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OCTH vs YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YLDE paid 7.9% 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 $186m on Nov 3, 2026 for Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF.

At a glance
6.5%
OCTH cash paid, 1 year
7.9%
YLDE cash paid, 1 year
+7.5%
OCTH total return, 1 year
+19.0%
YLDE 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.
YLDE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.2 pts ahead of IWV
YLDE
+19.0%
IWV
+14.8%

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

IWV

+14.8%

YLDE

+19.0%

7.9% of it arrived as cash

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

IWV

+14.8%

YLDE

+19.0%

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

7.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +19.0%. YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +19.0%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

YLDE costs 0.31 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.5 points; YLDE is 11.6 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

OCTH vs YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureOCTHYLDE
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+7.5%+19.0%
Price change, 1 yearrose 0.8%rose 10.5%
Return of capital, issuer estimate51% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment67% of the Apr 6, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYiShares Russell 3000 ETF, measured through IWV
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.48%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$16m$186m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · YLDE scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score68OCTH91.9YLDE

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 YLDE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first OCTH YLDE
Only in one fund ↓
Only in OCTH
Only in YLDE
WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 4.53%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 3.96%
ALPHABET INC 3.52%
NVIDIA CORP 2.97%
NESTLE' SA/AG 2.88%
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC 2.77%
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.72%
MICROSOFT CORP 2.61%
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Side by side

OCTH Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - October · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly YLDE Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF · Covered call on IWV, paying monthly
Strategy defined income covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) iShares Russell 3000 ETF (IWV)
Pays quarterly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 6.4% 6.3%
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.48%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.5% 7.9%
Price change, 1 year +0.8% +10.5%
Total return, 1 year +7.5% +19.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −7.3 pts +4.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 51% 67%
Age 3.1 years 9.5 years
Net assets, OCTH as of Nov 4, 2026 and YLDE as of Nov 3, 2026 $16m $186m

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 YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowOCTHYLDEOCTHYLDEOCTHYLDE
3 months+1.2%+3.2%1.6%1.6%+1.4 pts+3.6 pts
6 months+2.9%+8.6%3.2%4.0%−2.2 pts+3.7 pts
1 year+7.5%+19.0%6.5%7.9%−7.3 pts+4.2 pts
3 years+22.0%+61.5%20.4%18.0%−60.9 pts−19.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: OCTH Oct 2023 · YLDE May 2017+23.8%+197.5%20.7%44.5%−62.2 pts−52.9 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.

YLDE

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YLDE paid 7.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.0%. iShares Russell 3000 ETF (IWV) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid monthly. Franklin estimates that 67% of the distribution paid Apr 6, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, OCTH or YLDE?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OCTH paid 6.5% of its starting price in cash and YLDE paid 7.9%, so YLDE 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 YLDE?
With every distribution reinvested, OCTH returned +7.5% and YLDE +19.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, OCTH or YLDE?
OCTH charges 0.79% a year and YLDE charges 0.48%, so YLDE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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