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OVLH vs PCOV: which paid, and which earned it?

OVLH and PCOV both write options for income.

Overlay Shares Hedged Large Cap Equity ETF and Principal Equity Premium Income ETF.

0.3%OVLH cash paid, 1 year
0.0%PCOV cash paid, 1 year
+9.1%OVLH total return, 1 year
−3.7%PCOV total return, 1 year
OVLH7.5 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%OVLH+9.1%7.5 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%OVLH+9.1%7.5 pts behind SPY
PCOV3 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY−0.7%PCOV−3.7%3 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY−0.7%PCOV−3.7%3 pts behind SPY

Performance, window by window

OVLH and PCOV over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
OVLHPCOVOVLHPCOVOVLHPCOV
3 months+0.5%not published0.0%not published−1.7 ptsnot published
6 months+11.0%not published0.0%not published−7.0 ptsnot published
1 year+9.1%not published0.3%not published−7.5 ptsnot published
3 years+54.7%not published1.7%not published−23.7 ptsnot published
Since launch+73.7%−3.7%3.1%0.0%−45.2 pts−3.0 pts
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OVLH and PCOV on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
OVLH
Overlay Shares Hedged Large Cap Equity ETF
Put-selling overlay, hedged on SPY, paying annual
PCOV
Principal Equity Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY
IssuerOverlay SharesPrincipal
Strategyput-selling overlay, hedgedcovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysannualnot established
Payout rate, annualized0.3%not published
Expense rationot published0.34%
Cash paid, 1 year0.3%0.0% (since launch on Aug 19, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+8.8%−3.7%
Total return, 1 year+9.1%−3.7% (since launch on Aug 19, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%−0.7%
Ahead or behind−7.5 pts−3.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age2072 days30 days
Net assets$116mnot published

OVLH in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, OVLH paid 0.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.3%, paid annual.

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.

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Where these figures came from

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OVLH against PCOV, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, OVLH against PCOV, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/ovlh-vs-pcov Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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