OCTH vs PLA: which paid, and which earned it?
OCTH and PLA both write options for income. Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - October and GraniteShares Autocallable PLTR ETF.
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% 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. Total return, distributions reinvested. OCTH over 1 year: paid 6.5%, price −0.9%, total +5.7%, SPY +15.7%, −10.0 pts.
27.2 pts behind PLTR
PLA since launch: paid 6.9%, price +3.7%, total +11.1%, PLTR +38.3%, −27.2 pts.
PLTR
+38.3%
PLA
+11.1%
6.9% as cash
27.2 pts behind PLTR
Total return, distributions reinvested
27.2 pts behind PLTR
PLA since launch: paid 6.9%, price +3.7%, total +11.1%, PLTR +38.3%, −27.2 pts.
PLTR
+38.3%
PLA
+11.1%
27.2 pts behind PLTR
6.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +38.3%. PLA since launch: paid 6.9%, price +3.7%, total +11.1%, PLTR +38.3%, −27.2 pts.
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | OCTH | PLA | OCTH | PLA | OCTH | PLA |
| 3 months | +0.9% | +11.5% | 1.6% | 3.5% | −1.6 pts | −37.2 pts |
| 6 months | +4.5% | not published | 3.3% | not published | −12.5 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +5.7% | not published | 6.5% | not published | −10.0 pts | not published |
| Since launch OCTH Oct 2023 · PLA May 2026 | +22.8% | +11.1% | 20.7% | 6.9% | −62.3 pts | −27.2 pts |
OCTH and PLA over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →
On the same fields
OCTH and PLA on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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.
PLA in plain words
Over the period since launch on May 19, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, PLA paid 6.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.1%. Palantir (PLTR) returned +38.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 27.2 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 19.3%, paid monthly. GraniteShares estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 11, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
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