Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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OCTH vs ROCY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $16m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - October, and $884m on Nov 3, 2026 for JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF.

At a glance
6.5%
OCTH cash paid, 1 year
4.8%
ROCY cash paid, since launch, Mar 19, 2026
+7.5%
OCTH total return, 1 year
+15.3%
ROCY total return, since launch, Mar 19, 2026
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.
ROCY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 1.8 pts behind SPY
ROCY
+15.3%
SPY
+17.1%

1.8 pts behind SPY

ROCY since launch: paid 4.8%, price +10.2%, total +15.3%, SPY +17.1%, −1.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+17.1%

ROCY

+15.3%

4.8% as cash

1.8 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.8 pts behind SPY

ROCY since launch: paid 4.8%, price +10.2%, total +15.3%, SPY +17.1%, −1.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+17.1%

ROCY

+15.3%

1.8 pts behind SPY

4.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.1%. ROCY since launch: paid 4.8%, price +10.2%, total +15.3%, SPY +17.1%, −1.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.1%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

ROCY costs 0.44 points a year less; ROCY is far larger, $884m against $16m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

OCTH vs ROCY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureOCTHROCY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+7.5%not published
Price changerose 0.8% (1 year)rose 10.2% (since Mar 19, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate51% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.35%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$16m$884m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, OCTH and ROCY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first OCTH ROCY
Only in one fund ↓
Only in OCTH
Only in ROCY
NVIDIA CORP COMMON STOCK 8.20%
APPLE INC COMMON STOCK 7.31%
MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 6.59%
AMAZON.COM INC COMMON 4.16%
ALPHABET INC-CL A 4.13%
META PLATFORMS INC COMMON 2.54%
BROADCOM INC COMMON 2.17%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 2.11%
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Side by side

OCTH Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - October · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly ROCY JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
Strategy defined income covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays quarterly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 6.4% 6.6%
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.5% 4.8% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +0.8% +10.2% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +7.5% +15.3% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +17.1% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)
Ahead or behind −7.3 pts −1.8 pts (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate 51% not published
Age 3.1 years 230 days
Net assets, OCTH as of Nov 4, 2026 and ROCY as of Nov 3, 2026 $16m $884m

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 ROCY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowOCTHROCYOCTHROCYOCTHROCY
3 months+1.2%+1.1%1.6%1.6%+1.4 pts+1.2 pts
6 months+2.9%+6.5%3.2%3.5%−2.2 pts+1.5 pts
1 year+7.5%–6.5%–−7.3 pts–
3 years+22.0%–20.4%–−60.9 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: OCTH Oct 2023 · ROCY Mar 2026+23.8%+15.3%20.7%4.8%−62.2 pts−1.9 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.

ROCY

Over the period from its first trade on Mar 19, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, ROCY paid 4.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +17.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.6%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, OCTH or ROCY?
OCTH charges 0.79% a year and ROCY charges 0.35%, so ROCY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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