Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
PCOV vs SIOO: Dividend Yield & Total Return
PCOV and SIOO both write options for income.
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Net assets: $10m on Nov 2, 2026 for Principal Equity Premium Income ETF, and $25m on Nov 3, 2026 for VistaShares Target 15 S&P 100 Distribution ETF.
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. Total return, distributions reinvested. 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.About even with OEF
SIOO since launch: paid 13.6%, price −3.6%, total +10.8%, OEF +10.9%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
OEF
+10.9%
SIOO
+10.8%
13.6% of it arrived as cash
about even with OEF
Total return, distributions reinvested
About even with OEF
SIOO since launch: paid 13.6%, price −3.6%, total +10.8%, OEF +10.9%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
OEF
+10.9%
SIOO
+10.8%
13.6% as cash
about even with OEF
13.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SIOO since launch: paid 13.6%, price −3.6%, total +10.8%, OEF +10.9%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
PCOV costs 0.25 points a year less; SIOO is 2.5 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | PCOV | SIOO |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Price change | fell 2.0% (since Aug 19, 2026) | fell 3.6% (since Dec 11, 2025) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 97% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | not published | S&P 100, measured through OEF |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.34% | 0.59% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $10m | $25m |
| 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 | PCOV | SIOO | PCOV | SIOO | PCOV | SIOO |
| 3 months | – | +0.8% | – | 3.7% | – | +1.0 pts |
| 6 months | – | +5.6% | – | 7.5% | – | +1.1 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: PCOV Aug 2026 · SIOO Dec 2025 | −0.1% | +10.8% | 1.9% | 13.6% | not measured | −0.1 pts |
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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.
SIOO
Over the period from its first trade on Dec 11, 2025 to Nov 4, 2026, SIOO paid 13.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.8%. S&P 100 (OEF) returned +10.9% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.4%, paid monthly. VistaShares estimates that 97% of the distribution paid Oct 27, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
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