Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
NLSI vs PCOV: Dividend Yield & Total Return
NLSI and PCOV both write options for income.
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Net assets: $5.3m on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Long/Short Equity Income ETF, and $10m on Nov 2, 2026 for Principal Equity Premium Income ETF.
5 pts ahead of SPY
NLSI since launch: paid 5.0%, price +12.0%, total +17.7%, SPY +12.7%, +5.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+12.7%
NLSI
+17.7%
5.0% as cash
5 pts ahead of SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
5 pts ahead of SPY
NLSI since launch: paid 5.0%, price +12.0%, total +17.7%, SPY +12.7%, +5.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+12.7%
NLSI
+17.7%
5 pts ahead of SPY
5.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. NLSI since launch: paid 5.0%, price +12.0%, total +17.7%, SPY +12.7%, +5.0 pts. 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 2.55 points a year less; PCOV is 1.9 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | NLSI | PCOV |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Price change | rose 12.0% (since Dec 10, 2025) | fell 2.0% (since Aug 19, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | not published |
| Against its benchmark, same days | ahead by 5.0 pts | |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 2.89% | 0.34% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 28, 2026 | $5.3m | $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 | NLSI | PCOV | NLSI | PCOV | NLSI | PCOV |
| 3 months | +6.7% | – | 1.4% | – | +6.9 pts | – |
| 6 months | +21.4% | – | 3.0% | – | +16.4 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: NLSI Dec 2025 · PCOV Aug 2026 | +17.7% | −0.1% | 5.0% | 1.9% | +4.9 pts | not measured |
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NLSI
Over the period from its first trade on Dec 10, 2025 to Nov 4, 2026, NLSI paid 5.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 12.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +12.7% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.6%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 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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