Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
DDDD vs PCOV: Dividend Yield & Total Return
DDDD and PCOV both write options for income.
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Net assets: $7.8m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax U.S. Stocks Target Double Distribution ETF, and $10m on Nov 2, 2026 for Principal Equity Premium Income ETF.
3.3 pts behind SCHD
DDDD since launch: paid 3.4%, price +13.4%, total +17.1%, SCHD +20.4%, −3.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SCHD
+20.4%
DDDD
+17.1%
3.4% as cash
3.3 pts behind SCHD
Total return, distributions reinvested
3.3 pts behind SCHD
DDDD since launch: paid 3.4%, price +13.4%, total +17.1%, SCHD +20.4%, −3.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SCHD
+20.4%
DDDD
+17.1%
3.3 pts behind SCHD
3.4% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. DDDD since launch: paid 3.4%, price +13.4%, total +17.1%, SCHD +20.4%, −3.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.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 0.67 points a year less; PCOV is 1.3 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | DDDD | PCOV |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Price change | rose 13.4% (since Mar 12, 2026) | fell 2.0% (since Aug 19, 2026) |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | US dividend stocks, measured through SCHD | not published |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 1.01% | 0.34% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $7.8m | $10m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | DDDD | PCOV | DDDD | PCOV | DDDD | PCOV |
| 3 months | +7.5% | – | 1.6% | – | −1.0 pts | – |
| 6 months | +13.6% | – | 3.3% | – | −2.6 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: DDDD Mar 2026 · PCOV Aug 2026 | +17.1% | −0.1% | 3.4% | 1.9% | −3.3 pts | not measured |
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DDDD
Over the period from its first trade on Mar 12, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, DDDD paid 3.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 13.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.1%. US dividend stocks (SCHD) returned +20.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.3%, paid periodically. YieldMax estimates that 76% of the distribution paid Oct 2, 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.
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