Data as of .
GPIX vs TCAL: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year TCAL paid 11.4% of its price in cash against GPIX’s 8.8%, though GPIX returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: GPIX scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, GPIX and TCAL hold 24% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | GPIX | TCAL |
|---|---|---|
| AMAZON.COM INC | 3.39% | 1.53% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 3.90% | 1.50% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC | 1.48% | 1.04% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 1.67% | 1.01% |
| VISA INC | 0.99% | 1.69% |
| EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP | 0.96% | 1.16% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.80% | 0.95% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 0.95% | 0.86% |
| WALMART INC | 0.83% | 0.77% |
| MASTERCARD INC | 0.74% | 1.50% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS INC | 0.73% | 1.14% |
| JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY | 1.36% | 0.66% |
| Only in GPIX | Only in TCAL |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP 7.33% | WASTE CONNECTIONS INC 1.80% |
| APPLE INC 6.47% | SERVICE CORP INTERNATIONAL 1.43% |
| ALPHABET INC 4.37% | US FOODS HOLDING CORP 1.20% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 2.02% | AON PLC-CLASS A 1.16% |
| TESLA INC 1.89% | CHUBB LTD 1.00% |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC 1.51% | SPX TECHNOLOGIES INC 0.99% |
| ELI LILLY & COMPANY 1.48% | CYTOKINETICS INC 0.89% |
| ALPHABET INC 1.46% | ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS INC 0.79% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPIX | TCAL | GPIX | TCAL | GPIX | TCAL | |
| 3 months | +2.6% | +4.2% | 2.1% | 3.5% | +0.3 pts | +1.9 pts |
| 6 months | +16.6% | +5.3% | 4.7% | 6.3% | −1.4 pts | −12.7 pts |
| 1 year | +17.0% | +3.0% | 8.8% | 11.4% | +0.4 pts | −13.5 pts |
| Since launch | +80.7% | +3.9% | 30.5% | 15.2% | −10.8 pts | −32.7 pts |
| GPIX Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | TCAL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Goldman Sachs | T. Rowe Price |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.6% | 9.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.29% | 0.34% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.8% | 11.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | +7.4% | −8.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.0% | +3.0% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +0.4 pts | −13.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1058 days | 540 days |
| Net assets | $5.8bn | $276m |
GPIX in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, GPIX paid 8.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 7.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.0%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.6%, paid monthly.
TCAL in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, TCAL paid 11.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.0%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 13.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.4%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, GPIX or TCAL?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, GPIX paid 8.8% of its starting price in cash and TCAL paid 11.4%, so TCAL paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, GPIX or TCAL?
- With every distribution reinvested, GPIX returned +17.0% and TCAL returned +3.0% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so GPIX returned more.
- Which is cheaper, GPIX or TCAL?
- GPIX charges 0.29% a year and TCAL charges 0.34%, so GPIX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, GPIX against TCAL, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/gpix-vs-tcal Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.