Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
DDDD vs TCAL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
DDDD and TCAL both write options for income.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $7.8m for YieldMax U.S. Stocks Target Double Distribution ETF and $324m for T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Premium Income ETF.
3.3 pts behind SCHD
DDDD since launch: paid 3.4%, price +13.4%, total +17.1%, SCHD +20.4%, −3.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SCHD
+20.4%
DDDD
+17.1%
3.4% as cash
3.3 pts behind SCHD
Total return, distributions reinvested
3.3 pts behind SCHD
DDDD since launch: paid 3.4%, price +13.4%, total +17.1%, SCHD +20.4%, −3.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SCHD
+20.4%
DDDD
+17.1%
3.3 pts behind SCHD
3.4% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. DDDD since launch: paid 3.4%, price +13.4%, total +17.1%, SCHD +20.4%, −3.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.3.4 pts behind its own stocks
TCAL over 1 year: paid 11.4%, price −1.2%, total +11.2%, its own stocks +14.6%, −3.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
its own stocks
+14.6%
TCAL
+11.2%
11.4% of it arrived as cash
3.4 pts behind its own stocks
Total return, distributions reinvested
3.4 pts behind its own stocks
TCAL over 1 year: paid 11.4%, price −1.2%, total +11.2%, its own stocks +14.6%, −3.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
its own stocks
+14.6%
TCAL
+11.2%
11.4% cash
3.4 pts behind its own stocks
11.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TCAL over 1 year: paid 11.4%, price −1.2%, total +11.2%, its own stocks +14.6%, −3.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
TCAL costs 0.67 points a year less; TCAL is far larger, $324m against $7.8m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | DDDD | TCAL |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +11.2% |
| Price change | rose 13.4% (since Mar 12, 2026) | fell 1.2% (1 year) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 76% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | US dividend stocks, measured through SCHD | its own stocks |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 1.01% | 0.34% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $7.8m | $324m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 9% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, DDDD and TCAL hold 9% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
half
9% in common
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Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | DDDD | TCAL | DDDD | TCAL | DDDD | TCAL |
| 3 months | +7.5% | +5.3% | 1.6% | 2.6% | −1.0 pts | −1.8 pts |
| 6 months | +13.6% | +12.3% | 3.3% | 6.3% | −2.6 pts | −0.9 pts |
| 1 year | – | +11.2% | – | 11.4% | – | −3.5 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: DDDD Mar 2026 · TCAL Mar 2025 | +17.1% | +12.0% | 3.4% | 16.9% | −3.3 pts | not measured |
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DDDD
Over the period from its first trade on Mar 12, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, DDDD paid 3.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 13.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.1%. US dividend stocks (SCHD) returned +20.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.3%, paid periodically. YieldMax estimates that 76% 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.
TCAL
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TCAL paid 11.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.2%. TCAL's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jun 30, 2026) returned +14.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.0%, paid monthly.
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How this is computed
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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