OCTJ vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
OCTJ and VAIE both write options for income. Net assets: $15m on Oct 20, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - October, and $67m on Oct 19, 2026 for VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF.
VAIE costs 0.05 points a year less; VAIE is 4.4 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| OCTJ | VAIE | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.74% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026 | $15m | $67m |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.5% | not published |
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | not published |
| Holdings in common | not published | |
| Price change | rose 0.0% (1 year) | fell 3.6% (since May 12, 2026) |
10.3 pts behind SPY
OCTJ over 1 year: paid 5.3%, price 0.0%, total +5.5%, SPY +15.8%, −10.3 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
SPY
+15.8%
OCTJ
+5.5%
5.3% of it arrived 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 +15.8%, −10.3 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
SPY
+15.8%
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 +15.8%, −10.3 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Not measured
VAIE since launch: paid 6.8%, price −3.6%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
VAIE
+3.3%
6.8% as cash
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
VAIE since launch: paid 6.8%, price −3.6%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
VAIE
+3.3%
6.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. VAIE since launch: paid 6.8%, price −3.6%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | OCTJ | VAIE | OCTJ | VAIE | OCTJ | VAIE |
| 3 months | +1.0% | +2.5% | 1.3% | 4.1% | −2.0 pts | not measured |
| 6 months | +2.5% | – | 2.7% | – | −7.3 pts | – |
| 1 year | +5.5% | – | 5.3% | – | −10.3 pts | – |
| 3 years | +19.5% | – | 17.3% | – | −69.8 pts | – |
| Since launch Not the same days: OCTJ Oct 2023 · VAIE May 2026 | +19.2% | +3.3% | 17.2% | 6.8% | −67.4 pts | not measured |
Source: ETFIQ. – means no data for this window, usually because the fund is younger than it. Open this comparison in the app →
On the same fields
As of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid is what the fund distributed over the window, as a share of its price at the start. Payout rate is its latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.
About OCTJ
Over the year to Oct 20, 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 +15.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.3 pts. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.3%, paid quarterly.
About VAIE
Over the period from its first trade on May 12, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, VAIE paid 6.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.3%. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 16.8%, paid weekly.
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