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SCLZ 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 SCLZ’s 8.5%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $20m on Jun 30, 2026 for Swan Enhanced Dividend Income ETF, and $324m on Nov 3, 2026 for T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Premium Income ETF.

At a glance
8.5%
SCLZ cash paid, 1 year
11.4%
TCAL cash paid, 1 year
+10.6%
SCLZ total return, 1 year
+11.2%
TCAL total return, 1 year
SCLZ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.2 pts behind SPY
SCLZ
+10.6%
SPY
+14.8%

4.2 pts behind SPY

SCLZ over 1 year: paid 8.5%, price +1.6%, total +10.6%, SPY +14.8%, −4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SCLZ

+10.6%

8.5% of it arrived as cash

4.2 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.2 pts behind SPY

SCLZ over 1 year: paid 8.5%, price +1.6%, total +10.6%, SPY +14.8%, −4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SCLZ

+10.6%

8.5% cash

4.2 pts behind SPY

8.5% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. SCLZ over 1 year: paid 8.5%, price +1.6%, total +10.6%, SPY +14.8%, −4.2 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 0.45 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.6 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SCLZ vs TCAL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureSCLZTCAL
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+10.6%+11.2%
Price change, 1 yearrose 1.6%fell 1.2%
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYits own stocks
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.34%
Net assets, SCLZ as of Jun 30, 2026 and TCAL as of Nov 3, 2026$20m$324m
Holdings
Holdings in common22%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · SCLZ scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score71.6SCLZ54.8TCAL

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

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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Method

Risk and return

Apr 4, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 82 weekly returns
SCLZ TCAL
Return
Total return edge SCLZ +30.8% +15.2%
Annualized edge SCLZ +18.6% +9.4%
Price return edge SCLZ +14.7% −3.8%
Risk
Volatility edge TCAL (slight) 9.1% 8.5%
Max drawdown edge SCLZ −6.0% −7.0%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge SCLZ 1.49 0.64
Sortino edge SCLZ 2.72 0.95
Calmar edge SCLZ 3.10 1.34
Reading

From Apr 2025 to Oct 2026, SCLZ returned more: +30.8% to +15.2%. TCAL swung slightly less: 8.5% to 9.1%. SCLZ fell less at its worst: −6.0% to −7.0%.

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Risk and return: SCLZ vs TCAL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureSCLZTCALEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+30.8%+15.2%SCLZPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+18.6%+9.4%SCLZTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+14.7%−3.8%SCLZPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility9.1%8.5%TCAL (slight)Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation5.0%5.7%SCLZLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−6.0%−7.0%SCLZDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe1.490.64SCLZReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino2.720.95SCLZReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar3.101.34SCLZAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 82 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

22%

By the books each fund has filed, SCLZ and TCAL hold 22% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

22% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SCLZ TCAL
VISA INC 2.29% 1.71%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.77% 1.55%
MASTERCARD INC 1.75% 1.51%
MICROSOFT CORP 3.74% 1.51%
EXXON MOBIL CORP 1.94% 1.17%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC 3.03% 1.15%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 5.18% 1.05%
META PLATFORMS INC 3.36% 1.02%
LINDE PLC 0.99% 1.65%
BROADCOM INC 4.74% 0.96%
NETFLIX INC 1.00% 0.96%
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 0.90% 1.21%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in SCLZ
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 7.95%
APPLE INC 6.20%
NVIDIA CORP 6.03%
ALPHABET INC 5.22%
ELI LILLY & COMPANY 3.88%
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC 3.12%
GE AEROSPACE 2.76%
CATERPILLAR INC 1.86%
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%
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP 1.61%
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP 1.58%
TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INC 1.57%
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Side by side

SCLZ Swan Enhanced Dividend Income ETF · Dividend stocks with call overlay on SPY, paying monthly TCAL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Premium Income ETF · Covered call on its own stocks, paying monthly
Strategy dividend stocks with call overlay 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 monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 8.7% 13.0%
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.34%
Cash paid, 1 year 8.5% 11.4%
Price change, 1 year +1.6% −1.2%
Total return, 1 year +10.6% +11.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.6%
Ahead or behind −4.2 pts −3.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published
Age 2.7 years 1.6 years
Net assets, SCLZ as of Jun 30, 2026 and TCAL as of Nov 3, 2026 $20m $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: SCLZ vs TCAL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowSCLZTCALSCLZTCALSCLZTCAL
3 months0.0%+5.3%2.1%2.6%+0.2 pts−1.8 pts
6 months+4.4%+12.3%4.3%6.3%−0.6 pts−0.9 pts
1 year+10.6%+11.2%8.5%11.4%−4.2 pts−3.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: SCLZ Feb 2024 · TCAL Mar 2025+35.4%+12.0%21.2%16.9%−20.8 ptsnot measured

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About each fund
SCLZ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SCLZ paid 8.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.7%, paid monthly.

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, SCLZ or TCAL?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SCLZ paid 8.5% 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, SCLZ or TCAL?
With every distribution reinvested, SCLZ returned +10.6% and TCAL +11.2% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, SCLZ or TCAL?
SCLZ charges 0.79% a year and TCAL charges 0.34%, so TCAL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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