Data as of .
SIXH vs TCAL: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year TCAL paid 11.4% of its price in cash against SIXH’s 2.0%, though SIXH returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: SIXH 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, SIXH and TCAL hold 17% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SIXH | TCAL |
|---|---|---|
| GILEAD SCIENCES, INC. | 1.30% | 1.48% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. | 1.29% | 1.53% |
| COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION | 1.19% | 1.20% |
| EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION | 2.37% | 1.16% |
| Pepsico, Inc. | 3.44% | 1.16% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | 1.30% | 1.01% |
| THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY | 1.23% | 0.96% |
| GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION | 1.27% | 0.96% |
| BROADCOM INC. | 1.35% | 0.95% |
| THE COCA-COLA COMPANY | 1.26% | 0.90% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 2.47% | 0.86% |
| DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION | 2.39% | 0.86% |
| Only in SIXH | Only in TCAL |
|---|---|
| Altria Group, Inc. 4.83% | DANAHER CORP 2.01% |
| Philip Morris International Inc. 4.07% | WATERS CORP 1.97% |
| VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 3.77% | VERALTO CORP 1.87% |
| SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 3.74% | WASTE CONNECTIONS INC 1.80% |
| AT&T INC. 3.59% | YUM BRANDS INC 1.72% |
| QUALCOMM INCORPORATED 3.53% | MCDONALD S CORP 1.70% |
| LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 3.11% | VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES 1.69% |
| NVIDIA CORPORATION 2.67% | 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 May 31, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIXH | TCAL | SIXH | TCAL | SIXH | TCAL | |
| 3 months | +4.5% | +4.2% | 0.5% | 3.5% | +2.2 pts | +1.9 pts |
| 6 months | +7.4% | +5.3% | 0.9% | 6.3% | −10.6 pts | −12.7 pts |
| 1 year | +16.3% | +3.0% | 2.0% | 11.4% | −0.3 pts | −13.5 pts |
| 3 years | +43.8% | not published | 6.6% | not published | −34.6 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +96.3% | +3.9% | 16.0% | 15.2% | −88.5 pts | −32.7 pts |
| SIXH ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | TCAL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Exchange Traded Concepts | T. Rowe Price |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 0.4% | 9.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.69% | 0.34% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 2.0% | 11.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | +14.1% | −8.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +16.3% | +3.0% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.3 pts | −13.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 2321 days | 540 days |
| Net assets | $543m | $276m |
SIXH in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SIXH paid 2.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 14.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.3%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.4%, 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, SIXH or TCAL?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SIXH paid 2.0% 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, SIXH or TCAL?
- With every distribution reinvested, SIXH returned +16.3% and TCAL returned +3.0% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so SIXH returned more.
- Which is cheaper, SIXH or TCAL?
- SIXH charges 0.69% 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, SIXH against TCAL, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/sixh-vs-tcal Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.