Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
DJIA vs PCOV: Dividend Yield & Total Return
DJIA and PCOV both write options for income.
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Net assets: $191m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Dow 30 Covered Call ETF, and $10m on Nov 2, 2026 for Principal Equity Premium Income ETF.
1 pt behind DIA
DJIA over 1 year: paid 10.1%, price +2.9%, total +13.9%, DIA +14.9%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
DIA
+14.9%
DJIA
+13.9%
10.1% of it arrived as cash
1 pt behind DIA
Total return, distributions reinvested
1 pt behind DIA
DJIA over 1 year: paid 10.1%, price +2.9%, total +13.9%, DIA +14.9%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
DIA
+14.9%
DJIA
+13.9%
10.1% as cash
1 pt behind DIA
10.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. DJIA over 1 year: paid 10.1%, price +2.9%, total +13.9%, DIA +14.9%, −1.0 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 0.26 points a year less; DJIA is 19.1 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | DJIA | PCOV |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +13.9% | not published |
| Price change | rose 2.9% (1 year) | fell 2.0% (since Aug 19, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 70% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Dow Jones Industrial Average, measured through DIA | not published |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 1.0 pts | |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.60% | 0.34% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026 | $191m | $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 | DJIA | PCOV | DJIA | PCOV | DJIA | PCOV |
| 3 months | +1.4% | – | 1.7% | – | +2.8 pts | – |
| 6 months | +8.7% | – | 3.7% | – | +1.2 pts | – |
| 1 year | +13.9% | – | 10.1% | – | −1.0 pts | – |
| 3 years | +41.7% | – | 30.4% | – | −22.4 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: DJIA Feb 2022 · PCOV Aug 2026 | +46.0% | −0.1% | 40.8% | 1.9% | −27.9 pts | not measured |
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DJIA
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DJIA paid 10.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.9%. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) returned +14.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.2%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 70% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 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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