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

TCAL and XSPI both write options for income.

T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Premium Income ETF and NEOS Boosted S&P 500(R) High Income ETF.

11.4%TCAL cash paid, 1 year
11.1%XSPI cash paid, 1 year
+3.0%TCAL total return, 1 year
+11.6%XSPI 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
XSPIAbout even with SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+11.3%XSPI+11.6%11.1% of it arrived as cashabout even with SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+11.3%XSPI+11.6%11.1% as cashabout even with SPY

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.

Positions TCAL and XSPI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingTCALXSPI
AMAZON.COM INC1.53%3.94%
MICROSOFT CORP1.50%5.80%
BROADCOM INC0.95%2.65%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON0.86%1.02%
WALMART INC0.77%0.73%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC1.14%0.68%
J.P. MORGAN CHASE & CO.0.66%1.47%
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP1.20%0.60%
COCA-COLA CO/THE0.90%0.55%
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO/THE0.96%0.53%
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC0.50%0.55%
NETFLIX INC0.95%0.48%
Only in each
Only in TCALOnly 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

TCAL and XSPI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
TCALXSPITCALXSPITCALXSPI
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 published11.4%not published−13.5 ptsnot published
Since launch+3.9%+11.6%15.2%11.1%−32.7 pts+0.2 pts
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TCAL and XSPI 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
XSPI
NEOS Boosted S&P 500(R) High Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerT. Rowe PriceNEOS
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyS&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized9.4%17.1%
Expense ratio0.34%0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year11.4%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 estimatenot published99%
Age540 days227 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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TCAL against XSPI, 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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