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

PCOV and ROCQ both write options for income.

Principal Equity Premium Income ETF and JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF.

0.0%PCOV cash paid, 1 year
5.8%ROCQ cash paid, 1 year
−3.7%PCOV total return, 1 year
+18.0%ROCQ total return, 1 year
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
ROCQ4 pts behind QQQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.9%ROCQ+18.0%5.8% as cash4 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.9%ROCQ+18.0%4 pts behind QQQ

Performance, window by window

PCOV and ROCQ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
PCOVROCQPCOVROCQPCOVROCQ
3 monthsnot published0.0%not published3.0%not published+2.5 pts
6 monthsnot published+20.0%not published5.9%not published−4.2 pts
Since launch−3.7%+18.0%0.0%5.8%−3.0 pts−4.0 pts
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PCOV and ROCQ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
PCOV
Principal Equity Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY
ROCQ
JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF
Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerPrincipalJPMorgan
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysnot establishedmonthly
Payout rate, annualizednot published10.6%
Expense ratio0.34%not published
Cash paid, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Aug 19, 2026)5.8% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−3.7%+12.0%
Total return, 1 year−3.7% (since launch on Aug 19, 2026)+18.0% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year−0.7%+21.9%
Ahead or behind−3.0 pts−4.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age30 days183 days
Net assetsnot published$629m

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.

ROCQ in plain words

Over the period since launch on Mar 19, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, ROCQ paid 5.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 12.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.6%, paid monthly.

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Where these figures came from

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

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