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LOCT vs XSHP: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $11m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - October, and $11m on Nov 3, 2026 for Kurv SpaceX Enhanced Income ETF.

At a glance
5.2%
LOCT cash paid, 1 year
11.3%
XSHP cash paid, since launch, Jun 17, 2026
+5.8%
LOCT total return, 1 year
−21.1%
XSHP total return, since launch, Jun 17, 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% 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.
XSHP · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
XSHP
−21.1%
none

Not measured

XSHP since launch: paid 11.3%, price −32.7%, total −21.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XSHP

−21.1%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

XSHP since launch: paid 11.3%, price −32.7%, total −21.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XSHP

−21.1%

11.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XSHP since launch: paid 11.3%, price −32.7%, total −21.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

LOCT costs 0.20 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

LOCT vs XSHP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureLOCTXSHP
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+5.8%not published
Price changerose 0.4% (1 year)fell 32.7% (since Jun 17, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate35% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment92% of the Oct 8, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOOnot published
Against its benchmark, same daysbehind by 9.0 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.99%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$11m$11m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

Risk and return

Jun 26, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 18 weekly returns
LOCT XSHP
Return
Total return edge LOCT +1.5% −2.7%
Price return edge LOCT −0.7% −14.7%
Risk
Max drawdown edge LOCT −0.2% −30.2%
Reading

From Jun 2026 to Oct 2026, LOCT returned more: +1.5% to −2.7%. LOCT fell less at its worst: −0.2% to −30.2%.

Full scorecard

3 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: LOCT vs XSHP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureLOCTXSHPEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+1.5%−2.7%LOCTPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Price return−0.7%−14.7%LOCTPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Max drawdown−0.2%−30.2%LOCTDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 18 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

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

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0% in common

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Side by side

LOCT Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - October · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly XSHP Kurv SpaceX Enhanced Income ETF · Covered call, paying monthly
Strategy buffer with income covered call
Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) none
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 5.8% 33.7%
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.99%
Cash paid, 1 year 5.2% 11.3% (since launch, Jun 17, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +0.4% −32.7% (since launch, Jun 17, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +5.8% −21.1% (since launch, Jun 17, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% not published
Ahead or behind −9.0 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 35% 92%
Age 3.1 years 140 days
Net assets, LOCT as of Nov 4, 2026 and XSHP as of Nov 3, 2026 $11m $11m

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 XSHP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowLOCTXSHPLOCTXSHPLOCTXSHP
3 months+1.2%+31.3%1.3%11.2%+1.3 ptsnot measured
6 months+2.4%–2.6%–−2.6 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 · XSHP Jun 2026+19.3%−21.1%17.5%11.3%−67.1 ptsnot measured

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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.

XSHP

Over the period from its first trade on Jun 17, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XSHP paid 11.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 32.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −21.1%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 33.7%, paid monthly. Kurv estimates that 92% of the distribution paid Oct 8, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, LOCT or XSHP?
LOCT charges 0.79% a year and XSHP charges 0.99%, so LOCT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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