MRA vs OCTH: which paid, and which earned it?

MRA and OCTH both write options for income. GraniteShares Autocallable MARA ETF and Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - October.

13.7%
MRA cash paid, since launch
6.5%
OCTH cash paid, 1 year
+4.6%
MRA total return, since launch
+5.7%
OCTH total return, 1 year
MRA · since launch to Sep 30, 202625.5 pts ahead of MARA
MRA
+4.6%
MARA
−20.9%

25.5 pts ahead of MARA

MRA since launch: paid 13.7%, price −10.4%, total +4.6%, MARA −20.9%, +25.5 pts.

MARA

−20.9%

MRA

+4.6%

25.5 pts ahead of MARA

Total return, distributions reinvested

25.5 pts ahead of MARA

MRA since launch: paid 13.7%, price −10.4%, total +4.6%, MARA −20.9%, +25.5 pts.

MARA

−20.9%

MRA

+4.6%

25.5 pts ahead of MARA

13.7% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. MRA since launch: paid 13.7%, price −10.4%, total +4.6%, MARA −20.9%, +25.5 pts.

OCTH · 1 year to Sep 30, 202610 pts behind SPY
OCTH
+5.7%
SPY
+15.7%

10 pts behind SPY

OCTH over 1 year: paid 6.5%, price −0.9%, total +5.7%, SPY +15.7%, −10.0 pts.

SPY

+15.7%

OCTH

+5.7%

6.5% as cash

10 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

10 pts behind SPY

OCTH over 1 year: paid 6.5%, price −0.9%, total +5.7%, SPY +15.7%, −10.0 pts.

SPY

+15.7%

OCTH

+5.7%

10 pts behind SPY

6.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +15.7%. OCTH over 1 year: paid 6.5%, price −0.9%, total +5.7%, SPY +15.7%, −10.0 pts.

Performance, window by window

Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowMRAOCTHMRAOCTHMRAOCTH
3 months+7.2%+0.9%7.5%1.6%+22.4 pts−1.6 pts
6 monthsnot published+4.5%not published3.3%not published−12.5 pts
1 yearnot published+5.7%not published6.5%not published−10.0 pts
Since launch
MRA May 2026 · OCTH Oct 2023
+4.6%+22.8%13.7%20.7%+25.5 pts−62.3 pts

MRA and OCTH over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

MRA
GraniteShares Autocallable MARA ETF · Autocallable on MARA, paying monthly
OCTH
Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - October · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly
Issuer GraniteShares Innovator
Strategy autocallable defined income
Benchmark MARA (MARA) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly quarterly
Payout rate, annualized 45.3% 6.5%
Expense ratio 1.07% 0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year 13.7% (since launch on May 27, 2026) 6.5%
Price change, 1 year −10.4% −0.9%
Total return, 1 year +4.6% (since launch on May 27, 2026) +5.7%
Benchmark return, 1 year −20.9% +15.7%
Ahead or behind +25.5 pts −10.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published
Age 126 days 1094 days
Net assets $1m $16m

MRA and OCTH on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

MRA in plain words

Over the period since launch on May 27, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, MRA paid 13.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.6%. MARA (MARA) returned −20.9% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 25.5 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 45.3%, paid monthly.

OCTH in plain words

Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, OCTH paid 6.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +15.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.0 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.5%, paid quarterly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, MRA or OCTH?
MRA charges 1.07% a year and OCTH charges 0.79%, so OCTH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Cite this page

ETFIQ, MRA against OCTH, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/mra-vs-octh

Open data

Free to use with attribution. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology.