Data as of .
TCAL vs XYLD: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year TCAL paid 11.4% of its price in cash against XYLD’s 11.0%, though XYLD returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: XYLD scores higher
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, TCAL and XYLD hold 21% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | TCAL | XYLD |
|---|---|---|
| AMAZON.COM INC | 1.53% | 3.83% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 1.50% | 5.61% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES | 1.04% | 1.41% |
| VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES | 1.69% | 0.97% |
| BROADCOM INC | 0.95% | 2.62% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 0.86% | 1.00% |
| WALMART INC | 0.77% | 0.73% |
| MASTERCARD INC - A | 1.50% | 0.71% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS INC | 1.14% | 0.66% |
| J.P. MORGAN CHASE & CO. | 0.66% | 1.43% |
| COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP | 1.20% | 0.61% |
| COCA-COLA CO/THE | 0.90% | 0.52% |
| Only in TCAL | Only in XYLD |
|---|---|
| WASTE CONNECTIONS INC 1.80% | NVIDIA CORP 8.24% |
| SERVICE CORP INTERNATIONAL 1.43% | APPLE INC 7.55% |
| GE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES INC 1.31% | ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.13% |
| US FOODS HOLDING CORP 1.20% | ALPHABET INC-CL C 2.49% |
| EXXON MOBIL CORP 1.16% | META PLATFORMS INC 2.26% |
| MARSH & MCLENNAN COS 1.16% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 1.77% |
| INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE INC 1.01% | TESLA INC 1.58% |
| META PLATFORMS INC-CLASS A 1.01% | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL B 1.46% |
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 | XYLD | TCAL | XYLD | TCAL | XYLD | |
| 3 months | +4.2% | +4.5% | 3.5% | 2.6% | +1.9 pts | +2.3 pts |
| 6 months | +5.3% | +12.4% | 6.3% | 5.6% | −12.7 pts | −5.6 pts |
| 1 year | +3.0% | +17.9% | 11.4% | 11.0% | −13.5 pts | +1.4 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +44.5% | not published | 32.5% | not published | −33.9 pts |
| Since launch | +3.9% | +191.5% | 15.2% | 112.9% | −32.7 pts | −315.3 pts |
| TCAL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | XYLD Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | T. Rowe Price | Global X |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 9.4% | 8.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.34% | 0.60% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 11.4% | 11.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | −8.6% | +5.9% |
| Total return, 1 year | +3.0% | +17.9% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −13.5 pts | +1.4 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 93% |
| Age | 540 days | 4834 days |
| Net assets | $276m | $3.4bn |
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.
XYLD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XYLD paid 11.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.9%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, TCAL or XYLD?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, TCAL paid 11.4% of its starting price in cash and XYLD paid 11.0%, 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 XYLD?
- With every distribution reinvested, TCAL returned +3.0% and XYLD returned +17.9% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so XYLD returned more.
- Which is cheaper, TCAL or XYLD?
- TCAL charges 0.34% a year and XYLD charges 0.60%, 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 XYLD, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/tcal-vs-xyld Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.