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LOCT vs TPRY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $11m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - October, and $3.3m on Nov 3, 2026 for VistaShares Target 15 TEPRTantrum Contrarian Distribution ETF.

At a glance
5.2%
LOCT cash paid, 1 year
9.7%
TPRY cash paid, since launch, Feb 26, 2026
+5.8%
LOCT total return, 1 year
−7.2%
TPRY total return, since launch, Feb 26, 2026
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% 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.
TPRY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 19.3 pts behind SPY
TPRY
−7.2%
SPY
+12.1%

19.3 pts behind SPY

TPRY since launch: paid 9.7%, price −16.1%, total −7.2%, SPY +12.1%, −19.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+12.1%

TPRY

−7.2%

19.3 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

19.3 pts behind SPY

TPRY since launch: paid 9.7%, price −16.1%, total −7.2%, SPY +12.1%, −19.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+12.1%

TPRY

−7.2%

19.3 pts behind SPY

9.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TPRY since launch: paid 9.7%, price −16.1%, total −7.2%, SPY +12.1%, −19.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

LOCT costs 0.16 points a year less; LOCT is 3.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

LOCT vs TPRY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureLOCTTPRY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+5.8%not published
Price changerose 0.4% (1 year)fell 16.1% (since Feb 26, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate35% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment19% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOOS&P 500, measured through SPY
Against its benchmark, same daysbehind by 9.0 ptsbehind by 19.3 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.95%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$11m$3.3m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, LOCT and TPRY 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 TPRY
Only in one fund ↓
Only in LOCT
Only in TPRY
Amazon.com Inc 14.29%
Micron Technology Inc 11.36%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 8.48%
Alphabet Inc 6.34%
Uber Technologies Inc 5.69%
Apple Inc 5.64%
Meta Platforms Inc 5.56%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 4.55%
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Side by side

LOCT Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - October · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly TPRY VistaShares Target 15 TEPRTantrum Contrarian Distribution ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
Strategy buffer with income covered call
Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 5.8% 15.7%
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.95%
Cash paid, 1 year 5.2% 9.7% (since launch, Feb 26, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +0.4% −16.1% (since launch, Feb 26, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +5.8% −7.2% (since launch, Feb 26, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +12.1% (since launch, Feb 26, 2026)
Ahead or behind −9.0 pts −19.3 pts (since launch, Feb 26, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate 35% 19%
Age 3.1 years 251 days
Net assets, LOCT as of Nov 4, 2026 and TPRY as of Nov 3, 2026 $11m $3.3m

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 TPRY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowLOCTTPRYLOCTTPRYLOCTTPRY
3 months+1.2%−9.7%1.3%3.6%+1.3 pts−9.5 pts
6 months+2.4%−14.1%2.6%6.9%−2.6 pts−19.1 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 · TPRY Feb 2026+19.3%−7.2%17.5%9.7%−67.1 pts−19.3 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.

TPRY

Over the period from its first trade on Feb 26, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, TPRY paid 9.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 16.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −7.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +12.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 19.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.7%, paid monthly. VistaShares estimates that 19% of the distribution paid Oct 27, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, LOCT or TPRY?
LOCT charges 0.79% a year and TPRY charges 0.95%, so LOCT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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