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TCAL vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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TCAL and YSPC 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 $42m for YieldMax SPCX Option Income Strategy ETF.

At a glance
11.4%
TCAL cash paid, 1 year
16.7%
YSPC cash paid, since launch, Jul 15, 2026
+11.2%
TCAL total return, 1 year
−2.1%
YSPC total return, since launch, Jul 15, 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.
YSPC · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 2.6 pts behind SPCX
YSPC
−2.1%
SPCX
+0.5%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

+0.5%

YSPC

−2.1%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.6 pts behind SPCX

YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

+0.5%

YSPC

−2.1%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

16.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

TCAL costs 0.67 points a year less; TCAL is 7.7 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

TCAL vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureTCALYSPC
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+11.2%not published
Price changefell 1.2% (1 year)fell 18.2% (since Jul 15, 2026)
Against its benchmark
Benchmarkits own stocksSpace Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.34%1.01%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$324m$42m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, TCAL and YSPC hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first TCAL YSPC
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 YSPC
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 29.45%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 13.87%
SPCX 11/20/2026 165.01 C 0.32%
SPCX US 11/06/26 C145 0.13%
SPCX US 11/06/26 C146 0.11%
SPCX US 11/06/26 C141 -0.11%
SPCX US 11/06/26 C140 -0.72%
SPCX 11/20/2026 165.01 P -21.73%
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Side by side

TCAL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Premium Income ETF · Covered call on its own stocks, paying monthly YSPC YieldMax SPCX Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPCX, paying weekly
Strategy covered call synthetic covered call
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 weekly
Payout rate, annualized 13.0% 60.1%
Expense ratio 0.34% 1.01%
Cash paid, 1 year 11.4% 16.7% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −1.2% −18.2% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +11.2% −2.1% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.6% +0.5% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Ahead or behind −3.4 pts −2.6 pts (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published
Age 1.6 years 112 days
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $324m $42m

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 YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowTCALYSPCTCALYSPCTCALYSPC
3 months+5.3%+11.7%2.6%18.2%−1.8 pts−13.8 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 · YSPC Jul 2026+12.0%−2.1%16.9%16.7%not measured−2.5 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.

YSPC

Over the period from its first trade on Jul 15, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, YSPC paid 16.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 18.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.1%. Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) returned +0.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 60.1%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, TCAL or YSPC?
TCAL charges 0.34% a year and YSPC charges 1.01%, so TCAL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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