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

LOCT and SIOO both write options for income.

Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - October and VistaShares Target 15 S&P 100 Distribution ETF.

5.2%LOCT cash paid, 1 year
11.1%SIOO cash paid, 1 year
+5.4%LOCT total return, 1 year
+10.8%SIOO total return, 1 year
LOCT11.2 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%LOCT+5.4%5.2% of it arrived as cash11.2 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%LOCT+5.4%11.2 pts behind SPY
SIOOAbout even with OEF · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
OEF+11.0%SIOO+10.8%11.1% of it arrived as cashabout even with OEFTotal return, distributions reinvestedOEF+11.0%SIOO+10.8%11.1% cashabout even with OEF

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in LOCTOnly in SIOO
TREASURY BILL 98.30%NVIDIA Corp 9.83%
TREASURY BILL 0.43%Apple Inc 9.24%
TREASURY BILL 0.43%United States Treasury Bill 12/10/2026 7.85%
TREASURY BILL 0.42%Microsoft Corp 5.91%
TREASURY BILL 0.42%Amazon.com Inc 4.41%
Alphabet Inc 3.62%
Broadcom Inc 3.57%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.12%

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 Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

LOCT and SIOO over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
LOCTSIOOLOCTSIOOLOCTSIOO
3 months+1.0%+4.0%1.3%3.7%−1.2 pts+0.7 pts
6 months+3.9%+14.3%2.6%7.9%−14.1 pts−5.8 pts
1 year+5.4%not published5.2%not published−11.2 ptsnot published
Since launch+18.5%+10.8%16.5%11.1%−66.4 pts−0.2 pts
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LOCT and SIOO 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
SIOO
VistaShares Target 15 S&P 100 Distribution ETF
Covered call on OEF, paying monthly
IssuerInnovatorVistaShares
Strategybuffer with incomecovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 100 (OEF)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized5.2%15.1%
Expense ratio0.79%not published
Cash paid, 1 year5.2%11.1% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025)
Price change, 1 year+0.1%−1.1%
Total return, 1 year+5.4%+10.8% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+11.0%
Ahead or behind−11.2 pts−0.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age1082 days281 days
Net assets$11m$21m

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.

SIOO in plain words

Over the period since launch on Dec 11, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, SIOO paid 11.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.8%. S&P 100 (OEF) returned +11.0% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.1%, paid monthly.

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Where these figures came from

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LOCT against SIOO, 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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