Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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LOCT vs QVOL: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $11m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - October, and $49m on Aug 31, 2026 for Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF.

At a glance
5.2%
LOCT cash paid, 1 year
6.4%
QVOL cash paid, since launch, May 12, 2026
+5.8%
LOCT total return, 1 year
−7.8%
QVOL total return, since launch, May 12, 2026
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.
QVOL · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 7 pts behind ONEQ
QVOL
−7.8%
ONEQ
−0.8%

7 pts behind ONEQ

QVOL since launch: paid 6.4%, price −13.6%, total −7.8%, ONEQ −0.8%, −7.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

ONEQ

−0.8%

QVOL

−7.8%

7 pts behind ONEQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

7 pts behind ONEQ

QVOL since launch: paid 6.4%, price −13.6%, total −7.8%, ONEQ −0.8%, −7.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

ONEQ

−0.8%

QVOL

−7.8%

7 pts behind ONEQ

6.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QVOL since launch: paid 6.4%, price −13.6%, total −7.8%, ONEQ −0.8%, −7.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

LOCT costs 0.03 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

LOCT vs QVOL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureLOCTQVOL
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+5.8%not published
Price changerose 0.4% (1 year)fell 13.6% (since May 12, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate35% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOOFidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF, measured through ONEQ
Against its benchmark, same daysbehind by 9.0 ptsbehind by 7.0 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.82%
Net assets, LOCT as of Nov 4, 2026 and QVOL as of Aug 31, 2026$11m$49m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, LOCT and QVOL 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 LOCT QVOL
Only in one fund ↓
Only in LOCT
Only in QVOL
Broadcom Inc 6.42%
Alphabet Inc 6.17%
Oracle Corp 4.93%
Apple Inc 4.21%
Micron Technology Inc 4.19%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.03%
Amazon.com Inc 3.90%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.33%
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Side by side

LOCT Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - October · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly QVOL Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF · Option income on ONEQ, paying monthly
Strategy buffer with income option income
Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 5.8% 15.3%
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.82%
Cash paid, 1 year 5.2% 6.4% (since launch, May 12, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +0.4% −13.6% (since launch, May 12, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +5.8% −7.8% (since launch, May 12, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% −0.8% (since launch, May 12, 2026)
Ahead or behind −9.0 pts −7.0 pts (since launch, May 12, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate 35% not published
Age 3.1 years 176 days
Net assets, LOCT as of Nov 4, 2026 and QVOL as of Aug 31, 2026 $11m $49m

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 QVOL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowLOCTQVOLLOCTQVOLLOCTQVOL
3 months+1.2%−12.2%1.3%3.2%+1.3 pts−10.0 pts
6 months+2.4%–2.6%–−2.6 pts–
1 year+5.8%–5.2%–−9.0 pts–
3 years+17.9%–16.8%–−65.4 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: LOCT Oct 2023 · QVOL May 2026+19.3%−7.8%17.5%6.4%−67.1 pts−7.0 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.

QVOL

Over the period from its first trade on May 12, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, QVOL paid 6.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 13.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −7.8%. Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ) returned −0.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.3%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, LOCT or QVOL?
LOCT charges 0.79% a year and QVOL charges 0.82%, so LOCT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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