{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/income/sca-vs-tla","section":"compare","title":"SCA vs TLA: which paid, and which earned it? | ETFIQ","description":"SCA paid 12.8% of its price in cash each over its own window and TLA 11.1%. Total return with distributions reinvested was +17.8% against +10.4%, to Sep 30","as_of":"Sep 30, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Which is cheaper, SCA or TLA?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"SCA charges 1.07% a year and TLA charges 1.07%, so SCA is cheaper. 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Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","citation":"ETFIQ, as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/sca-vs-tla","a":{"ticker":"SCA","name":"GraniteShares Autocallable SMCI ETF","issuer":"GraniteShares","desk":"income","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"Since its launch on May 27, 2026, SCA paid 12.8% in cash and finished 10.3 points ahead of SMCI.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/sca","key_facts":[{"label":"Cash paid, since launch, on its starting price","value":"12.8%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Total return, since launch","value":"+17.8%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Against SMCI","value":"+10.3 pts","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Return of capital, latest payout (GraniteShares estimate)","value":"28.6%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"GraniteShares estimate"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$2m","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"issuer page, as of Sep 30, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"1.07%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Jan 13, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"TLA","name":"GraniteShares Autocallable TSLA ETF","issuer":"GraniteShares","desk":"income","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"Since its launch on Feb 3, 2026, TLA paid 11.1% in cash and finished 26.3 points ahead of TSLA.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/tla","key_facts":[{"label":"Cash paid, since launch, on its starting price","value":"11.1%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Total return, since launch","value":"+10.4%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Against TSLA","value":"+26.3 pts","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Return of capital, latest payout (GraniteShares estimate)","value":"4.3%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"GraniteShares estimate"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$5m","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"issuer page, as of Sep 30, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"1.07%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Jan 13, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":null,"overlap_note":"ETFIQ does not publish a holdings overlap for this pair. Either the funds are not compared on holdings, or one book is incomplete.","full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/income/sca-vs-tla"}