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

Over the year OCTH paid 6.3% of its price in cash against OVLH’s 0.3%, though OVLH returned more with it reinvested.

Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - October and Overlay Shares Hedged Large Cap Equity ETF.

6.3%OCTH cash paid, 1 year
0.3%OVLH cash paid, 1 year
+6.7%OCTH total return, 1 year
+9.1%OVLH total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Return Stability Score: OVLH scores higher

Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

OCTH 45.2OVLH 61.53.8, the lowest in this set96.8, the highest

A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed

OCTH9.9 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%OCTH+6.7%6.3% of it arrived as cash9.9 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%OCTH+6.7%9.9 pts behind SPY
OVLH7.5 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%OVLH+9.1%7.5 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%OVLH+9.1%7.5 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in OCTHOnly in OVLH
TREASURY BILL 98.41%Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 100.00%
TREASURY BILL 1.59%

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 May 31, 2026.

Performance, window by window

OCTH and OVLH over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
OCTHOVLHOCTHOVLHOCTHOVLH
3 months+1.3%+0.5%1.6%0.0%−1.0 pts−1.7 pts
6 months+5.5%+11.0%3.3%0.0%−12.5 pts−7.0 pts
1 year+6.7%+9.1%6.3%0.3%−9.9 pts−7.5 pts
3 yearsnot published+54.7%not published1.7%not published−23.7 pts
Since launch+22.9%+73.7%19.1%3.1%−61.9 pts−45.2 pts
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OCTH and OVLH on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
OCTH
Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - October
Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly
OVLH
Overlay Shares Hedged Large Cap Equity ETF
Put-selling overlay, hedged on SPY, paying annual
IssuerInnovatorOverlay Shares
Strategydefined incomeput-selling overlay, hedged
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysquarterlyannual
Payout rate, annualized6.4%0.3%
Expense ratio0.79%not published
Cash paid, 1 year6.3%0.3%
Price change, 1 year0.0%+8.8%
Total return, 1 year+6.7%+9.1%
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−9.9 pts−7.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age1082 days2072 days
Net assets$16m$116m

OCTH in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, OCTH paid 6.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.4%, paid quarterly.

OVLH in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, OVLH paid 0.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.3%, paid annual.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, OCTH or OVLH?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, OCTH paid 6.3% of its starting price in cash and OVLH paid 0.3%, so OCTH paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, OCTH or OVLH?
With every distribution reinvested, OCTH returned +6.7% and OVLH returned +9.1% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so OVLH returned more.

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Where these figures came from

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OCTH against OVLH, 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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