Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
LOCT vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
LOCT and RECI both write options for income.
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Net assets: $11m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - October, beside Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF.
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% of it arrived 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.Not measured
RECI since launch: paid 1.5%, price +2.1%, total +3.7%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
RECI
+3.7%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
RECI since launch: paid 1.5%, price +2.1%, total +3.7%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
RECI
+3.7%
1.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. RECI since launch: paid 1.5%, price +2.1%, total +3.7%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
RECI costs 0.49 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | LOCT | RECI |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +5.8% | not published |
| Price change | rose 0.4% (1 year) | rose 2.1% (since Jul 14, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 35% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment | 78% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO | not published |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 9.0 pts | |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.30% |
| Net assets | $11m | not read by ETFIQ |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | LOCT | RECI | LOCT | RECI | LOCT | RECI |
| 3 months | +1.2% | +3.5% | 1.3% | 1.5% | +1.3 pts | not measured |
| 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 · RECI Jul 2026 | +19.3% | +3.7% | 17.5% | 1.5% | −67.1 pts | not measured |
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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.
RECI
Over the period from its first trade on Jul 14, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, RECI paid 1.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.7%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.0%, paid monthly. Columbia estimates that 78% of the distribution paid Oct 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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