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OCTH vs YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YQQQ paid 26.8% of its price in cash against OCTH’s 6.5%, though OCTH 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 $15m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF.

OCTH on its own →YQQQ on its own →
At a glance
6.5%
OCTH cash paid, 1 year
26.8%
YQQQ cash paid, 1 year
+7.5%
OCTH total return, 1 year
+6.6%
YQQQ total return, 1 year
OCTH · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 7.3 pts behind SPY
7.3 pts behind SPYOCTH 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% as cash7.3 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvested7.3 pts behind SPYOCTH 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

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.
YQQQ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 21.1 pts ahead of short QQQ
21.1 pts ahead of short QQQYQQQ over 1 year: paid 26.8%, price −21.3%, total +6.6%, short QQQ −14.5%, +21.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.short QQQ−14.5%YQQQ+6.6%26.8% as cash21.1 pts ahead of short QQQTotal return, distributions reinvested21.1 pts ahead of short QQQYQQQ over 1 year: paid 26.8%, price −21.3%, total +6.6%, short QQQ −14.5%, +21.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.short QQQ−14.5%YQQQ+6.6%21.1 pts ahead of short QQQ

YQQQ over 1 year: paid 26.8%, price −21.3%, total +6.6%, short QQQ −14.5%, +21.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

OCTH costs 0.32 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.9 points; OCTH is 1.1 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

OCTH vs YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureOCTHYQQQ
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+7.5%+6.6%
Price change, 1 yearrose 0.8%fell 21.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate51% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYNasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%1.11%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$16m$15m
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 Score68OCTH24.3YQQQ

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 YQQQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first OCTH YQQQ
Only in one fund ↓
Only in OCTH
Only in YQQQ
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 16.15%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 12.48%
QQQ 12/18/2026 750.02 P 8.12%
QQQ US 11/06/26 P685 0.09%
QQQ US 11/06/26 P665 0.03%
QQQ US 12/18/26 C915 0.01%
QQQ US 11/06/26 P682 -0.23%
QQQ US 11/06/26 P704 -0.41%
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Side by side

OCTH Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - October · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly YQQQ YieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF · Short option income on short QQQ, paying weekly
Issuer Innovator YieldMax
Strategy defined income short option income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short
Pays quarterly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 6.4% 22.7%
Expense ratio 0.79% 1.11%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.5% 26.8%
Price change, 1 year +0.8% −21.3%
Total return, 1 year +7.5% +6.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% −14.5%
Ahead or behind −7.3 pts +21.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 51% not published
Age 3.1 years 2.2 years
Net assets, OCTH as of Nov 4, 2026 and YQQQ as of Nov 3, 2026 $16m $15m

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 YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowOCTHYQQQOCTHYQQQOCTHYQQQ
3 months+1.2%+10.7%1.6%10.6%+1.4 pts+8.0 pts
6 months+2.9%+9.0%3.2%15.9%−2.2 pts+11.1 pts
1 year+7.5%+6.6%6.5%26.8%−7.3 pts+21.1 pts
3 years+22.0%–20.4%–−60.9 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: OCTH Oct 2023 · YQQQ Aug 2024+23.8%−10.1%20.7%40.8%−62.2 pts+28.7 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.

YQQQ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YQQQ paid 26.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 21.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.6%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short returned −14.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 21.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 22.7%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, OCTH or YQQQ?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OCTH paid 6.5% of its starting price in cash and YQQQ paid 26.8%, so YQQQ 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 YQQQ?
With every distribution reinvested, OCTH returned +7.5% and YQQQ +6.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, OCTH or YQQQ?
OCTH charges 0.79% a year and YQQQ charges 1.11%, so OCTH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Sources and dates
OCTH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
OCTH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
OCTH 19a-1 distribution notice ↗
Innovator page for OCTH ↗
YQQQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
YQQQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
YQQQ 19a-1 distribution notice ↗
YieldMax page for YQQQ ↗

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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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