Data as of .
SDTY vs TCAL: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year SDTY paid 24.4% of its price in cash against TCAL’s 11.4%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: SDTY scores higher
Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?
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, SDTY and TCAL hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in SDTY | Only in TCAL |
|---|---|
| SPX 12/18/2026 1200.26 C 88.32% | DANAHER CORP 2.01% |
| First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 8.93% | WATERS CORP 1.97% |
| United States Treasury Bill 10/15/2026 2.55% | VERALTO CORP 1.87% |
| United States Treasury Bill 02/18/2027 0.10% | WASTE CONNECTIONS INC 1.80% |
| United States Treasury Bill 07/08/2027 0.09% | 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 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDTY | TCAL | SDTY | TCAL | SDTY | TCAL | |
| 3 months | +3.2% | +4.2% | 5.9% | 3.5% | +1.0 pts | +1.9 pts |
| 6 months | +16.5% | +5.3% | 13.7% | 6.3% | −1.6 pts | −12.7 pts |
| 1 year | +15.8% | +3.0% | 24.4% | 11.4% | −0.8 pts | −13.5 pts |
| Since launch | +22.3% | +3.9% | 35.4% | 15.2% | −5.8 pts | −32.7 pts |
| SDTY YieldMax(R) S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF 0DTE covered call on SPY, paying weekly | TCAL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | T. Rowe Price |
| Strategy | 0DTE covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 19.8% | 9.4% |
| Expense ratio | 1.08% | 0.34% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 24.4% | 11.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | −10.8% | −8.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.8% | +3.0% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.8 pts | −13.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 100% | not published |
| Age | 589 days | 540 days |
| Net assets | $28m | $276m |
SDTY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SDTY paid 24.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 19.8%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 17, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
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, SDTY or TCAL?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SDTY paid 24.4% of its starting price in cash and TCAL paid 11.4%, so SDTY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, SDTY or TCAL?
- With every distribution reinvested, SDTY returned +15.8% and TCAL returned +3.0% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so SDTY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, SDTY or TCAL?
- SDTY charges 1.08% 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, SDTY against TCAL, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/sdty-vs-tcal Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.