Data as of .
OVL vs PCOV: which paid, and which earned it?
OVL and PCOV both write options for income.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OVL | PCOV | OVL | PCOV | OVL | PCOV | |
| 3 months | +2.3% | not published | 2.6% | not published | 0.0 pts | not published |
| 6 months | +18.8% | not published | 5.7% | not published | +0.7 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +19.2% | not published | 8.9% | not published | +2.6 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +86.2% | not published | 21.1% | not published | +7.8 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +203.4% | −3.7% | 47.2% | 0.0% | +16.1 pts | −3.0 pts |
| OVL Overlay Shares Large Cap Equity ETF Put-selling overlay on SPY, paying monthly | PCOV Principal Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Overlay Shares | Principal |
| Strategy | put-selling overlay | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | not established |
| Payout rate, annualized | 10.4% | not published |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.34% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.9% | 0.0% (since launch on Aug 19, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +9.4% | −3.7% |
| Total return, 1 year | +19.2% | −3.7% (since launch on Aug 19, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | −0.7% |
| Ahead or behind | +2.6 pts | −3.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 2544 days | 30 days |
| Net assets | $276m | not published |
OVL in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, OVL paid 8.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.4%, paid monthly.
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.
Other comparisons
Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, OVL against PCOV, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/ovl-vs-pcov Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.