Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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LOCT vs XVSP: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $11m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - October, and $4.5m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest SPCX & Target Income ETF.

At a glance
5.2%
LOCT cash paid, 1 year
2.7%
XVSP cash paid, since launch, Aug 26, 2026
+5.8%
LOCT total return, 1 year
−2.2%
XVSP total return, since launch, Aug 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% 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.
XVSP · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 About even with SPCX
XVSP
−2.2%
SPCX
−2.7%

About even with SPCX

XVSP since launch: paid 2.7%, price −4.6%, total −2.2%, SPCX −2.7%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

−2.7%

XVSP

−2.2%

about even with SPCX

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with SPCX

XVSP since launch: paid 2.7%, price −4.6%, total −2.2%, SPCX −2.7%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

−2.7%

XVSP

−2.2%

about even with SPCX

2.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XVSP since launch: paid 2.7%, price −4.6%, total −2.2%, SPCX −2.7%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

LOCT costs 0.06 points a year less; LOCT is 2.4 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

LOCT vs XVSP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureLOCTXVSP
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+5.8%not published
Price changerose 0.4% (1 year)fell 4.6% (since Aug 26, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate35% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOOSpace Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
Against its benchmark, same daysbehind by 9.0 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$11m$4.5m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, LOCT and XVSP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first LOCT XVSP
Only in one fund ↓
Only in LOCT
Only in XVSP
2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index P 1,500.03 342.87%
2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index C 500.03 122.35%
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) 50.05%
2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index C 1,500.03 0.00%
2027-01-22 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) C 1,327.41 0.00%
2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index P 500.03 -0.49%
2026-11-06 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) C 135 -0.52%
2027-01-22 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) P 1,327.41 -416.73%
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Side by side

LOCT Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - October · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly XVSP FT Vest SPCX & Target Income ETF · Option income on SPCX
Strategy buffer with income option income
Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
Pays monthly not established
Payout rate, annualized 5.8% 16.6%
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year 5.2% 2.7% (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +0.4% −4.6% (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +5.8% −2.2% (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% −2.7% (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)
Ahead or behind −9.0 pts +0.5 pts (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate 35% 100%
Age 3.1 years 70 days
Net assets, LOCT as of Nov 4, 2026 and XVSP as of Nov 3, 2026 $11m $4.5m

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 XVSP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowLOCTXVSPLOCTXVSPLOCTXVSP
3 months+1.2%–1.3%–+1.3 pts–
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 · XVSP Aug 2026+19.3%−2.2%17.5%2.7%−67.1 pts+0.4 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.

XVSP

Over the period from its first trade on Aug 26, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XVSP paid 2.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.2%. Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) returned −2.7% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 16.6%, paid periodically. First Trust estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, LOCT or XVSP?
LOCT charges 0.79% a year and XVSP charges 0.85%, so LOCT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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