Data as of Nov 12, 2026.
MPIM vs TCAL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Return, fees and overlap, side by side.
Pair scorecard
TCAL costs 0.36 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | MPIM | TCAL |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +10.3% |
| Price change | fell 12.8% (since Aug 12, 2026) | fell 2.0% (1 year) |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | not published | its own stocks |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 2.0 pts | |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.70% | 0.34% |
| Net assets | not read by ETFIQ | $331m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
Not measured
MPIM since launch: paid 3.0%, price −12.8%, total −10.0%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
MPIM
−10.0%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
MPIM since launch: paid 3.0%, price −12.8%, total −10.0%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
MPIM
−10.0%
3.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. MPIM since launch: paid 3.0%, price −12.8%, total −10.0%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
Data to Nov 12, 2026.2 pts behind its own stocks
TCAL over 1 year: paid 11.3%, price −2.0%, total +10.3%, its own stocks +12.3%, −2.0 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
its own stocks
+12.3%
TCAL
+10.3%
11.3% of it arrived as cash
2 pts behind its own stocks
Total return, distributions reinvested
2 pts behind its own stocks
TCAL over 1 year: paid 11.3%, price −2.0%, total +10.3%, its own stocks +12.3%, −2.0 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
its own stocks
+12.3%
TCAL
+10.3%
11.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TCAL over 1 year: paid 11.3%, price −2.0%, total +10.3%, its own stocks +12.3%, −2.0 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
Data to Nov 12, 2026.Side by side
As of Nov 12, 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 | MPIM | TCAL | MPIM | TCAL | MPIM | TCAL |
| 3 months | −10.6% | +4.2% | 3.0% | 2.6% | not measured | −1.1 pts |
| 6 months | – | +13.3% | – | 6.4% | – | −0.1 pts |
| 1 year | – | +10.3% | – | 11.3% | – | −2.0 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: MPIM Aug 2026 · TCAL Mar 2025 | −10.0% | +12.2% | 3.0% | 16.9% | not measured | not measured |
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MPIM
Over the period from its first trade on Aug 12, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026, MPIM paid 3.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 12.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −10.0%. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 17.0%, paid periodically.
TCAL
Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, TCAL paid 11.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.3%. TCAL's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jun 30, 2026) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.0 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.0%, paid monthly.
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MPIM and TCAL both write options for income.
MPIM and TCAL
Total return, distributions reinvested, 3 months.
MPIM −10.6%, TCAL +4.2%: TCAL +14.8 pts ahead, 3 months, Aug 13, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026.