Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
ODTE vs PCOV: Dividend Yield & Total Return
ODTE and PCOV both write options for income.
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Net assets: $2.1m on Nov 3, 2026 for VegaShares SPX NDX RTY Premium Income ETF, and $10m on Nov 2, 2026 for Principal Equity Premium Income ETF.
Not measured
ODTE since launch: paid 8.3%, price −3.5%, total +4.5%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
ODTE
+4.5%
8.3% of it arrived as cash
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
ODTE since launch: paid 8.3%, price −3.5%, total +4.5%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
ODTE
+4.5%
8.3% as cash
8.3% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ODTE since launch: paid 8.3%, price −3.5%, total +4.5%, not measured against a benchmark. 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 0.34 points a year less; PCOV is 4.8 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | ODTE | PCOV |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Price change | fell 7.1% (3 months) | fell 2.0% (since Aug 19, 2026) |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | its own holdings | not published |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 0.9 pts | |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.68% | 0.34% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $2.1m | $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 | ODTE | PCOV | ODTE | PCOV | ODTE | PCOV |
| 3 months | −3.8% | – | 3.5% | – | −0.9 pts | – |
| 6 months | −5.4% | – | 6.7% | – | not measured | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: ODTE Apr 2026 · PCOV Aug 2026 | +4.5% | −0.1% | 8.3% | 1.9% | not measured | not measured |
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ODTE's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jun 30, 2026) returned −2.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.9 pts.
Over the 3 months to Nov 4, 2026, ODTE paid 3.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 7.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −3.8%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.0%, paid weekly. VegaShares 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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