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OCTJ vs SCEP: which paid, and which earned it?

OCTJ and SCEP both write options for income.

Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - October and STERLING CAPITAL HEDGED EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF.

5.2%OCTJ cash paid, 1 year
5.0%SCEP cash paid, 1 year
+5.5%OCTJ total return, 1 year
+3.5%SCEP total return, 1 year
OCTJ11.1 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%OCTJ+5.5%5.2% of it arrived as cash11.1 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%OCTJ+5.5%11.1 pts behind SPY
SCEP8.2 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+11.7%SCEP+3.5%5.0% as cash8.2 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+11.7%SCEP+3.5%8.2 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, OCTJ and SCEP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in OCTJOnly in SCEP
TREASURY BILL 98.69%ALPHABET INC 5.98%
TREASURY BILL 1.31%APPLE INC 5.71%
NVIDIA CORP 5.70%
BROADCOM INC 5.61%
AMAZON.COM INC 4.68%
JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 3.55%
MICROSOFT CORP 3.49%
LAM RESEARCH CORP 2.64%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

Performance, window by window

OCTJ and SCEP over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
OCTJSCEPOCTJSCEPOCTJSCEP
3 months+1.1%−0.1%1.3%1.7%−1.1 pts−2.4 pts
6 months+4.0%+8.3%2.7%3.7%−14.1 pts−9.7 pts
1 year+5.5%not published5.2%not published−11.1 ptsnot published
Since launch+18.9%+3.5%15.9%5.0%−66.0 pts−8.2 pts
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OCTJ and SCEP on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
OCTJ
Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - October
Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly
SCEP
STERLING CAPITAL HEDGED EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerInnovatorSterling Capital
Strategydefined incomecovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysquarterlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized5.3%7.1%
Expense ratio0.79%0.65%
Cash paid, 1 year5.2%5.0% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025)
Price change, 1 year+0.1%−1.6%
Total return, 1 year+5.5%+3.5% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+11.7%
Ahead or behind−11.1 pts−8.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age1082 days281 days
Net assets$15m$235m

OCTJ in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, OCTJ paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.3%, paid quarterly.

SCEP in plain words

Over the period since launch on Dec 11, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, SCEP paid 5.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +11.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.1%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, OCTJ or SCEP?
OCTJ charges 0.79% a year and SCEP charges 0.65%, so SCEP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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OCTJ against SCEP, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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