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LOCT vs OARK: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OARK paid 33.3% of its price in cash against LOCT’s 5.2%, though LOCT returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $11m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - October, and $38m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF.

At a glance
5.2%
LOCT cash paid, 1 year
33.3%
OARK cash paid, 1 year
+5.8%
LOCT total return, 1 year
−2.6%
OARK total return, 1 year
LOCT · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 9 pts behind VOO
LOCT
+5.8%
VOO
+14.8%

9 pts behind VOO

LOCT over 1 year: paid 5.2%, price +0.4%, total +5.8%, VOO +14.8%, −9.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

LOCT

+5.8%

5.2% as cash

9 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

9 pts behind VOO

LOCT over 1 year: paid 5.2%, price +0.4%, total +5.8%, VOO +14.8%, −9.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

LOCT

+5.8%

9 pts behind VOO

5.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. LOCT over 1 year: paid 5.2%, price +0.4%, total +5.8%, VOO +14.8%, −9.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
OARK · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.1 pts ahead of ARKK
OARK
−2.6%
ARKK
−3.7%

1.1 pts ahead of ARKK

OARK over 1 year: paid 33.3%, price −36.6%, total −2.6%, ARKK −3.7%, +1.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

ARKK

−3.7%

OARK

−2.6%

1.1 pts ahead of ARKK

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.1 pts ahead of ARKK

OARK over 1 year: paid 33.3%, price −36.6%, total −2.6%, ARKK −3.7%, +1.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

ARKK

−3.7%

OARK

−2.6%

1.1 pts ahead of ARKK

33.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. OARK over 1 year: paid 33.3%, price −36.6%, total −2.6%, ARKK −3.7%, +1.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

LOCT costs 0.21 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.4 points; OARK is 3.5 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

LOCT vs OARK: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureLOCTOARK
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+5.8%−2.6%
Price change, 1 yearrose 0.4%fell 36.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate35% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOOARK Innovation ETF, measured through ARKK
Against its benchmark, same daysbehind by 9.0 ptsahead by 1.1 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%1.00%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$11m$38m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · LOCT scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score65.6LOCT15.3OARK

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

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

Risk and return

Oct 13, 2023 to Oct 30, 2026 · 159 weekly returns
LOCT OARK
Return
Total return edge OARK +18.7% +62.7%
Annualized edge OARK +5.8% +17.3%
Price return edge LOCT −0.2% −57.9%
Risk
Volatility edge LOCT 2.7% 28.8%
Max drawdown edge LOCT −3.2% −34.1%
Downside capture 8.7% 92.7%
Beta 0.15 0.73
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge OARK 0.44 0.54
Sortino edge OARK 0.60 0.78
Treynor 0.080 0.117
Calmar edge LOCT 1.81 0.51
Against the benchmark
Alpha −1.2% a year −7.8% a year
Alpha t-stat −1.24 −1.74
Information ratio −1.23 −1.00
Tracking error 12.2% 13.9%

Each against its own benchmark: LOCT against VOO, Oct 13, 2023 to Oct 30, 2026; OARK against ARKK, Dec 2, 2022 to Oct 30, 2026.

Reading

From Oct 2023 to Oct 2026, OARK returned more: +62.7% to +18.7%. LOCT swung less: 2.7% to 28.8%. LOCT fell less at its worst: −3.2% to −34.1%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: LOCT vs OARK: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureLOCTOARKEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+18.7%+62.7%OARKPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+5.8%+17.3%OARKTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return−0.2%−57.9%LOCTPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility2.7%28.8%LOCTSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation2.0%20.1%LOCTLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−3.2%−34.1%LOCTDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture10.5%50.3%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture8.7%92.7%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.150.73Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.610.91Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.440.54OARKReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.600.78OARKReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.0800.117Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar1.810.51LOCTAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkVOOARKKThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha−1.2% a year−7.8% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat−1.24−1.74Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−3.1% to +0.7%−16.7% to +1.0%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−1.23−1.00Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error12.2%13.9%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 159 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, LOCT and OARK hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first LOCT OARK
Only in one fund ↓
Only in LOCT
Only in OARK
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 31.70%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 25.99%
2ARKK US 11/20/26 C85.01 FLX 1.48%
ARKK US 11/06/26 C83 0.25%
ARKK US 11/06/26 C84 0.07%
ARKK US 11/06/26 C82 -0.16%
ARKK US 11/06/26 C81 -0.68%
2ARKK US 11/20/26 P85.01 FLX -7.39%
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Side by side

LOCT Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - October · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly OARK YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on ARKK, paying weekly
Strategy buffer with income synthetic covered call
Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK)
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 5.8% 31.8%
Expense ratio 0.79% 1.00%
Cash paid, 1 year 5.2% 33.3%
Price change, 1 year +0.4% −36.6%
Total return, 1 year +5.8% −2.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% −3.7%
Ahead or behind −9.0 pts +1.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 35% not published
Age 3.1 years 3.9 years
Net assets, LOCT as of Nov 4, 2026 and OARK as of Nov 3, 2026 $11m $38m

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: LOCT vs OARK: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowLOCTOARKLOCTOARKLOCTOARK
3 months+1.2%+1.6%1.3%8.3%+1.3 pts−3.9 pts
6 months+2.4%−2.3%2.6%17.8%−2.6 pts−3.3 pts
1 year+5.8%−2.6%5.2%33.3%−9.0 pts+1.1 pts
3 years+17.9%+62.6%16.8%95.8%−65.4 pts−36.1 pts
Since launchNot the same days: LOCT Oct 2023 · OARK Nov 2022+19.3%+47.8%17.5%90.4%−67.1 pts−75.3 pts

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About each fund
LOCT

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LOCT paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.8%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) 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 5.8%, paid monthly. Innovator estimates that 35% of the distribution paid Nov 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

OARK

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OARK paid 33.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 36.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.6%. ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) returned −3.7% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 31.8%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, LOCT or OARK?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LOCT paid 5.2% of its starting price in cash and OARK paid 33.3%, so OARK paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, LOCT or OARK?
With every distribution reinvested, LOCT returned +5.8% and OARK −2.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, LOCT or OARK?
LOCT charges 0.79% a year and OARK charges 1.00%, so LOCT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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