Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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OCTJ vs TMGN: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $15m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - October, beside TappAlpha Cboe Magnificent 10 Growth & Daily Income ETF.

At a glance
5.3%
OCTJ cash paid, 1 year
5.4%
TMGN cash paid, since launch, Jul 15, 2026
+5.8%
OCTJ total return, 1 year
+5.2%
TMGN total return, since launch, Jul 15, 2026
OCTJ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 9 pts behind SPY
OCTJ
+5.8%
SPY
+14.8%

9 pts behind SPY

OCTJ over 1 year: paid 5.3%, price +0.3%, total +5.8%, SPY +14.8%, −9.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

OCTJ

+5.8%

5.3% of it arrived as cash

9 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

9 pts behind SPY

OCTJ over 1 year: paid 5.3%, price +0.3%, total +5.8%, SPY +14.8%, −9.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

OCTJ

+5.8%

9 pts behind SPY

5.3% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. OCTJ over 1 year: paid 5.3%, price +0.3%, total +5.8%, SPY +14.8%, −9.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
TMGN · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
TMGN
+5.2%
none

Not measured

TMGN since launch: paid 5.4%, price −0.1%, total +5.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TMGN

+5.2%

5.4% of it arrived as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

TMGN since launch: paid 5.4%, price −0.1%, total +5.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TMGN

+5.2%

5.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TMGN since launch: paid 5.4%, price −0.1%, total +5.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

OCTJ costs 0.09 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

OCTJ vs TMGN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureOCTJTMGN
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+5.8%not published
Price changerose 0.3% (1 year)fell 0.1% (since Jul 15, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate36% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 28, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYnot published
Against its benchmark, same daysbehind by 9.0 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.88%
Net assets$15mnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

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OCTJ Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - October · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly TMGN TappAlpha Cboe Magnificent 10 Growth & Daily Income ETF · Option income, paying monthly
Strategy defined income option income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) none
Pays quarterly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 5.3% 21.7%
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.88%
Cash paid, 1 year 5.3% 5.4% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +0.3% −0.1% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +5.8% +5.2% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% not published
Ahead or behind −9.0 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 36% 100%
Age 3.1 years 112 days
Net assets $15m not read by ETFIQ

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: OCTJ vs TMGN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowOCTJTMGNOCTJTMGNOCTJTMGN
3 months+1.0%+3.6%1.3%5.3%+1.2 ptsnot measured
6 months+2.4%–2.6%–−2.7 pts–
1 year+5.8%–5.3%–−9.0 pts–
3 years+18.1%–17.0%–−64.8 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: OCTJ Oct 2023 · TMGN Jul 2026+19.6%+5.2%17.2%5.4%−66.5 ptsnot measured

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About each fund
OCTJ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OCTJ paid 5.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 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.

TMGN

Over the period from its first trade on Jul 15, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, TMGN paid 5.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.2%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 21.7%, paid monthly. TappAlpha estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 28, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, OCTJ or TMGN?
OCTJ charges 0.79% a year and TMGN charges 0.88%, so OCTJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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