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OCTH vs QLDY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QLDY paid 35.3% of its price in cash against OCTH’s 6.5%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $16m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - October, and $53m on Nov 3, 2026 for Defiance Nasdaq 100 LightningSpread Income ETF.

OCTH on its own →QLDY on its own →
At a glance
6.5%
OCTH cash paid, 1 year
35.3%
QLDY cash paid, 1 year
+7.5%
OCTH total return, 1 year
+9.1%
QLDY total return, 1 year
OCTH · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 7.3 pts behind SPY
OCTH
+7.5%
SPY
+14.8%

7.3 pts behind SPY

OCTH over 1 year: paid 6.5%, price +0.8%, total +7.5%, SPY +14.8%, −7.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

OCTH

+7.5%

6.5% of it arrived as cash

7.3 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

7.3 pts behind SPY

OCTH over 1 year: paid 6.5%, price +0.8%, total +7.5%, SPY +14.8%, −7.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

OCTH

+7.5%

7.3 pts behind SPY

6.5% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. OCTH over 1 year: paid 6.5%, price +0.8%, total +7.5%, SPY +14.8%, −7.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QLDY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3.2 pts behind QQQ
QLDY
+9.1%
QQQ
+12.3%

3.2 pts behind QQQ

QLDY over 1 year: paid 35.3%, price −27.2%, total +9.1%, QQQ +12.3%, −3.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QLDY

+9.1%

35.3% of it arrived as cash

3.2 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.2 pts behind QQQ

QLDY over 1 year: paid 35.3%, price −27.2%, total +9.1%, QQQ +12.3%, −3.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QLDY

+9.1%

35.3% cash

3.2 pts behind QQQ

35.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QLDY over 1 year: paid 35.3%, price −27.2%, total +9.1%, QQQ +12.3%, −3.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

OCTH costs 0.25 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.6 points; QLDY is 3.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

OCTH vs QLDY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureOCTHQLDY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+7.5%+9.1%
Price change, 1 yearrose 0.8%fell 27.2%
Return of capital, issuer estimate51% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment0% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYNasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%1.04%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$16m$53m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · OCTH scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score68OCTH24.9QLDY

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, OCTH and QLDY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first OCTH QLDY
Only in one fund ↓
Only in OCTH
Only in QLDY
Ndx 12/18/2026 2001.44 C 92.84%
United States Treasury Note/bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 0.49%
Exchange Put Opt 11/26 28320 0.15%
Xnd 12/18/2026 10.44 C 0.05%
Nasdaq-1 Put Opt 11/26 28470 -0.24%
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Side by side

OCTH Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - October · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly QLDY Defiance Nasdaq 100 LightningSpread Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying weekly
Issuer Innovator Defiance
Strategy defined income option income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Pays quarterly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 6.4% 19.7%
Expense ratio 0.79% 1.04%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.5% 35.3%
Price change, 1 year +0.8% −27.2%
Total return, 1 year +7.5% +9.1%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +12.3%
Ahead or behind −7.3 pts −3.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 51% 0%
Age 3.1 years 1.1 years
Net assets, OCTH as of Nov 4, 2026 and QLDY as of Nov 3, 2026 $16m $53m

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: OCTH vs QLDY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowOCTHQLDYOCTHQLDYOCTHQLDY
3 months+1.2%−4.5%1.6%9.5%+1.4 pts−1.1 pts
6 months+2.9%−3.1%3.2%18.5%−2.2 pts−2.8 pts
1 year+7.5%+9.1%6.5%35.3%−7.3 pts−3.2 pts
3 years+22.0%–20.4%–−60.9 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: OCTH Oct 2023 · QLDY Sep 2025+23.8%+13.2%20.7%39.1%−62.2 pts−3.7 pts

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About each fund
OCTH

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OCTH paid 6.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.4%, paid quarterly. Innovator estimates that 51% of the distribution paid Oct 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

QLDY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QLDY paid 35.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 27.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 19.7%, paid weekly. Defiance estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Nov 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, OCTH or QLDY?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OCTH paid 6.5% of its starting price in cash and QLDY paid 35.3%, so QLDY 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 QLDY?
With every distribution reinvested, OCTH returned +7.5% and QLDY +9.1% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, OCTH or QLDY?
OCTH charges 0.79% a year and QLDY charges 1.04%, so OCTH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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S&P 500 (SPY) →Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →OCTH on its own →QLDY on its own →OCTH dividend history →QLDY dividend history →QLDY holdings →Method →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
OCTH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
OCTH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
OCTH 19a-1 distribution notice ↗
Innovator page for OCTH ↗
QLDY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
QLDY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
QLDY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗
Defiance page for QLDY ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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