Data as of .
TCAL vs XIJN: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year TCAL paid 11.4% of its price in cash against XIJN’s 6.9%, though XIJN returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: XIJN 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 XIJN hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in TCAL | Only in XIJN |
|---|---|
| DANAHER CORP 2.01% | 2027-06-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.07 100.51% |
| WATERS CORP 1.97% | 2027-06-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 746.73 3.76% |
| VERALTO CORP 1.87% | US Dollar 0.76% |
| WASTE CONNECTIONS INC 1.80% | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/01/2026 0.56% |
| YUM BRANDS INC 1.72% | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/29/2026 0.56% |
| MCDONALD S CORP 1.70% | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 01/21/2027 0.55% |
| VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES 1.69% | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 02/18/2027 0.55% |
| LINDE PLC 1.63% | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 03/18/2027 0.55% |
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 | XIJN | TCAL | XIJN | TCAL | XIJN | |
| 3 months | +4.2% | +1.8% | 3.5% | 1.1% | +1.9 pts | −0.4 pts |
| 6 months | +5.3% | +4.0% | 6.3% | 3.5% | −12.7 pts | −14.0 pts |
| 1 year | +3.0% | +6.2% | 11.4% | 6.9% | −13.5 pts | −10.3 pts |
| Since launch | +3.9% | +16.6% | 15.2% | 14.7% | −32.7 pts | −27.4 pts |
| TCAL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | XIJN FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - June Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | T. Rowe Price | First Trust |
| Strategy | covered call | buffer with income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 9.4% | 6.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.34% | 0.85% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 11.4% | 6.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | −8.6% | −0.9% |
| Total return, 1 year | +3.0% | +6.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −13.5 pts | −10.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 540 days | 816 days |
| Net assets | $276m | $53m |
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.
XIJN in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XIJN paid 6.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.7%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, TCAL or XIJN?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, TCAL paid 11.4% of its starting price in cash and XIJN paid 6.9%, 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, TCAL or XIJN?
- With every distribution reinvested, TCAL returned +3.0% and XIJN returned +6.2% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so XIJN returned more.
- Which is cheaper, TCAL or XIJN?
- TCAL charges 0.34% a year and XIJN charges 0.85%, 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 XIJN, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/tcal-vs-xijn Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.