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TCAL vs XVSP: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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TCAL and XVSP both write options for income.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $324m for T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Premium Income ETF and $4.5m for FT Vest SPCX & Target Income ETF.

At a glance
11.4%
TCAL cash paid, 1 year
2.7%
XVSP cash paid, since launch, Aug 26, 2026
+11.2%
TCAL total return, 1 year
−2.2%
XVSP total return, since launch, Aug 26, 2026
TCAL · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3.4 pts behind its own stocks
TCAL
+11.2%
Own
+14.6%

3.4 pts behind its own stocks

TCAL over 1 year: paid 11.4%, price −1.2%, total +11.2%, its own stocks +14.6%, −3.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own stocks

+14.6%

TCAL

+11.2%

11.4% of it arrived as cash

3.4 pts behind its own stocks

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.4 pts behind its own stocks

TCAL over 1 year: paid 11.4%, price −1.2%, total +11.2%, its own stocks +14.6%, −3.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own stocks

+14.6%

TCAL

+11.2%

11.4% cash

11.4% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. TCAL over 1 year: paid 11.4%, price −1.2%, total +11.2%, its own stocks +14.6%, −3.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
XVSP · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 About even with SPCX
XVSP
−2.2%
SPCX
−2.7%

About even with SPCX

XVSP since launch: paid 2.7%, price −4.6%, total −2.2%, SPCX −2.7%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

−2.7%

XVSP

−2.2%

about even with SPCX

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with SPCX

XVSP since launch: paid 2.7%, price −4.6%, total −2.2%, SPCX −2.7%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

−2.7%

XVSP

−2.2%

about even with SPCX

2.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XVSP since launch: paid 2.7%, price −4.6%, total −2.2%, SPCX −2.7%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

TCAL costs 0.51 points a year less; TCAL is far larger, $324m against $4.5m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

TCAL vs XVSP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureTCALXVSP
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+11.2%not published
Price changefell 1.2% (1 year)fell 4.6% (since Aug 26, 2026)
Against its benchmark
Benchmarkits own stocksSpace Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.34%0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$324m$4.5m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, TCAL and XVSP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first TCAL XVSP
Only in one fund ↓
Only in TCAL
DANAHER CORP 2.02%
WATERS CORP 1.99%
VERALTO CORP 1.89%
WASTE CONNECTIONS INC 1.82%
YUM BRANDS INC 1.73%
MCDONALD S CORP 1.71%
VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES 1.71%
LINDE PLC 1.65%
Only in XVSP
2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index P 1,500.03 342.87%
2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index C 500.03 122.35%
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) 50.05%
2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index C 1,500.03 0.00%
2027-01-22 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) C 1,327.41 0.00%
2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index P 500.03 -0.49%
2026-11-06 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) C 135 -0.52%
2027-01-22 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) P 1,327.41 -416.73%
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Side by side

TCAL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Premium Income ETF · Covered call on its own stocks, paying monthly XVSP FT Vest SPCX & Target Income ETF · Option income on SPCX
Strategy covered call option income
Benchmark TCAL's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jun 30, 2026) Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
Pays monthly not established
Payout rate, annualized 13.0% 16.6%
Expense ratio 0.34% 0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year 11.4% 2.7% (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −1.2% −4.6% (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +11.2% −2.2% (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.6% −2.7% (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)
Ahead or behind −3.4 pts +0.5 pts (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 100%
Age 1.6 years 70 days
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $324m $4.5m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: TCAL vs XVSP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowTCALXVSPTCALXVSPTCALXVSP
3 months+5.3%–2.6%–−1.8 pts–
6 months+12.3%–6.3%–−0.9 pts–
1 year+11.2%–11.4%–−3.5 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: TCAL Mar 2025 · XVSP Aug 2026+12.0%−2.2%16.9%2.7%not measured+0.4 pts

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About each fund
TCAL

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TCAL paid 11.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.2%. TCAL's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jun 30, 2026) returned +14.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.0%, paid monthly.

XVSP

Over the period from its first trade on Aug 26, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XVSP paid 2.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.2%. Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) returned −2.7% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 16.6%, paid periodically. First Trust estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, TCAL or XVSP?
TCAL charges 0.34% a year and XVSP charges 0.85%, so TCAL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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