Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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JUDO vs PCOV: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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JUDO and PCOV both write options for income.

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Net assets: $7.0m on Jul 31, 2026 for Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF, and $10m on Nov 2, 2026 for Principal Equity Premium Income ETF.

At a glance
3.8%
JUDO cash paid, since launch, Mar 25, 2026
1.9%
PCOV cash paid, since launch, Aug 19, 2026
+16.1%
JUDO total return, since launch, Mar 25, 2026
−0.1%
PCOV total return, since launch, Aug 19, 2026
JUDO · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
JUDO
+16.1%
none

Not measured

JUDO since launch: paid 3.8%, price +12.2%, total +16.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

JUDO

+16.1%

3.8% as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

JUDO since launch: paid 3.8%, price +12.2%, total +16.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

JUDO

+16.1%

3.8% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. JUDO since launch: paid 3.8%, price +12.2%, total +16.1%, 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 0.21 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

JUDO vs PCOV: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureJUDOPCOV
Paid and earned
Price changerose 2.7% (6 months)fell 2.0% (since Aug 19, 2026)
Against its benchmark
Benchmarkits own stocksnot published
Against its benchmark, same daysahead by 0.6 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.55%0.34%
Net assets, JUDO as of Jul 31, 2026 and PCOV as of Nov 2, 2026$7.0m$10m
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

JUDO Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF · Covered call on its own stocks, paying monthly PCOV Principal Equity Premium Income ETF · Covered call
Strategy covered call covered call
Benchmark JUDO's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jul 31, 2026) none
Pays monthly not established
Payout rate, annualized 6.4% 7.2%
Expense ratio 0.55% 0.34%
Cash paid, 1 year 3.8% (since launch, Mar 25, 2026) 1.9% (since launch, Aug 19, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +12.2% (since launch, Mar 25, 2026) −2.0% (since launch, Aug 19, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +16.1% (since launch, Mar 25, 2026) −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 224 days 77 days
Net assets, JUDO as of Jul 31, 2026 and PCOV as of Nov 2, 2026 $7.0m $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: JUDO vs PCOV: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowJUDOPCOVJUDOPCOVJUDOPCOV
3 months−1.2%–1.6%–+0.5 pts–
6 months+5.8%–3.1%–+0.6 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: JUDO Mar 2026 · PCOV Aug 2026+16.1%−0.1%3.8%1.9%not measurednot measured

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About each fund
JUDO

JUDO's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jul 31, 2026) returned +5.2% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.6 pts.

Over the 6 months to Nov 4, 2026, JUDO paid 3.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.8%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.4%, paid monthly.

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, JUDO or PCOV?
JUDO charges 0.55% a year and PCOV charges 0.34%, so PCOV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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