Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
PBP vs PCOV: Dividend Yield & Total Return
PBP and PCOV both write options for income.
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Net assets: $389m on Nov 3, 2026 for Invesco S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF, and $10m on Nov 2, 2026 for Principal Equity Premium Income ETF.
1.4 pts ahead of SPY
PBP over 1 year: paid 11.7%, price +3.6%, total +16.2%, SPY +14.8%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
PBP
+16.2%
11.7% of it arrived as cash
1.4 pts ahead of SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
1.4 pts ahead of SPY
PBP over 1 year: paid 11.7%, price +3.6%, total +16.2%, SPY +14.8%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
PBP
+16.2%
11.7% as cash
1.4 pts ahead of SPY
11.7% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. PBP over 1 year: paid 11.7%, price +3.6%, total +16.2%, SPY +14.8%, +1.4 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
PBP costs 0.05 points a year less; PBP is far larger, $389m against $10m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | PBP | PCOV |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +16.2% | not published |
| Price change | rose 3.6% (1 year) | fell 2.0% (since Aug 19, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 95% of the Oct 23, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | not published |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.29% | 0.34% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $389m | $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 | PBP | PCOV | PBP | PCOV | PBP | PCOV |
| 3 months | +2.5% | – | 2.5% | – | +2.6 pts | – |
| 6 months | +8.1% | – | 5.3% | – | +3.1 pts | – |
| 1 year | +16.2% | – | 11.7% | – | +1.4 pts | – |
| 3 years | +49.6% | – | 33.4% | – | −33.3 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: PBP Dec 2007 · PCOV Aug 2026 | +172.0% | −0.1% | 92.4% | 1.9% | −467.6 pts | not measured |
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PBP
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, PBP paid 11.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.5%, paid monthly. Invesco estimates that 95% of the distribution paid Oct 23, 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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