Which is cheaper, ACKY or PCOV?

ACKY charges 0.95% a year and PCOV charges 0.34%, so PCOV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

ACKY vs PCOV: Dividend Yield & Total Return

ACKY and PCOV both write options for income.

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Net assets: $45m on Nov 3, 2026 for VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF, and $10m on Nov 2, 2026 for Principal Equity Premium Income ETF.

ACKY on its own →PCOV on its own →

At a glance

14.0%

ACKY cash paid, 1 year

1.9%

PCOV cash paid, since launch, Aug 19, 2026

+6.4%

ACKY total return, 1 year

−0.1%

PCOV total return, since launch, Aug 19, 2026

ACKY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 8.4 pts behind SPY

ACKY

+6.4%

SPY

+14.8%

8.4 pts behind SPY

ACKY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −8.5%, total +6.4%, SPY +14.8%, −8.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

ACKY

+6.4%

14.0% of it arrived as cash

8.4 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

8.4 pts behind SPY

ACKY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −8.5%, total +6.4%, SPY +14.8%, −8.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

ACKY

+6.4%

8.4 pts behind SPY

14.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ACKY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −8.5%, total +6.4%, SPY +14.8%, −8.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

PCOV · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

PCOV

−0.1%

none

Not measured

PCOV since launch: paid 1.9%, price −2.0%, total −0.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

PCOV

−0.1%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

PCOV since launch: paid 1.9%, price −2.0%, total −0.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

PCOV

−0.1%

1.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. PCOV since launch: paid 1.9%, price −2.0%, total −0.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

PCOV costs 0.61 points a year less; ACKY is 4.5 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ACKY vs PCOV: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	ACKY	PCOV
Paid and earned
Measure	ACKY	PCOV
Total return, 1 year	+6.4%	not published
Price change	fell 8.5% (1 year)	fell 2.0% (since Aug 19, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	98% of the Sep 29, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	ACKY	PCOV
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	not published
Cost and size
Measure	ACKY	PCOV
Expense ratio	0.95%	0.34%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$45m	$10m
Holdings
Measure	ACKY	PCOV
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

ACKY VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly PCOV Principal Equity Premium Income ETF · Covered call

Issuer VistaShares Principal

Strategy covered call covered call

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) none

Pays monthly not established

Payout rate, annualized 14.5% 7.2%

Expense ratio 0.95% 0.34%

Cash paid, 1 year 14.0% 1.9% (since launch, Aug 19, 2026)

Price change, 1 year −8.5% −2.0% (since launch, Aug 19, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +6.4% −0.1% (since launch, Aug 19, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% not published

Ahead or behind −8.4 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate 98% not published

Age 1.2 years 77 days

Net assets, ACKY as of Nov 3, 2026 and PCOV as of Nov 2, 2026 $45m $10m

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: ACKY vs PCOV: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	ACKY	PCOV	ACKY	PCOV	ACKY	PCOV
3 months	+4.8%	–	3.7%	–	+5.0 pts	–
6 months	+1.0%	–	6.9%	–	−4.0 pts	–
1 year	+6.4%	–	14.0%	–	−8.4 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: ACKY Sep 2025 · PCOV Aug 2026	+6.9%	−0.1%	16.2%	1.9%	−12.6 pts	not measured

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About each fund

ACKY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ACKY paid 14.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.4%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.5%, paid monthly. VistaShares estimates that 98% of the distribution paid Sep 29, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

PCOV

Over the period from its first trade on Aug 19, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, PCOV paid 1.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.1%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.2%, paid periodically.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ACKY or PCOV?: ACKY charges 0.95% a year and PCOV charges 0.34%, so PCOV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

S&P 500 (SPY) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →ACKY on its own →PCOV on its own →ACKY dividend history →ACKY holdings →PCOV dividend history →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

ACKY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ACKY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

ACKY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

VistaShares page for ACKY ↗

PCOV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

PCOV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Principal website ↗

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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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