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OCTH vs SDTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDTY paid 24.9% 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 $40m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF.

At a glance
6.5%
OCTH cash paid, 1 year
24.9%
SDTY cash paid, 1 year
+7.5%
OCTH total return, 1 year
+14.7%
SDTY 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.
SDTY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with VOO
SDTY
+14.7%
VOO
+14.8%

About even with VOO

SDTY over 1 year: paid 24.9%, price −12.3%, total +14.7%, VOO +14.8%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

SDTY

+14.7%

24.9% of it arrived as cash

about even with VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with VOO

SDTY over 1 year: paid 24.9%, price −12.3%, total +14.7%, VOO +14.8%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

SDTY

+14.7%

24.9% as cash

about even with VOO

24.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SDTY over 1 year: paid 24.9%, price −12.3%, total +14.7%, VOO +14.8%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

OCTH costs 0.29 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.2 points; SDTY is 2.5 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

OCTH vs SDTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureOCTHSDTY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+7.5%+14.7%
Price change, 1 yearrose 0.8%fell 12.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate51% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%1.08%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$16m$40m
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 Score68OCTH40.4SDTY

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 SDTY 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 SDTY
Only in one fund ↓
Only in OCTH
Only in SDTY
SPX 12/18/2026 1200.26 C 85.22%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 1.62%
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Side by side

OCTH Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - October · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly SDTY YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF · 0DTE covered call on VOO, paying weekly
Strategy defined income 0DTE covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)
Pays quarterly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 6.4% 23.2%
Expense ratio 0.79% 1.08%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.5% 24.9%
Price change, 1 year +0.8% −12.3%
Total return, 1 year +7.5% +14.7%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −7.3 pts −0.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 51% not published
Age 3.1 years 1.7 years
Net assets, OCTH as of Nov 4, 2026 and SDTY as of Nov 3, 2026 $16m $40m

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 SDTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowOCTHSDTYOCTHSDTYOCTHSDTY
3 months+1.2%+1.2%1.6%5.4%+1.4 pts+1.4 pts
6 months+2.9%+6.6%3.2%11.7%−2.2 pts+1.5 pts
1 year+7.5%+14.7%6.5%24.9%−7.3 pts−0.1 pts
3 years+22.0%–20.4%–−60.9 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: OCTH Oct 2023 · SDTY Feb 2025+23.8%+23.8%20.7%37.8%−62.2 pts−5.3 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.

SDTY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDTY paid 24.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 12.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.7%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 23.2%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, OCTH or SDTY?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OCTH paid 6.5% of its starting price in cash and SDTY paid 24.9%, so SDTY 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 SDTY?
With every distribution reinvested, OCTH returned +7.5% and SDTY +14.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, OCTH or SDTY?
OCTH charges 0.79% a year and SDTY charges 1.08%, so OCTH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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