Data as of .
OCTJ vs TPRY: which paid, and which earned it?
OCTJ and TPRY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, OCTJ and TPRY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in OCTJ | Only in TPRY |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 98.69% | Micron Technology Inc 13.23% |
| TREASURY BILL 1.31% | Amazon.com Inc 12.40% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 8.48% | |
| Alphabet Inc 6.91% | |
| Meta Platforms Inc 5.35% | |
| Uber Technologies Inc 5.23% | |
| Apple Inc 4.91% | |
| Vistra Corp 4.57% |
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 Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCTJ | TPRY | OCTJ | TPRY | OCTJ | TPRY | |
| 3 months | +1.1% | −5.9% | 1.3% | 3.5% | −1.1 pts | −8.2 pts |
| 6 months | +4.0% | +11.9% | 2.7% | 8.1% | −14.1 pts | −6.1 pts |
| 1 year | +5.5% | not published | 5.2% | not published | −11.1 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +18.9% | +2.1% | 15.9% | 7.4% | −66.0 pts | −9.3 pts |
| OCTJ Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - October Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly | TPRY VistaShares Target 15 TEPRTantrum Contrarian Distribution ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Innovator | VistaShares |
| Strategy | defined income | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | quarterly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 5.3% | 15.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.95% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.2% | 7.4% (since launch on Feb 26, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +0.1% | −5.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.5% | +2.1% (since launch on Feb 26, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +11.4% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.1 pts | −9.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1082 days | 204 days |
| Net assets | $15m | $4m |
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.
TPRY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Feb 26, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, TPRY paid 7.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.1%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +11.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, OCTJ or TPRY?
- OCTJ charges 0.79% a year and TPRY charges 0.95%, so OCTJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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