# OCTJ (Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - October)

Innovator · Income ETFs · data as of Sep 11, 2026

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, OCTJ paid 5.2% in cash and still finished 11.9 points behind SPY.

## Key facts

- OCTJ, cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price: 5.2%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- OCTJ, total return, 1 year: +5.6%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- OCTJ, against SPY: −11.9 pts, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- OCTJ, latest payout, annualized: 5.3%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- OCTJ, net assets: $19m (issuer page, as of Sep 11, 2026).
- OCTJ, expense ratio: 0.79% (485BPOS XBRL, Feb 27, 2026).

## OCTJ over each window to Sep 11, 2026

| Window | Cash paid | Price | Total return | SPY | Ahead or behind |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 months | 1.3% | −0.1% | +1.2% | +3.3% | −2.1 pts |
| 6 months | 2.6% | +0.8% | +3.6% | +16.0% | −12.5 pts |
| 1 year | 5.2% | +0.2% | +5.6% | +17.5% | −11.9 pts |
| Since launch | 15.9% | +1.5% | +18.8% | +85.0% | −66.2 pts |

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Strategy | defined income | ETFIQ |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy (proxy) | ETFIQ |
| Pays | quarterly | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $19m | issuer page, as of Sep 11, 2026 |
| Latest payout, annualized | 5.3% | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 485BPOS XBRL, Feb 27, 2026 |
| Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price | 5.2% | ETFIQ |
| Launched | Oct 2, 2023 | ETFIQ |
| Pays | quarterly | ETFIQ |
| Typical gap between ex-dates | 91 days | ETFIQ |
| Typical wait from ex-date to payment | 2 days | ETFIQ |
| Last paid, per share | $0.3177 ex Jun 30, 2026 | ETFIQ |
| Sum of the last 11 distributions | $3.7806 | ETFIQ |

## Questions

### How much has OCTJ paid over the last year?

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, OCTJ paid 5.2% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price rose 0.2%.

### Is OCTJ ahead of SPY?

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, OCTJ returned +5.6% against +17.5% for S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy, so a holder was behind it by 11.9 points.

### How often does OCTJ pay, and how much?

OCTJ pays quarterly. The latest distribution annualizes to 5.3% at its price on Sep 11, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.

### When does OCTJ next pay a distribution?

OCTJ pays quarterly. The last distribution went ex on Jun 30, 2026 at $0.3177 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 91 days the ex-date falls near Sep 29, 2026, which is an ETFIQ projection. Payment usually follows the ex-date by 2 days.

### What does OCTJ cost?

The prospectus expense ratio is 0.79% a year.


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