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CVRD vs PCOV: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $32m on Jun 30, 2026 for Madison Covered Call ETF, and $10m on Nov 2, 2026 for Principal Equity Premium Income ETF.

At a glance
7.7%
CVRD cash paid, 1 year
1.9%
PCOV cash paid, since launch, Aug 19, 2026
+12.7%
CVRD total return, 1 year
−0.1%
PCOV total return, since launch, Aug 19, 2026
CVRD · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 10.4 pts behind its own stocks
CVRD
+12.7%
Own
+23.1%

10.4 pts behind its own stocks

CVRD over 1 year: paid 7.7%, price +4.3%, total +12.7%, its own stocks +23.1%, −10.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own stocks

+23.1%

CVRD

+12.7%

7.7% of it arrived as cash

10.4 pts behind its own stocks

Total return, distributions reinvested

10.4 pts behind its own stocks

CVRD over 1 year: paid 7.7%, price +4.3%, total +12.7%, its own stocks +23.1%, −10.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own stocks

+23.1%

CVRD

+12.7%

10.4 pts behind its own stocks

7.7% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. CVRD over 1 year: paid 7.7%, price +4.3%, total +12.7%, its own stocks +23.1%, −10.4 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 0.56 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

CVRD vs PCOV: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureCVRDPCOV
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+12.7%not published
Price changerose 4.3% (1 year)fell 2.0% (since Aug 19, 2026)
Against its benchmark
Benchmarkits own stocksnot published
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.90%0.34%
Net assets, CVRD as of Jun 30, 2026 and PCOV as of Nov 2, 2026$32m$10m
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

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CVRD Madison Covered Call ETF · Covered call on its own stocks, paying quarterly PCOV Principal Equity Premium Income ETF · Covered call
Strategy covered call covered call
Benchmark CVRD's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jun 30, 2026) none
Pays quarterly not established
Payout rate, annualized 6.3% 7.2%
Expense ratio 0.90% 0.34%
Cash paid, 1 year 7.7% 1.9% (since launch, Aug 19, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +4.3% −2.0% (since launch, Aug 19, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +12.7% −0.1% (since launch, Aug 19, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +23.1% not published
Ahead or behind −10.4 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published
Age 3.2 years 77 days
Net assets, CVRD as of Jun 30, 2026 and PCOV as of Nov 2, 2026 $32m $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: CVRD vs PCOV: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowCVRDPCOVCVRDPCOVCVRDPCOV
3 months+5.7%–1.6%–−0.8 pts–
6 months+5.8%–3.2%–−3.8 pts–
1 year+12.7%–7.7%–−10.4 pts–
3 years+26.9%–27.7%–not measured–
Since launchNot the same days: CVRD Aug 2023 · PCOV Aug 2026+27.2%−0.1%27.8%1.9%not measurednot measured

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About each fund
CVRD

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, CVRD paid 7.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.7%. CVRD's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jun 30, 2026) returned +23.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid quarterly.

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, CVRD or PCOV?
CVRD charges 0.90% a year and PCOV charges 0.34%, so PCOV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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