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TCAL vs XQQI: which paid, and which earned it?

TCAL and XQQI both write options for income.

T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Premium Income ETF and NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF.

11.4%TCAL cash paid, 1 year
13.7%XQQI cash paid, 1 year
+3.0%TCAL total return, 1 year
+14.3%XQQI total return, 1 year
TCAL13.5 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%TCAL+3.0%11.4% as cash13.5 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%TCAL+3.0%13.5 pts behind SPY
XQQI2.9 pts behind QQQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+17.3%XQQI+14.3%13.7% of it arrived as cash2.9 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+17.3%XQQI+14.3%13.7% as cash2.9 pts behind QQQ

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, TCAL and XQQI hold 14% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions TCAL and XQQI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingTCALXQQI
AMAZON.COM INC1.53%4.39%
MICROSOFT CORP1.50%5.94%
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP1.20%1.84%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC1.14%1.91%
LINDE PLC1.63%0.97%
BROADCOM INC0.95%2.75%
NETFLIX INC0.95%1.41%
PEPSICO INC1.16%0.83%
GILEAD SCIENCES INC1.48%0.81%
WALMART INC0.77%2.38%
STARBUCKS CORP0.59%0.49%
CSX CORP0.50%0.40%
Only in each
Only in TCALOnly in XQQI
DANAHER CORP 2.01%NVIDIA Corp 8.70%
WATERS CORP 1.97%Apple Inc 7.91%
VERALTO CORP 1.87%Micron Technology Inc 5.12%
WASTE CONNECTIONS INC 1.80%Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.08%
YUM BRANDS INC 1.72%Alphabet Inc 3.28%
MCDONALD S CORP 1.70%Meta Platforms Inc 3.27%
VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES 1.69%Alphabet Inc 3.02%
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP 1.60%Tesla Inc 3.01%

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 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

TCAL and XQQI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
TCALXQQITCALXQQITCALXQQI
3 months+4.2%−2.7%3.5%4.8%+1.9 pts−0.2 pts
6 months+5.3%+21.8%6.3%11.4%−12.7 pts−2.4 pts
1 year+3.0%not published11.4%not published−13.5 ptsnot published
Since launch+3.9%+14.3%15.2%13.7%−32.7 pts−2.9 pts
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TCAL and XQQI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
TCAL
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
XQQI
NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF
Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerT. Rowe PriceNEOS
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyNasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized9.4%20.5%
Expense ratio0.34%0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year11.4%13.7% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−8.6%−0.3%
Total return, 1 year+3.0%+14.3% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+17.3%
Ahead or behind−13.5 pts−2.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published100%
Age540 days227 days
Net assets$276m$351m

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.

XQQI in plain words

Over the period since launch on Feb 3, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, XQQI paid 13.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.3%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +17.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 20.5%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Jul 10, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, TCAL or XQQI?
TCAL charges 0.34% a year and XQQI charges 0.98%, so TCAL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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TCAL against XQQI, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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