Which paid more, JULH or OCTJ?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JULH paid 4.8% of its starting price in cash and OCTJ paid 5.3%, so OCTJ paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

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

With every distribution reinvested, JULH returned +4.9% and OCTJ +5.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, JULH or OCTJ?

JULH and OCTJ both charge 0.79% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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JULH vs OCTJ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OCTJ paid 5.3% of its price in cash against JULH’s 4.8%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 4, 2026: $18m for Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - July and $15m for Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - October.

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At a glance

4.8%

JULH cash paid, 1 year

5.3%

OCTJ cash paid, 1 year

+4.9%

JULH total return, 1 year

+5.8%

OCTJ total return, 1 year

JULH · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 9.9 pts behind SPY

JULH

+4.9%

SPY

+14.8%

9.9 pts behind SPY

JULH over 1 year: paid 4.8%, price 0.0%, total +4.9%, SPY +14.8%, −9.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JULH

+4.9%

4.8% of it arrived as cash

9.9 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

9.9 pts behind SPY

JULH over 1 year: paid 4.8%, price 0.0%, total +4.9%, SPY +14.8%, −9.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JULH

+4.9%

9.9 pts behind SPY

4.8% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. JULH over 1 year: paid 4.8%, price 0.0%, total +4.9%, SPY +14.8%, −9.9 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

Both cost 0.79% a year; their one-year returns differ by 0.9 points; JULH is 1.2 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

JULH vs OCTJ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	JULH	OCTJ
Paid and earned
Measure	JULH	OCTJ
Total return, 1 year	+4.9%	+5.8%
Price change, 1 year	fell 0.0%	rose 0.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	51% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment	36% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	JULH	OCTJ
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Against its benchmark, same days	behind by 9.9 pts	behind by 9.0 pts
Cost and size
Measure	JULH	OCTJ
Expense ratio	0.79%	0.79%
Net assets	$18m	$15m
Holdings
Measure	JULH	OCTJ
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score58.4JULH65OCTJ

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

JULH 58.4

OCTJ 65

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, JULH and OCTJ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

50%

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0% in common

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Side by side

JULH Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - July · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly OCTJ Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - October · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly

Issuer Innovator Innovator

Strategy defined income defined income

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

Pays quarterly quarterly

Payout rate, annualized 6.5% 5.3%

Expense ratio 0.79% 0.79%

Cash paid, 1 year 4.8% 5.3%

Price change, 1 year 0.0% +0.3%

Total return, 1 year +4.9% +5.8%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −9.9 pts −9.0 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 51% 36%

Age 3.3 years 3.1 years

Net assets $18m $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: JULH vs OCTJ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	JULH	OCTJ	JULH	OCTJ	JULH	OCTJ
3 months	+1.4%	+1.0%	1.6%	1.3%	+1.5 pts	+1.2 pts
6 months	+3.2%	+2.4%	2.7%	2.6%	−1.8 pts	−2.7 pts
1 year	+4.9%	+5.8%	4.8%	5.3%	−9.9 pts	−9.0 pts
3 years	+20.9%	+18.1%	18.4%	17.0%	−62.0 pts	−64.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: JULH Jul 2023 · OCTJ Oct 2023	+23.7%	+19.6%	20.3%	17.2%	−56.1 pts	−66.5 pts

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About each fund

JULH

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JULH paid 4.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.5%, paid quarterly. Innovator estimates that 51% 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.

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, JULH or OCTJ?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JULH paid 4.8% of its starting price in cash and OCTJ paid 5.3%, so OCTJ paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, JULH or OCTJ?: With every distribution reinvested, JULH returned +4.9% and OCTJ +5.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, JULH or OCTJ?: JULH and OCTJ both charge 0.79% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

JULH and OCTJ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JULH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

JULH 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Innovator page for JULH ↗

OCTJ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

OCTJ 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Innovator page for OCTJ ↗

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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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