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LOCT vs SIOO: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $11m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - October, and $25m on Nov 3, 2026 for VistaShares Target 15 S&P 100 Distribution ETF.

At a glance
5.2%
LOCT cash paid, 1 year
13.6%
SIOO cash paid, since launch, Dec 11, 2025
+5.8%
LOCT total return, 1 year
+10.8%
SIOO total return, since launch, Dec 11, 2025
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% 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.
SIOO · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 About even with OEF
SIOO
+10.8%
OEF
+10.9%

About even with OEF

SIOO since launch: paid 13.6%, price −3.6%, total +10.8%, OEF +10.9%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

OEF

+10.9%

SIOO

+10.8%

13.6% of it arrived as cash

about even with OEF

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with OEF

SIOO since launch: paid 13.6%, price −3.6%, total +10.8%, OEF +10.9%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

OEF

+10.9%

SIOO

+10.8%

13.6% as cash

about even with OEF

13.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SIOO since launch: paid 13.6%, price −3.6%, total +10.8%, OEF +10.9%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SIOO costs 0.20 points a year less; SIOO is 2.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

LOCT vs SIOO: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureLOCTSIOO
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+5.8%not published
Price changerose 0.4% (1 year)fell 3.6% (since Dec 11, 2025)
Return of capital, issuer estimate35% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment97% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOOS&P 100, measured through OEF
Against its benchmark, same daysbehind by 9.0 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.59%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$11m$25m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

Risk and return

Dec 19, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 45 weekly returns
LOCT SIOO
Return
Total return edge SIOO +4.3% +9.9%
Price return edge LOCT −0.6% −4.4%
Risk
Max drawdown edge LOCT −1.1% −6.3%
Reading

From Dec 2025 to Oct 2026, SIOO returned more: +9.9% to +4.3%. LOCT fell less at its worst: −1.1% to −6.3%.

Full scorecard

3 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: LOCT vs SIOO: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureLOCTSIOOEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+4.3%+9.9%SIOOPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Price return−0.6%−4.4%LOCTPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Max drawdown−1.1%−6.3%LOCTDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 45 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, LOCT and SIOO hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first LOCT SIOO
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Only in LOCT
Only in SIOO
Apple Inc 9.09%
NVIDIA Corp 8.37%
Microsoft Corp 6.30%
Amazon.com Inc 4.54%
Broadcom Inc 3.17%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.84%
Alphabet Inc 2.80%
Eli Lilly & Co 2.30%
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Side by side

LOCT Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - October · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly SIOO VistaShares Target 15 S&P 100 Distribution ETF · Covered call on OEF, paying monthly
Strategy buffer with income covered call
Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) S&P 100 (OEF)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 5.8% 15.4%
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.59%
Cash paid, 1 year 5.2% 13.6% (since launch, Dec 11, 2025)
Price change, 1 year +0.4% −3.6% (since launch, Dec 11, 2025)
Total return, 1 year +5.8% +10.8% (since launch, Dec 11, 2025)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +10.9% (since launch, Dec 11, 2025)
Ahead or behind −9.0 pts −0.1 pts (since launch, Dec 11, 2025)
Return of capital, latest estimate 35% 97%
Age 3.1 years 328 days
Net assets, LOCT as of Nov 4, 2026 and SIOO as of Nov 3, 2026 $11m $25m

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 SIOO: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowLOCTSIOOLOCTSIOOLOCTSIOO
3 months+1.2%+0.8%1.3%3.7%+1.3 pts+1.0 pts
6 months+2.4%+5.6%2.6%7.5%−2.6 pts+1.1 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 · SIOO Dec 2025+19.3%+10.8%17.5%13.6%−67.1 pts−0.1 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.

SIOO

Over the period from its first trade on Dec 11, 2025 to Nov 4, 2026, SIOO paid 13.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.8%. S&P 100 (OEF) returned +10.9% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.4%, paid monthly. VistaShares estimates that 97% of the distribution paid Oct 27, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, LOCT or SIOO?
LOCT charges 0.79% a year and SIOO charges 0.59%, so SIOO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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