OCTJ vs SCA: which paid, and which earned it?
OCTJ and SCA both write options for income. Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - October and GraniteShares Autocallable SMCI ETF.
10.3 pts behind SPY
OCTJ over 1 year: paid 5.3%, price 0.0%, total +5.5%, SPY +15.7%, −10.3 pts.
SPY
+15.7%
OCTJ
+5.5%
5.3% as cash
10.3 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
10.3 pts behind SPY
OCTJ over 1 year: paid 5.3%, price 0.0%, total +5.5%, SPY +15.7%, −10.3 pts.
SPY
+15.7%
OCTJ
+5.5%
10.3 pts behind SPY
5.3% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. OCTJ over 1 year: paid 5.3%, price 0.0%, total +5.5%, SPY +15.7%, −10.3 pts.
10.3 pts ahead of SMCI
SCA since launch: paid 12.8%, price +2.9%, total +17.8%, SMCI +7.5%, +10.3 pts.
SMCI
+7.5%
SCA
+17.8%
12.8% of it arrived as cash
10.3 pts ahead of SMCI
Total return, distributions reinvested
10.3 pts ahead of SMCI
SCA since launch: paid 12.8%, price +2.9%, total +17.8%, SMCI +7.5%, +10.3 pts.
SMCI
+7.5%
SCA
+17.8%
12.8% as cash
10.3 pts ahead of SMCI
12.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.8%. SCA since launch: paid 12.8%, price +2.9%, total +17.8%, SMCI +7.5%, +10.3 pts.
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | OCTJ | SCA | OCTJ | SCA | OCTJ | SCA |
| 3 months | +1.0% | +38.2% | 1.3% | 8.0% | −1.5 pts | −10.4 pts |
| 6 months | +3.4% | not published | 2.7% | not published | −13.6 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +5.5% | not published | 5.3% | not published | −10.3 pts | not published |
| Since launch OCTJ Oct 2023 · SCA May 2026 | +18.9% | +17.8% | 17.2% | 12.8% | −66.1 pts | +10.3 pts |
OCTJ and SCA over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →
On the same fields
OCTJ and SCA on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
OCTJ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, OCTJ paid 5.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +15.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.3 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.3%, paid quarterly.
SCA in plain words
Over the period since launch on May 27, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, SCA paid 12.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.8%. Super Micro (SMCI) returned +7.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 10.3 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 36.6%, paid monthly. GraniteShares estimates that 29% of the distribution paid Sep 11, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
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