Which paid more, TCAL or YYY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TCAL paid 11.4% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.4%, so YYY 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 YYY?

With every distribution reinvested, TCAL returned +11.2% and YYY +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, TCAL or YYY?

TCAL charges 0.34% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so TCAL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

TCAL vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YYY paid 12.4% of its price in cash against TCAL’s 11.4%, though TCAL returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $324m for T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Premium Income ETF and $674m for Amplify CEF High Income ETF.

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At a glance

11.4%

TCAL cash paid, 1 year

12.4%

YYY cash paid, 1 year

+11.2%

TCAL total return, 1 year

+1.9%

YYY total return, 1 year

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% as 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.

YYY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

YYY

+1.9%

none

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY

+1.9%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY

+1.9%

12.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

TCAL costs 2.89 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.3 points; YYY is 2.1 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

TCAL vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	TCAL	YYY
Paid and earned
Measure	TCAL	YYY
Total return, 1 year	+11.2%	+1.9%
Price change, 1 year	fell 1.2%	fell 10.3%
Against its benchmark
Measure	TCAL	YYY
Benchmark	its own stocks	its own holdings
Cost and size
Measure	TCAL	YYY
Expense ratio	0.34%	3.23%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$324m	$674m
Holdings
Measure	TCAL	YYY
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

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

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first TCAL YYY

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 YYY

abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund 3.64%

Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund 3.31%

Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund/Closed-end Fund 3.31%

BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust 3.30%

PIMCO High Income Fund 3.06%

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp 3.04%

Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund 2.70%

abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund 2.66%

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Side by side

TCAL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Premium Income ETF · Covered call on its own stocks, paying monthly YYY Amplify CEF High Income ETF · Income from closed-end funds on its own holdings, paying monthly

Issuer T. Rowe Price Amplify

Strategy covered call income from closed-end funds

Benchmark TCAL's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jun 30, 2026) YYY's own holdings (from its holdings of Nov 3, 2026)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 13.0% 13.8%

Expense ratio 0.34% 3.23%

Cash paid, 1 year 11.4% 12.4%

Price change, 1 year −1.2% −10.3%

Total return, 1 year +11.2% +1.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.6% not published

Ahead or behind −3.4 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 18%

Age 1.6 years 14.4 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $324m $674m

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 YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	TCAL	YYY	TCAL	YYY	TCAL	YYY
3 months	+5.3%	−4.9%	2.6%	3.2%	−1.8 pts	not measured
6 months	+12.3%	−4.1%	6.3%	6.2%	−0.9 pts	not measured
1 year	+11.2%	+1.9%	11.4%	12.4%	−3.5 pts	not measured
3 years	–	+35.2%	–	38.6%	–	not measured
Since launchNot the same days: TCAL Mar 2025 · YYY Jun 2012	+12.0%	+114.4%	16.9%	113.6%	not measured	not measured

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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.

YYY

No 1-year comparison: a quarter's holdings filing is missing from the year.

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YYY paid 12.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.9%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.8%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 18% 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 paid more, TCAL or YYY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TCAL paid 11.4% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.4%, so YYY 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 YYY?: With every distribution reinvested, TCAL returned +11.2% and YYY +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, TCAL or YYY?: TCAL charges 0.34% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so TCAL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →TCAL on its own →YYY on its own →TCAL dividend history →TCAL holdings →YYY dividend history →YYY holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

TCAL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

TCAL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

T. Rowe Price website ↗

YYY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

YYY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

YYY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Amplify page for YYY ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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