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FEPI vs TCAL: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FEPI paid 22.1% of its price in cash against TCAL’s 11.4%, though TCAL returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $679m for REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF and $324m for T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Premium Income ETF.

At a glance
22.1%
FEPI cash paid, 1 year
11.4%
TCAL cash paid, 1 year
+2.9%
FEPI total return, 1 year
+11.2%
TCAL total return, 1 year
FEPI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
FEPI
+2.9%
none

Not measured

FEPI over 1 year: paid 22.1%, price −19.3%, total +2.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FEPI

+2.9%

22.1% as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

FEPI over 1 year: paid 22.1%, price −19.3%, total +2.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FEPI

+2.9%

22.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. FEPI over 1 year: paid 22.1%, price −19.3%, total +2.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
TCAL · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3.4 pts behind its own stocks
TCAL
+11.2%
Own
+14.6%

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% as cash

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 0.31 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.3 points; FEPI is 2.1 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FEPI vs TCAL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureFEPITCAL
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+2.9%+11.2%
Price change, 1 yearfell 19.3%fell 1.2%
Against its benchmark
Benchmarknot publishedits own stocks
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.65%0.34%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$679m$324m
Holdings
Holdings in common7%

Method

Risk and return

Apr 4, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 82 weekly returns
FEPI TCAL
Return
Total return edge FEPI +51.8% +15.2%
Annualized edge FEPI +30.3% +9.4%
Price return edge FEPI +3.2% −3.8%
Risk
Volatility edge TCAL 19.0% 8.5%
Max drawdown edge TCAL −11.5% −7.0%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge FEPI 1.28 0.64
Sortino edge FEPI 2.05 0.95
Calmar edge FEPI 2.63 1.34
Reading

From Apr 2025 to Oct 2026, FEPI returned more: +51.8% to +15.2%. TCAL swung less: 8.5% to 19.0%. TCAL fell less at its worst: −7.0% to −11.5%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: FEPI vs TCAL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureFEPITCALEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+51.8%+15.2%FEPIPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+30.3%+9.4%FEPITotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+3.2%−3.8%FEPIPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility19.0%8.5%TCALSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation11.9%5.7%TCALLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−11.5%−7.0%TCALDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe1.280.64FEPIReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino2.050.95FEPIReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar2.631.34FEPIAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 82 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

7%

By the books each fund has filed, FEPI and TCAL hold 7% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

7% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FEPI TCAL
AMAZON.COM, INC. 4.21% 1.55%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.23% 1.51%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 6.04% 1.05%
META PLATFORMS, INC. 4.25% 1.02%
BROADCOM INC. 6.95% 0.96%
NETFLIX, INC. 4.21% 0.96%
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Only in FEPI
ALPHABET INC. 7.00%
APPLE INC. 6.90%
NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.68%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5.88%
ORACLE CORPORATION 4.23%
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. 4.22%
TESLA, INC. 4.22%
INTEL CORPORATION 4.10%
Only in TCAL
DANAHER CORP 2.02%
WATERS CORP 1.99%
VERALTO CORP 1.89%
WASTE CONNECTIONS INC 1.82%
YUM BRANDS INC 1.73%
MCDONALD S CORP 1.71%
VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES 1.71%
LINDE PLC 1.65%
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Side by side

FEPI REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF · Covered call, paying weekly TCAL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Premium Income ETF · Covered call on its own stocks, paying monthly
Strategy covered call covered call
Benchmark none TCAL's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jun 30, 2026)
Pays weekly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 24.9% 13.0%
Expense ratio 0.65% 0.34%
Cash paid, 1 year 22.1% 11.4%
Price change, 1 year −19.3% −1.2%
Total return, 1 year +2.9% +11.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year not published +14.6%
Ahead or behind not available −3.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published
Age 3.1 years 1.6 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $679m $324m

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: FEPI vs TCAL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowFEPITCALFEPITCALFEPITCAL
3 months−1.5%+5.3%6.4%2.6%not measured−1.8 pts
6 months−2.4%+12.3%11.2%6.3%not measured−0.9 pts
1 year+2.9%+11.2%22.1%11.4%not measured−3.5 pts
3 years+55.6%–69.1%–not measured–
Since launchNot the same days: FEPI Oct 2023 · TCAL Mar 2025+56.7%+12.0%69.6%16.9%not measurednot measured

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About each fund
FEPI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FEPI paid 22.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 19.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.9%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 24.9%, paid weekly.

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.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, FEPI or TCAL?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FEPI paid 22.1% of its starting price in cash and TCAL paid 11.4%, so FEPI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, FEPI or TCAL?
With every distribution reinvested, FEPI returned +2.9% and TCAL +11.2% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, FEPI or TCAL?
FEPI charges 0.65% a year and TCAL charges 0.34%, so TCAL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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