Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
SEPI vs TCAL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TCAL paid 11.4% of its price in cash against SEPI’s 8.9%, though SEPI returned more with it reinvested.
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Net assets: $152m on Jun 30, 2026 for Shelton Equity Premium Income ETF, and $324m on Nov 3, 2026 for T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Premium Income ETF.
3.1 pts ahead of SPY
SEPI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price +8.3%, total +17.9%, SPY +14.8%, +3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
SEPI
+17.9%
8.9% of it arrived as cash
3.1 pts ahead of SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
3.1 pts ahead of SPY
SEPI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price +8.3%, total +17.9%, SPY +14.8%, +3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
SEPI
+17.9%
8.9% cash
3.1 pts ahead of SPY
8.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. SEPI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price +8.3%, total +17.9%, SPY +14.8%, +3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.3.4 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% cash
3.4 pts behind its own stocks
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 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.7 points.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | SEPI | TCAL |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +17.9% | +11.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | rose 8.3% | fell 1.2% |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | its own stocks |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.54% | 0.34% |
| Net assets, SEPI as of Jun 30, 2026 and TCAL as of Nov 3, 2026 | $152m | $324m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 16% | |
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
One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →
Risk and return
Sep 19, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 58 weekly returnsFrom Sep 2025 to Oct 2026, SEPI returned more: +18.9% to +9.2%. TCAL swung slightly less: 9.2% to 10.2%. SEPI fell slightly less at its worst: −6.6% to −7.0%.
Full scorecard
9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓
| Measure | SEPI | TCAL | Edge | How it is measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return | ||||
| Total return | +18.9% | +9.2% | SEPI | Price change plus distributions, reinvested. |
| Annualized | +16.8% | +8.2% | SEPI | Total return as a yearly rate. |
| Price return | +8.5% | −4.9% | SEPI | Price change alone, distributions left out. |
| Risk | ||||
| Volatility | 10.2% | 9.2% | TCAL (slight) | Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier. |
| Downside deviation | 5.8% | 6.3% | SEPI (slight) | Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate. |
| Max drawdown | −6.6% | −7.0% | SEPI (slight) | Deepest fall from a high to the low after it. |
| Risk-adjusted | ||||
| Sharpe | 1.20 | 0.49 | SEPI | Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility. |
| Sortino | 2.13 | 0.72 | SEPI | Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation. |
| Calmar | 2.54 | 1.18 | SEPI | Annualized return divided by the max drawdown. |
Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 58 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, SEPI and TCAL hold 16% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.
half
16% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | SEPI | TCAL | SEPI | TCAL | SEPI | TCAL |
| 3 months | −0.1% | +5.3% | 2.1% | 2.6% | 0.0 pts | −1.8 pts |
| 6 months | +6.8% | +12.3% | 4.4% | 6.3% | +1.8 pts | −0.9 pts |
| 1 year | +17.9% | +11.2% | 8.9% | 11.4% | +3.1 pts | −3.5 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: SEPI Sep 2025 · TCAL Mar 2025 | +23.5% | +12.0% | 10.0% | 16.9% | +3.7 pts | not measured |
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SEPI
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SEPI paid 8.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.5%, paid monthly. Shelton estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Sep 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
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.
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