Data as of .
TCAL vs XDTE: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year XDTE paid 26.5% of its price in cash against TCAL’s 11.4%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: XDTE scores higher
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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 XDTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in TCAL | Only in XDTE |
|---|---|
| DANAHER CORP 2.01% | SPX 03/19/2027 678.8 C 66.30% |
| WATERS CORP 1.97% | SPX 06/11/2027 678.8 C 24.62% |
| VERALTO CORP 1.87% | Roundhill Weekly T-Bill ETF 7.23% |
| WASTE CONNECTIONS INC 1.80% | First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 1.84% |
| 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 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TCAL | XDTE | TCAL | XDTE | TCAL | XDTE | |
| 3 months | +4.2% | +2.5% | 3.5% | 5.1% | +1.9 pts | +0.3 pts |
| 6 months | +5.3% | +14.9% | 6.3% | 10.6% | −12.7 pts | −3.1 pts |
| 1 year | +3.0% | +15.6% | 11.4% | 26.5% | −13.5 pts | −1.0 pts |
| Since launch | +3.9% | +45.9% | 15.2% | 59.5% | −32.7 pts | −6.9 pts |
| TCAL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | XDTE Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF 0DTE covered call on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | T. Rowe Price | Roundhill |
| Strategy | covered call | 0DTE covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 9.4% | 15.2% |
| Expense ratio | 0.34% | 0.97% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 11.4% | 26.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | −8.6% | −13.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +3.0% | +15.6% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −13.5 pts | −1.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 540 days | 925 days |
| Net assets | $276m | $336m |
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.
XDTE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XDTE paid 26.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 13.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.2%, paid weekly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, TCAL or XDTE?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, TCAL paid 11.4% of its starting price in cash and XDTE paid 26.5%, so XDTE 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 XDTE?
- With every distribution reinvested, TCAL returned +3.0% and XDTE returned +15.6% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so XDTE returned more.
- Which is cheaper, TCAL or XDTE?
- TCAL charges 0.34% a year and XDTE charges 0.97%, 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, TCAL against XDTE, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/tcal-vs-xdte Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.