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LOCT vs ROCQ: which paid, and which earned it?

LOCT and ROCQ both write options for income.

Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - October and JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF.

5.2%LOCT cash paid, 1 year
5.8%ROCQ cash paid, 1 year
+5.4%LOCT total return, 1 year
+18.0%ROCQ total return, 1 year
LOCT11.2 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%LOCT+5.4%5.2% as cash11.2 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%LOCT+5.4%11.2 pts behind SPY
ROCQ4 pts behind QQQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.9%ROCQ+18.0%5.8% as cash4 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.9%ROCQ+18.0%4 pts behind QQQ

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, LOCT and ROCQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in LOCTOnly in ROCQ
TREASURY BILL 98.30%NVIDIA Corp. 8.37%
TREASURY BILL 0.43%Apple, Inc. 7.12%
TREASURY BILL 0.43%Micron Technology, Inc. 6.70%
TREASURY BILL 0.42%Alphabet, Inc. 6.30%
TREASURY BILL 0.42%Microsoft Corp. 5.03%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 4.74%
Amazon.com, Inc. 4.52%
Lam Research Corp. 4.21%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

Performance, window by window

LOCT and ROCQ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
LOCTROCQLOCTROCQLOCTROCQ
3 months+1.0%0.0%1.3%3.0%−1.2 pts+2.5 pts
6 months+3.9%+20.0%2.6%5.9%−14.1 pts−4.2 pts
1 year+5.4%not published5.2%not published−11.2 ptsnot published
Since launch+18.5%+18.0%16.5%5.8%−66.4 pts−4.0 pts
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LOCT and ROCQ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
LOCT
Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - October
Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly
ROCQ
JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF
Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerInnovatorJPMorgan
Strategybuffer with incomecovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized5.2%10.6%
Expense ratio0.79%not published
Cash paid, 1 year5.2%5.8% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+0.1%+12.0%
Total return, 1 year+5.4%+18.0% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+21.9%
Ahead or behind−11.2 pts−4.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age1082 days183 days
Net assets$11m$629m

LOCT in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, LOCT paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.4%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.2%, paid monthly.

ROCQ in plain words

Over the period since launch on Mar 19, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, ROCQ paid 5.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 12.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.6%, paid monthly.

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Where these figures came from

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LOCT against ROCQ, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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