Data as of .
TCAL vs YLDE: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year TCAL paid 11.4% of its price in cash against YLDE’s 7.6%, though YLDE returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: YLDE scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, TCAL and YLDE hold 18% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | TCAL | YLDE |
|---|---|---|
| VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES | 1.69% | 1.83% |
| LINDE PLC | 1.63% | 1.56% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 1.50% | 2.67% |
| WASTE MANAGEMENT INC | 1.44% | 1.58% |
| EXXON MOBIL CORP | 1.16% | 4.05% |
| MARSH & MCLENNAN COS | 1.16% | 2.52% |
| BECTON DICKINSON AND CO | 1.05% | 2.07% |
| META PLATFORMS INC-CLASS A | 1.01% | 1.63% |
| BROADCOM INC | 0.95% | 2.25% |
| COCA-COLA CO/THE | 0.90% | 2.00% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 0.86% | 1.99% |
| RTX CORP | 0.86% | 1.00% |
| Only in TCAL | Only in YLDE |
|---|---|
| DANAHER CORP 2.01% | WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 4.63% |
| WATERS CORP 1.97% | ALPHABET INC 3.60% |
| VERALTO CORP 1.87% | NVIDIA CORP 3.03% |
| WASTE CONNECTIONS INC 1.80% | NESTLE' SA/AG 2.94% |
| YUM BRANDS INC 1.72% | AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC 2.83% |
| MCDONALD S CORP 1.70% | APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.78% |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP 1.60% | UNILEVER PLC 2.64% |
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP 1.56% | PUBLIC STORAGE 2.59% |
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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TCAL | YLDE | TCAL | YLDE | TCAL | YLDE | |
| 3 months | +4.2% | +2.5% | 3.5% | 2.3% | +1.9 pts | +0.3 pts |
| 6 months | +5.3% | +8.4% | 6.3% | 4.1% | −12.7 pts | −9.6 pts |
| 1 year | +3.0% | +10.5% | 11.4% | 7.6% | −13.5 pts | −6.0 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +51.1% | not published | 16.8% | not published | −27.3 pts |
| Since launch | +3.9% | +181.4% | 15.2% | 42.1% | −32.7 pts | −86.6 pts |
| TCAL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | YLDE Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | T. Rowe Price | Franklin |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 9.4% | 7.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.34% | 0.48% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 11.4% | 7.6% |
| Price change, 1 year | −8.6% | +2.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +3.0% | +10.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −13.5 pts | −6.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 540 days | 3405 days |
| Net assets | $276m | $170m |
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.
YLDE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YLDE paid 7.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.0%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, TCAL or YLDE?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, TCAL paid 11.4% of its starting price in cash and YLDE paid 7.6%, 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 YLDE?
- With every distribution reinvested, TCAL returned +3.0% and YLDE returned +10.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so YLDE returned more.
- Which is cheaper, TCAL or YLDE?
- TCAL charges 0.34% a year and YLDE charges 0.48%, 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 YLDE, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/tcal-vs-ylde Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.