Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
LOCT vs ROCY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
LOCT and ROCY both write options for income.
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Net assets: $11m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - October, and $884m on Nov 3, 2026 for JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield 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, 2026.1.8 pts behind SPY
ROCY since launch: paid 4.8%, price +10.2%, total +15.3%, SPY +17.1%, −1.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+17.1%
ROCY
+15.3%
4.8% as cash
1.8 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
1.8 pts behind SPY
ROCY since launch: paid 4.8%, price +10.2%, total +15.3%, SPY +17.1%, −1.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+17.1%
ROCY
+15.3%
1.8 pts behind SPY
4.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.1%. ROCY since launch: paid 4.8%, price +10.2%, total +15.3%, SPY +17.1%, −1.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.1%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
ROCY costs 0.44 points a year less; ROCY is far larger, $884m against $11m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | LOCT | ROCY |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +5.8% | not published |
| Price change | rose 0.4% (1 year) | rose 10.2% (since Mar 19, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 35% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO | S&P 500, measured through SPY |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 9.0 pts | behind by 1.8 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.35% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $11m | $884m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, LOCT and ROCY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
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 | ROCY | LOCT | ROCY | LOCT | ROCY |
| 3 months | +1.2% | +1.1% | 1.3% | 1.6% | +1.3 pts | +1.2 pts |
| 6 months | +2.4% | +6.5% | 2.6% | 3.5% | −2.6 pts | +1.5 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 · ROCY Mar 2026 | +19.3% | +15.3% | 17.5% | 4.8% | −67.1 pts | −1.9 pts |
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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.
ROCY
Over the period from its first trade on Mar 19, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, ROCY paid 4.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +17.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.6%, paid monthly.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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