Data as of .
PCOV vs RECI: which paid, and which earned it?
PCOV and RECI both write options for income.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCOV | RECI | PCOV | RECI | PCOV | RECI | |
| Since launch | −3.7% | +2.4% | 0.0% | 0.7% | −3.0 pts | +0.8 pts |
| PCOV Principal Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY | RECI Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Principal | Columbia |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | not established | not established |
| Payout rate, annualized | not published | 8.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.34% | 0.30% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 0.0% (since launch on Aug 19, 2026) | 0.7% (since launch on Jul 14, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −3.7% | +1.7% |
| Total return, 1 year | −3.7% (since launch on Aug 19, 2026) | +2.4% (since launch on Jul 14, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | −0.7% | +1.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.0 pts | +0.8 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 30 days | 66 days |
| Net assets | not published | not published |
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.
RECI in plain words
Over the period since launch on Jul 14, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, RECI paid 0.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.4%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +1.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.0%, paid periodically.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, PCOV or RECI?
- PCOV charges 0.34% a year and RECI charges 0.30%, so RECI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Other comparisons
Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, PCOV against RECI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/pcov-vs-reci Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.