Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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Income ETFs

FEPI vs PCOV: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $679m on Nov 3, 2026 for REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF, and $10m on Nov 2, 2026 for Principal Equity Premium Income ETF.

At a glance
22.1%
FEPI cash paid, 1 year
1.9%
PCOV cash paid, since launch, Aug 19, 2026
+2.9%
FEPI total return, 1 year
−0.1%
PCOV total return, since launch, Aug 19, 2026
FEPI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
FEPI
+2.9%
none

Not measured

FEPI over 1 year: paid 22.1%, price −19.3%, total +2.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FEPI

+2.9%

22.1% of it arrived as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

FEPI over 1 year: paid 22.1%, price −19.3%, total +2.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FEPI

+2.9%

22.1% as cash

22.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. FEPI over 1 year: paid 22.1%, price −19.3%, total +2.9%, not measured against a benchmark. 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 0.31 points a year less; FEPI is far larger, $679m against $10m.

FEPI vs PCOV: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureFEPIPCOV
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+2.9%not published
Price changefell 19.3% (1 year)fell 2.0% (since Aug 19, 2026)
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.65%0.34%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$679m$10m
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

FEPI REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF · Covered call, paying weekly PCOV Principal Equity Premium Income ETF · Covered call
Issuer REX Principal
Strategy covered call covered call
Benchmark none none
Pays weekly not established
Payout rate, annualized 24.9% 7.2%
Expense ratio 0.65% 0.34%
Cash paid, 1 year 22.1% 1.9% (since launch, Aug 19, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −19.3% −2.0% (since launch, Aug 19, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +2.9% −0.1% (since launch, Aug 19, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year not published not published
Ahead or behind not available not available
Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published
Age 3.1 years 77 days
Net assets, FEPI as of Nov 3, 2026 and PCOV as of Nov 2, 2026 $679m $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: FEPI vs PCOV: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowFEPIPCOVFEPIPCOVFEPIPCOV
3 months−1.5%–6.4%–not measured–
6 months−2.4%–11.2%–not measured–
1 year+2.9%–22.1%–not measured–
3 years+55.6%–69.1%–not measured–
Since launchNot the same days: FEPI Oct 2023 · PCOV Aug 2026+56.7%−0.1%69.6%1.9%not measurednot measured

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About each fund
FEPI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FEPI paid 22.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 19.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.9%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 24.9%, paid weekly.

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, FEPI or PCOV?
FEPI charges 0.65% a year and PCOV charges 0.34%, so PCOV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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