Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
DYLG vs PCOV: Dividend Yield & Total Return
DYLG and PCOV both write options for income.
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Net assets: $4.8m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF, and $10m on Nov 2, 2026 for Principal Equity Premium Income ETF.
Not measured
DYLG over 1 year: paid 9.2%, price +4.7%, total +14.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
DYLG
+14.8%
9.2% of it arrived as cash
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
DYLG over 1 year: paid 9.2%, price +4.7%, total +14.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
DYLG
+14.8%
9.2% cash
9.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. DYLG over 1 year: paid 9.2%, price +4.7%, total +14.8%, not measured against a benchmark. 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 0.01 points a year less; PCOV is 2.1 times larger.
| Measure | DYLG | PCOV |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +14.8% | not published |
| Price change | rose 4.7% (1 year) | fell 2.0% (since Aug 19, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 32% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment | |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.34% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026 | $4.8m | $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 | DYLG | PCOV | DYLG | PCOV | DYLG | PCOV |
| 3 months | −0.1% | – | 0.8% | – | not measured | – |
| 6 months | +8.2% | – | 1.8% | – | not measured | – |
| 1 year | +14.8% | – | 9.2% | – | not measured | – |
| 3 years | +53.4% | – | 31.6% | – | not measured | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: DYLG Jul 2023 · PCOV Aug 2026 | +49.0% | −0.1% | 31.3% | 1.9% | not measured | not measured |
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DYLG
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DYLG paid 9.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.8%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.0%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 32% 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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