Which is cheaper, LOCT or QQDH?

LOCT charges 0.79% a year and QQDH charges 0.95%, so LOCT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 30, 2026.

Income ETFs

LOCT vs QQDH: Dividend Yield & Total Return

LOCT and QQDH both write options for income.

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Net assets: $11m on Oct 30, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - October, beside Tuttle Capital Innovation 100 Income AND Hedge ETF.

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At a glance

5.6%

LOCT cash paid, 1 year

0.3%

QQDH cash paid, since launch, Oct 23, 2026

+5.3%

LOCT total return, 1 year

−2.6%

QQDH total return, since launch, Oct 23, 2026

LOCT · 1 year to Oct 30, 2026 7.1 pts behind VOO

LOCT

+5.3%

VOO

+12.4%

7.1 pts behind VOO

LOCT over 1 year: paid 5.6%, price −0.5%, total +5.3%, VOO +12.4%, −7.1 pts. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

VOO

+12.4%

LOCT

+5.3%

5.6% of it arrived as cash

7.1 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

7.1 pts behind VOO

LOCT over 1 year: paid 5.6%, price −0.5%, total +5.3%, VOO +12.4%, −7.1 pts. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

VOO

+12.4%

LOCT

+5.3%

7.1 pts behind VOO

5.6% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. LOCT over 1 year: paid 5.6%, price −0.5%, total +5.3%, VOO +12.4%, −7.1 pts. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

Data to Oct 30, 2026.

QQDH · since launch to Oct 30, 2026 Not measured

QQDH

−2.6%

none

Not measured

QQDH since launch: paid 0.3%, price −2.9%, total −2.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

QQDH

−2.6%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

QQDH since launch: paid 0.3%, price −2.9%, total −2.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

QQDH

−2.6%

0.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QQDH since launch: paid 0.3%, price −2.9%, total −2.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

Data to Oct 30, 2026.

Pair scorecard

LOCT costs 0.16 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

LOCT vs QQDH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	LOCT	QQDH
Paid and earned
Measure	LOCT	QQDH
Total return, 1 year	+5.3%	not published
Price change	fell 0.5% (1 year)	fell 2.9% (since Oct 23, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	35% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	LOCT	QQDH
Benchmark	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO	not published
Cost and size
Measure	LOCT	QQDH
Expense ratio	0.79%	0.95%
Net assets	$11m	not read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Measure	LOCT	QQDH
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

LOCT Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - October · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly QQDH Tuttle Capital Innovation 100 Income AND Hedge ETF · 0DTE covered call

Issuer Innovator Tuttle

Strategy buffer with income 0DTE covered call

Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) none

Pays monthly not established

Payout rate, annualized 5.8% 3.9%

Expense ratio 0.79% 0.95%

Cash paid, 1 year 5.6% 0.3% (since launch, Oct 23, 2026)

Price change, 1 year −0.5% −2.9% (since launch, Oct 23, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +5.3% −2.6% (since launch, Oct 23, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +12.4% not published

Ahead or behind −7.1 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate 35% not published

Age 3.1 years 7 days

Net assets $11m not read by ETFIQ

As of Oct 30, 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 QQDH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	LOCT	QQDH	LOCT	QQDH	LOCT	QQDH
3 months	+1.0%	–	1.3%	–	−0.5 pts	–
6 months	+2.3%	–	2.6%	–	−3.2 pts	–
1 year	+5.3%	–	5.6%	–	−7.1 pts	–
3 years	+18.7%	–	16.9%	–	−69.2 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: LOCT Oct 2023 · QQDH Oct 2026	+19.0%	−2.6%	17.5%	0.3%	−64.8 pts	not measured

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About each fund

LOCT

Over the year to Oct 30, 2026, LOCT paid 5.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.3%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +12.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.1 pts. At its price on Oct 30, 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.

QQDH

Over the period from its first trade on Oct 23, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026, QQDH paid 0.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.6%. At its price on Oct 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 3.9%, paid periodically.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, LOCT or QQDH?: LOCT charges 0.79% a year and QQDH charges 0.95%, so LOCT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

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Sources and dates

LOCT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

LOCT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

LOCT 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Innovator page for LOCT ↗

QQDH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QQDH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Tuttle website ↗

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How this is computed

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