Data as of .
JANQ vs PCOV: which paid, and which earned it?
JANQ and PCOV both write options for income.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JANQ | PCOV | JANQ | PCOV | JANQ | PCOV | |
| Since launch | 0.0% | −3.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | −0.8 pts | −3.0 pts |
| JANQ Innovator Premium Income 40 Barrier ETF - January Defined income on SPY | PCOV Principal Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Innovator | Principal |
| Strategy | defined income | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | not established | not established |
| Payout rate, annualized | not published | not published |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.34% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026) | 0.0% (since launch on Aug 19, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | 0.0% | −3.7% |
| Total return, 1 year | 0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026) | −3.7% (since launch on Aug 19, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +0.8% | −0.7% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.8 pts | −3.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 8 days | 30 days |
| Net assets | not published | not published |
JANQ in plain words
Over the period since launch on Sep 10, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, JANQ paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned 0.0%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +0.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.8 pts.
PCOV in plain words
Over the period since launch on Aug 19, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, PCOV paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −3.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned −0.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.0 pts.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, JANQ or PCOV?
- JANQ charges 0.79% a year and PCOV charges 0.34%, so PCOV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, JANQ against PCOV, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/janq-vs-pcov Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.