Which is cheaper, OCTJ or QQDH?

OCTJ charges 0.79% a year and QQDH charges 0.95%, so OCTJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 30, 2026.

Income ETFs

OCTJ vs QQDH: Dividend Yield & Total Return

OCTJ and QQDH both write options for income.

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Net assets: $15m on Oct 30, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - October, beside Tuttle Capital Innovation 100 Income AND Hedge ETF.

OCTJ on its own →QQDH on its own →

At a glance

5.3%

OCTJ cash paid, 1 year

0.3%

QQDH cash paid, since launch, Oct 23, 2026

+5.2%

OCTJ total return, 1 year

−2.6%

QQDH total return, since launch, Oct 23, 2026

OCTJ · 1 year to Oct 30, 2026 7.2 pts behind SPY

OCTJ

+5.2%

SPY

+12.4%

7.2 pts behind SPY

OCTJ over 1 year: paid 5.3%, price −0.2%, total +5.2%, SPY +12.4%, −7.2 pts. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

SPY

+12.4%

OCTJ

+5.2%

5.3% of it arrived as cash

7.2 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

7.2 pts behind SPY

OCTJ over 1 year: paid 5.3%, price −0.2%, total +5.2%, SPY +12.4%, −7.2 pts. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

SPY

+12.4%

OCTJ

+5.2%

7.2 pts behind SPY

5.3% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. OCTJ over 1 year: paid 5.3%, price −0.2%, total +5.2%, SPY +12.4%, −7.2 pts. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

Data to Oct 30, 2026.

QQDH · since launch to Oct 30, 2026 Not measured

QQDH

−2.6%

none

Not measured

QQDH since launch: paid 0.3%, price −2.9%, total −2.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

QQDH

−2.6%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

QQDH since launch: paid 0.3%, price −2.9%, total −2.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

QQDH

−2.6%

0.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QQDH since launch: paid 0.3%, price −2.9%, total −2.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

Data to Oct 30, 2026.

Pair scorecard

OCTJ costs 0.16 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

OCTJ vs QQDH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	OCTJ	QQDH
Paid and earned
Measure	OCTJ	QQDH
Total return, 1 year	+5.2%	not published
Price change	fell 0.2% (1 year)	fell 2.9% (since Oct 23, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	36% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	OCTJ	QQDH
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	not published
Cost and size
Measure	OCTJ	QQDH
Expense ratio	0.79%	0.95%
Net assets	$15m	not read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Measure	OCTJ	QQDH
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

OCTJ Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - October · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly QQDH Tuttle Capital Innovation 100 Income AND Hedge ETF · 0DTE covered call

Issuer Innovator Tuttle

Strategy defined income 0DTE covered call

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) none

Pays quarterly not established

Payout rate, annualized 5.3% 3.9%

Expense ratio 0.79% 0.95%

Cash paid, 1 year 5.3% 0.3% (since launch, Oct 23, 2026)

Price change, 1 year −0.2% −2.9% (since launch, Oct 23, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +5.2% −2.6% (since launch, Oct 23, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +12.4% not published

Ahead or behind −7.2 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate 36% not published

Age 3.1 years 7 days

Net assets $15m not read by ETFIQ

As of Oct 30, 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: OCTJ vs QQDH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	OCTJ	QQDH	OCTJ	QQDH	OCTJ	QQDH
3 months	+0.7%	–	1.3%	–	−0.7 pts	–
6 months	+2.0%	–	2.6%	–	−3.4 pts	–
1 year	+5.2%	–	5.3%	–	−7.2 pts	–
3 years	+18.5%	–	17.1%	–	−68.9 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: OCTJ Oct 2023 · QQDH Oct 2026	+19.1%	−2.6%	17.2%	0.3%	−64.3 pts	not measured

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About each fund

OCTJ

Over the year to Oct 30, 2026, OCTJ paid 5.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +12.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.2 pts. At its price on Oct 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.3%, paid quarterly. Innovator estimates that 36% 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.

QQDH

Over the period from its first trade on Oct 23, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026, QQDH paid 0.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.6%. At its price on Oct 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 3.9%, paid periodically.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, OCTJ or QQDH?: OCTJ charges 0.79% a year and QQDH charges 0.95%, so OCTJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

S&P 500 (SPY) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →OCTJ on its own →QQDH on its own →OCTJ dividend history →QQDH dividend history →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

OCTJ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

OCTJ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

OCTJ 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Innovator page for OCTJ ↗

QQDH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QQDH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Tuttle website ↗

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How this is computed

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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