Which is cheaper, LJAN or PCOV?

LJAN charges 0.79% a year and PCOV charges 0.34%, so PCOV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

LJAN vs PCOV: Dividend Yield & Total Return

LJAN and PCOV both write options for income.

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Net assets: $12m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - January, and $10m on Nov 2, 2026 for Principal Equity Premium Income ETF.

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At a glance

4.9%

LJAN cash paid, 1 year

1.9%

PCOV cash paid, since launch, Aug 19, 2026

+5.1%

LJAN total return, 1 year

−0.1%

PCOV total return, since launch, Aug 19, 2026

LJAN · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 9.7 pts behind VOO

LJAN

+5.1%

VOO

+14.8%

9.7 pts behind VOO

LJAN over 1 year: paid 4.9%, price +0.1%, total +5.1%, VOO +14.8%, −9.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

LJAN

+5.1%

4.9% of it arrived as cash

9.7 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

9.7 pts behind VOO

LJAN over 1 year: paid 4.9%, price +0.1%, total +5.1%, VOO +14.8%, −9.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

LJAN

+5.1%

9.7 pts behind VOO

4.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. LJAN over 1 year: paid 4.9%, price +0.1%, total +5.1%, VOO +14.8%, −9.7 pts. 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 0.45 points a year less; LJAN is 1.2 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

LJAN vs PCOV: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	LJAN	PCOV
Paid and earned
Measure	LJAN	PCOV
Total return, 1 year	+5.1%	not published
Price change	rose 0.1% (1 year)	fell 2.0% (since Aug 19, 2026)
Against its benchmark
Measure	LJAN	PCOV
Benchmark	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO	not published
Cost and size
Measure	LJAN	PCOV
Expense ratio	0.79%	0.34%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$12m	$10m
Holdings
Measure	LJAN	PCOV
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

LJAN Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - January · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly PCOV Principal Equity Premium Income ETF · Covered call

Issuer Innovator Principal

Strategy buffer with income covered call

Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) none

Pays monthly not established

Payout rate, annualized 4.9% 7.2%

Expense ratio 0.79% 0.34%

Cash paid, 1 year 4.9% 1.9% (since launch, Aug 19, 2026)

Price change, 1 year +0.1% −2.0% (since launch, Aug 19, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +5.1% −0.1% (since launch, Aug 19, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% not published

Ahead or behind −9.7 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate 47% not published

Age 2.8 years 77 days

Net assets, LJAN as of Nov 4, 2026 and PCOV as of Nov 2, 2026 $12m $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: LJAN vs PCOV: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	LJAN	PCOV	LJAN	PCOV	LJAN	PCOV
3 months	+1.1%	–	1.2%	–	+1.2 pts	–
6 months	+2.6%	–	2.4%	–	−2.4 pts	–
1 year	+5.1%	–	4.9%	–	−9.7 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: LJAN Jan 2024 · PCOV Aug 2026	+16.7%	−0.1%	14.8%	1.9%	−51.3 pts	not measured

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About each fund

LJAN

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LJAN paid 4.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.1%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.7 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.9%, paid monthly. Innovator estimates that 47% of the distribution paid Nov 2, 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.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, LJAN or PCOV?: LJAN 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 to next

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →LJAN on its own →PCOV on its own →LJAN dividend history →PCOV dividend history →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

LJAN filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

LJAN prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

LJAN 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Innovator page for LJAN ↗

PCOV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

PCOV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Principal website ↗

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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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