Which paid more, OCTJ or XIDE?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OCTJ paid 5.3% of its starting price in cash and XIDE paid 6.3%, so XIDE paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, OCTJ or XIDE?

With every distribution reinvested, OCTJ returned +5.8% and XIDE +6.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, OCTJ or XIDE?

OCTJ charges 0.79% a year and XIDE charges 0.85%, so OCTJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

OCTJ vs XIDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XIDE paid 6.3% of its price in cash against OCTJ’s 5.3%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $15m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - October, and $20m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - December.

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At a glance

5.3%

OCTJ cash paid, 1 year

6.3%

XIDE cash paid, 1 year

+5.8%

OCTJ total return, 1 year

+6.6%

XIDE total return, 1 year

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.

XIDE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 8.2 pts behind VOO

XIDE

+6.6%

VOO

+14.8%

8.2 pts behind VOO

XIDE over 1 year: paid 6.3%, price +0.1%, total +6.6%, VOO +14.8%, −8.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIDE

+6.6%

6.3% of it arrived as cash

8.2 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

8.2 pts behind VOO

XIDE over 1 year: paid 6.3%, price +0.1%, total +6.6%, VOO +14.8%, −8.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIDE

+6.6%

8.2 pts behind VOO

6.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. XIDE over 1 year: paid 6.3%, price +0.1%, total +6.6%, VOO +14.8%, −8.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

OCTJ costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.8 points; XIDE is 1.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

OCTJ vs XIDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	OCTJ	XIDE
Paid and earned
Measure	OCTJ	XIDE
Total return, 1 year	+5.8%	+6.6%
Price change, 1 year	rose 0.3%	rose 0.1%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	36% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment	61% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	OCTJ	XIDE
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Against its benchmark, same days	behind by 9.0 pts	behind by 8.2 pts
Cost and size
Measure	OCTJ	XIDE
Expense ratio	0.79%	0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$15m	$20m
Holdings
Measure	OCTJ	XIDE
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · OCTJ scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score65OCTJ61.1XIDE

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

OCTJ 65

XIDE 61.1

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, OCTJ and XIDE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first OCTJ XIDE

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Only in OCTJ

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2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.07 110.10%

2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 680.58 0.51%

2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 612.52 -0.21%

2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 680.58 -11.83%

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Side by side

OCTJ Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - October · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly XIDE FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - December · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly

Issuer Innovator First Trust

Strategy defined income buffer with income

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)

Pays quarterly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 5.3% 6.2%

Expense ratio 0.79% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 5.3% 6.3%

Price change, 1 year +0.3% +0.1%

Total return, 1 year +5.8% +6.6%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −9.0 pts −8.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 36% 61%

Age 3.1 years 2.9 years

Net assets, OCTJ as of Nov 4, 2026 and XIDE as of Nov 3, 2026 $15m $20m

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 XIDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	OCTJ	XIDE	OCTJ	XIDE	OCTJ	XIDE
3 months	+1.0%	+1.3%	1.3%	1.5%	+1.2 pts	+1.4 pts
6 months	+2.4%	+3.1%	2.6%	3.1%	−2.7 pts	−1.9 pts
1 year	+5.8%	+6.6%	5.3%	6.3%	−9.0 pts	−8.2 pts
3 years	+18.1%	–	17.0%	–	−64.8 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: OCTJ Oct 2023 · XIDE Dec 2023	+19.6%	+20.7%	17.2%	18.4%	−66.5 pts	−47.4 pts

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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.

XIDE

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XIDE paid 6.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.6%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.2%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 61% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, OCTJ or XIDE?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OCTJ paid 5.3% of its starting price in cash and XIDE paid 6.3%, so XIDE paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, OCTJ or XIDE?: With every distribution reinvested, OCTJ returned +5.8% and XIDE +6.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, OCTJ or XIDE?: OCTJ charges 0.79% a year and XIDE charges 0.85%, so OCTJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

S&P 500 (SPY) →Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) →OCTJ on its own →XIDE on its own →OCTJ dividend history →XIDE dividend history →XIDE holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

OCTJ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

OCTJ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

OCTJ 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Innovator page for OCTJ ↗

XIDE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XIDE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XIDE 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for XIDE ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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