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

OCTH and QVOL both write options for income.

Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - October and Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF.

6.3%OCTH cash paid, 1 year
4.2%QVOL cash paid, 1 year
+6.7%OCTH total return, 1 year
+4.3%QVOL total return, 1 year
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
QVOL2.1 pts ahead of QQQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+2.1%QVOL+4.3%4.2% as cash2.1 pts ahead of QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+2.1%QVOL+4.3%2.1 pts ahead of QQQ

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in OCTHOnly in QVOL
TREASURY BILL 98.41%NVIDIA Corp 8.53%
TREASURY BILL 1.59%Amazon.com Inc 7.61%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 6.17%
Microsoft Corp 5.05%
Alphabet Inc 4.70%
Alphabet Inc 4.69%
Micron Technology Inc 4.53%
Marvell Technology Inc 4.30%

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 QVOL over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
OCTHQVOLOCTHQVOLOCTHQVOL
3 months+1.3%−3.7%1.6%3.0%−1.0 pts−1.2 pts
6 months+5.5%not published3.3%not published−12.5 ptsnot published
1 year+6.7%not published6.3%not published−9.9 ptsnot published
Since launch+22.9%+4.3%19.1%4.2%−61.9 pts+2.1 pts
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OCTH and QVOL 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
QVOL
Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF
Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerInnovatorInfrastructure Capital
Strategydefined incomeoption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysquarterlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized6.4%12.6%
Expense ratio0.79%0.82%
Cash paid, 1 year6.3%4.2% (since launch on May 12, 2026)
Price change, 1 year0.0%0.0%
Total return, 1 year+6.7%+4.3% (since launch on May 12, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+2.1%
Ahead or behind−9.9 pts+2.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age1082 days129 days
Net assets$16m$8m

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.

QVOL in plain words

Over the period since launch on May 12, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, QVOL paid 4.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.3%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +2.1% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.6%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, OCTH or QVOL?
OCTH charges 0.79% a year and QVOL charges 0.82%, so OCTH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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OCTH against QVOL, 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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