Data as of .
RDVI vs TCAL: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year TCAL paid 11.4% of its price in cash against RDVI’s 8.8%, though RDVI returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: RDVI 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, RDVI and TCAL hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | RDVI | TCAL |
|---|---|---|
| Veralto Corporation | 1.91% | 1.87% |
| Visa Inc. (Class A) | 2.06% | 1.69% |
| Microsoft Corporation | 2.05% | 1.50% |
| Costco Wholesale Corporation | 1.78% | 1.20% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) | 2.04% | 1.01% |
| Chubb Limited | 2.02% | 1.00% |
| Mastercard Incorporated | 0.94% | 1.50% |
| Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | 2.13% | 0.75% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 2.10% | 0.66% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 0.51% | 1.14% |
| Elevance Health Inc. | 0.58% | 0.49% |
| The Progressive Corporation | 0.41% | 0.51% |
| Only in RDVI | Only in TCAL |
|---|---|
| Lam Research Corporation 2.31% | DANAHER CORP 2.01% |
| Applied Materials, Inc. 2.30% | WATERS CORP 1.97% |
| The Travelers Companies, Inc. 2.27% | WASTE CONNECTIONS INC 1.80% |
| The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 2.22% | YUM BRANDS INC 1.72% |
| GE Vernova Inc. 2.19% | MCDONALD S CORP 1.70% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. 2.18% | LINDE PLC 1.63% |
| KLA Corporation 2.16% | LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP 1.60% |
| NVIDIA Corporation 2.16% | NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP 1.56% |
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 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RDVI | TCAL | RDVI | TCAL | RDVI | TCAL | |
| 3 months | +0.3% | +4.2% | 2.1% | 3.5% | −6.3 pts | +1.9 pts |
| 6 months | +15.1% | +5.3% | 4.6% | 6.3% | +2.5 pts | −12.7 pts |
| 1 year | +19.2% | +3.0% | 8.8% | 11.4% | −8.0 pts | −13.5 pts |
| 3 years | +69.2% | not published | 29.6% | not published | +15.5 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +101.2% | +3.9% | 41.0% | 15.2% | +32.0 pts | −32.7 pts |
| RDVI FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on SCHD, paying monthly | TCAL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | T. Rowe Price |
| Strategy | dividend stocks with call overlay | covered call |
| Benchmark | US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.8% | 9.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.34% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.8% | 11.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | +9.6% | −8.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +19.2% | +3.0% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +27.2% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −8.0 pts | −13.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1429 days | 540 days |
| Net assets | $3.7bn | $276m |
RDVI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, RDVI paid 8.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.2%. US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy returned +27.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.8%, 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, RDVI or TCAL?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, RDVI 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, RDVI or TCAL?
- With every distribution reinvested, RDVI returned +19.2% and TCAL returned +3.0% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so RDVI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, RDVI or TCAL?
- RDVI charges 0.75% 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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