Which paid more, JOYT or TCAL?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JOYT paid 0.9% 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, JOYT or TCAL?

With every distribution reinvested, JOYT returned +14.6% and TCAL +11.2% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, JOYT or TCAL?

JOYT charges 0.35% a year and TCAL charges 0.34%, so TCAL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

JOYT vs TCAL: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TCAL paid 11.4% of its price in cash against JOYT’s 0.9%, though JOYT returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $117m for JPMorgan Equity and Options Total Return ETF and $324m for T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Premium Income ETF.

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At a glance

0.9%

JOYT cash paid, 1 year

11.4%

TCAL cash paid, 1 year

+14.6%

JOYT total return, 1 year

+11.2%

TCAL total return, 1 year

JOYT · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with SPY

JOYT

+14.6%

SPY

+14.8%

About even with SPY

JOYT over 1 year: paid 0.9%, price +13.7%, total +14.6%, SPY +14.8%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JOYT

+14.6%

about even with SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with SPY

JOYT over 1 year: paid 0.9%, price +13.7%, total +14.6%, SPY +14.8%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JOYT

+14.6%

about even with SPY

0.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. JOYT over 1 year: paid 0.9%, price +13.7%, total +14.6%, SPY +14.8%, −0.2 pts. 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 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.4 points; TCAL is 2.8 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

JOYT vs TCAL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	JOYT	TCAL
Paid and earned
Measure	JOYT	TCAL
Total return, 1 year	+14.6%	+11.2%
Price change, 1 year	rose 13.7%	fell 1.2%
Against its benchmark
Measure	JOYT	TCAL
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	its own stocks
Cost and size
Measure	JOYT	TCAL
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.34%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$117m	$324m
Holdings
Measure	JOYT	TCAL
Holdings in common	19%

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

IQ Income Score99.1JOYT54.8TCAL

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

JOYT 99.1

TCAL 54.8

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

19%

By the books each fund has filed, JOYT and TCAL hold 19% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

19% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first JOYT TCAL

AMAZON.COM INC COMMON 4.16% 1.55%

MASTERCARD INC COMMON 1.87% 1.51%

MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 6.57% 1.51%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 1.33% 1.05%

META PLATFORMS INC COMMON 2.53% 1.02%

BROADCOM INC COMMON 2.17% 0.96%

THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC 0.94% 1.50%

RTX CORP 1.08% 0.87%

THE SOUTHERN COMPANY 0.70% 0.73%

STRYKER CORP COMMON STOCK 0.65% 1.51%

MEDTRONIC PLC COMMON 0.62% 0.68%

NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP 0.61% 1.58%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in JOYT

NVIDIA CORP COMMON STOCK 8.18%

APPLE INC COMMON STOCK 7.29%

ALPHABET INC-CL A 4.13%

WELLS FARGO & CO COMMON 2.11%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 2.10%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.01%

ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 1.63%

ABBVIE INC COMMON STOCK 1.58%

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%

VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES 1.71%

LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP 1.61%

TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INC 1.57%

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Side by side

JOYT JPMorgan Equity and Options Total Return ETF · Option income on SPY, paying quarterly TCAL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Premium Income ETF · Covered call on its own stocks, paying monthly

Issuer JPMorgan T. Rowe Price

Strategy option income covered call

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) TCAL's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jun 30, 2026)

Pays quarterly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 0.7% 13.0%

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.34%

Cash paid, 1 year 0.9% 11.4%

Price change, 1 year +13.7% −1.2%

Total return, 1 year +14.6% +11.2%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.6%

Ahead or behind −0.2 pts −3.4 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published

Age 1.2 years 1.6 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $117m $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: JOYT vs TCAL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	JOYT	TCAL	JOYT	TCAL	JOYT	TCAL
3 months	+2.0%	+5.3%	0.2%	2.6%	+2.2 pts	−1.8 pts
6 months	+7.8%	+12.3%	0.4%	6.3%	+2.8 pts	−0.9 pts
1 year	+14.6%	+11.2%	0.9%	11.4%	−0.1 pts	−3.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: JOYT Aug 2025 · TCAL Mar 2025	+21.6%	+12.0%	0.9%	16.9%	+0.1 pts	not measured

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About each fund

JOYT

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JOYT paid 0.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 13.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.7%, paid quarterly.

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, JOYT or TCAL?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JOYT paid 0.9% 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, JOYT or TCAL?: With every distribution reinvested, JOYT returned +14.6% and TCAL +11.2% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, JOYT or TCAL?: JOYT charges 0.35% a year and TCAL charges 0.34%, so TCAL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

JOYT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JOYT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

JPMorgan website ↗

TCAL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

TCAL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

T. Rowe Price website ↗

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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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