Data as of .
TCAL vs XSPI: which paid, and which earned it?
TCAL and XSPI both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, TCAL and XSPI hold 18% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | TCAL | XSPI |
|---|---|---|
| AMAZON.COM INC | 1.53% | 3.94% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 1.50% | 5.80% |
| BROADCOM INC | 0.95% | 2.65% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 0.86% | 1.02% |
| WALMART INC | 0.77% | 0.73% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS INC | 1.14% | 0.68% |
| J.P. MORGAN CHASE & CO. | 0.66% | 1.47% |
| COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP | 1.20% | 0.60% |
| COCA-COLA CO/THE | 0.90% | 0.55% |
| PROCTER & GAMBLE CO/THE | 0.96% | 0.53% |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC | 0.50% | 0.55% |
| NETFLIX INC | 0.95% | 0.48% |
| Only in TCAL | Only in XSPI |
|---|---|
| WASTE CONNECTIONS INC 1.80% | NVIDIA Corp 8.50% |
| VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES 1.69% | Apple Inc 7.83% |
| MASTERCARD INC - A 1.50% | Alphabet Inc 3.24% |
| SERVICE CORP INTERNATIONAL 1.43% | Alphabet Inc 2.57% |
| DTE ENERGY COMPANY 1.39% | Meta Platforms Inc 2.25% |
| US FOODS HOLDING CORP 1.20% | Micron Technology Inc 1.75% |
| AON PLC-CLASS A 1.16% | Tesla Inc 1.59% |
| EXXON MOBIL CORP 1.16% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.47% |
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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TCAL | XSPI | TCAL | XSPI | TCAL | XSPI | |
| 3 months | +4.2% | +3.7% | 3.5% | 4.2% | +1.9 pts | +1.4 pts |
| 6 months | +5.3% | +20.0% | 6.3% | 9.2% | −12.7 pts | +1.9 pts |
| 1 year | +3.0% | not published | 11.4% | not published | −13.5 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +3.9% | +11.6% | 15.2% | 11.1% | −32.7 pts | +0.2 pts |
| TCAL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | XSPI NEOS Boosted S&P 500(R) High Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | T. Rowe Price | NEOS |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 9.4% | 17.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.34% | 0.98% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 11.4% | 11.1% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −8.6% | −0.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +3.0% | +11.6% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +11.3% |
| Ahead or behind | −13.5 pts | +0.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 99% |
| Age | 540 days | 227 days |
| Net assets | $276m | $113m |
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.
XSPI in plain words
Over the period since launch on Feb 3, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, XSPI paid 11.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 17.1%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 99% 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 XSPI?
- TCAL charges 0.34% a year and XSPI 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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Cite this page. ETFIQ, TCAL against XSPI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/tcal-vs-xspi Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.