1%17.2%−15.1 pts−66.5 pts

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About each fund
ISPY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ISPY paid 6.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.0%, paid monthly. ProShares estimates that 87% of the distribution paid Nov 6, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

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).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, ISPY or OCTJ?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ISPY paid 6.2% of its starting price in cash and OCTJ paid 5.3%, so ISPY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, ISPY or OCTJ?
With every distribution reinvested, ISPY returned +11.3% and OCTJ +5.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, ISPY or OCTJ?
ISPY charges 0.55% a year and OCTJ charges 0.79%, so ISPY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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