Data as of .
ODTE vs TCAL: which paid, and which earned it?
ODTE and TCAL both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ODTE and TCAL hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in ODTE | Only in TCAL |
|---|---|
| Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF 33.70% | DANAHER CORP 2.01% |
| Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 33.27% | WATERS CORP 1.97% |
| Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF 33.03% | VERALTO CORP 1.87% |
| WASTE CONNECTIONS INC 1.80% | |
| YUM BRANDS INC 1.72% | |
| MCDONALD S CORP 1.70% | |
| VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES 1.69% | |
| LINDE PLC 1.63% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODTE | TCAL | ODTE | TCAL | ODTE | TCAL | |
| 3 months | −4.8% | +4.2% | 3.4% | 3.5% | −7.0 pts | +1.9 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +5.3% | not published | 6.3% | not published | −12.7 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +3.0% | not published | 11.4% | not published | −13.5 pts |
| Since launch | +6.2% | +3.9% | 6.7% | 15.2% | −10.5 pts | −32.7 pts |
| ODTE VegaShares SPX NDX RTY Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying weekly | TCAL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VegaShares | T. Rowe Price |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 14.1% | 9.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.68% | 0.34% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 6.7% (since launch on Apr 2, 2026) | 11.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.3% | −8.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +6.2% (since launch on Apr 2, 2026) | +3.0% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.7% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −10.5 pts | −13.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 169 days | 540 days |
| Net assets | $3m | $276m |
ODTE in plain words
Over the period since launch on Apr 2, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, ODTE paid 6.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.2%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.1%, paid weekly.
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 is cheaper, ODTE or TCAL?
- ODTE charges 0.68% a year and TCAL charges 0.34%, so TCAL 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, ODTE against TCAL, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/odte-vs-tcal Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.