Data as of .
TCAL vs TDAQ: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year TDAQ paid 17.4% of its price in cash against TCAL’s 11.4%, and returned more with it reinvested.
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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, TCAL and TDAQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in TCAL | Only in TDAQ |
|---|---|
| DANAHER CORP 2.01% | Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF 100.00% |
| WATERS CORP 1.97% | |
| VERALTO CORP 1.87% | |
| WASTE CONNECTIONS INC 1.80% | |
| 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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TCAL | TDAQ | TCAL | TDAQ | TCAL | TDAQ | |
| 3 months | +4.2% | −1.0% | 3.5% | 4.1% | +1.9 pts | +1.5 pts |
| 6 months | +5.3% | +22.7% | 6.3% | 9.7% | −12.7 pts | −1.6 pts |
| 1 year | +3.0% | +22.8% | 11.4% | 17.4% | −13.5 pts | +1.0 pts |
| Since launch | +3.9% | +27.2% | 15.2% | 18.0% | −32.7 pts | +1.2 pts |
| TCAL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | TDAQ TappAlpha Innovation 100 Growth & Daily Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | T. Rowe Price | TappAlpha |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 9.4% | 17.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.34% | 0.83% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 11.4% | 17.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | −8.6% | +3.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +3.0% | +22.8% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −13.5 pts | +1.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 540 days | 379 days |
| Net assets | $276m | $248m |
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.
TDAQ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, TDAQ paid 17.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +22.8%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 17.1%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, TCAL or TDAQ?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, TCAL paid 11.4% of its starting price in cash and TDAQ paid 17.4%, so TDAQ paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, TCAL or TDAQ?
- With every distribution reinvested, TCAL returned +3.0% and TDAQ returned +22.8% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so TDAQ returned more.
- Which is cheaper, TCAL or TDAQ?
- TCAL charges 0.34% a year and TDAQ charges 0.83%, so TCAL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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