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

PCOV and SIOO both write options for income.

Principal Equity Premium Income ETF and VistaShares Target 15 S&P 100 Distribution ETF.

0.0%PCOV cash paid, 1 year
11.1%SIOO cash paid, 1 year
−3.7%PCOV total return, 1 year
+10.8%SIOO 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
SIOOAbout even with OEF · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
OEF+11.0%SIOO+10.8%11.1% of it arrived as cashabout even with OEFTotal return, distributions reinvestedOEF+11.0%SIOO+10.8%11.1% as cashabout even with OEF

Performance, window by window

PCOV and SIOO over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
PCOVSIOOPCOVSIOOPCOVSIOO
3 monthsnot published+4.0%not published3.7%not published+0.7 pts
6 monthsnot published+14.3%not published7.9%not published−5.8 pts
Since launch−3.7%+10.8%0.0%11.1%−3.0 pts−0.2 pts
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PCOV and SIOO on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
PCOV
Principal Equity Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY
SIOO
VistaShares Target 15 S&P 100 Distribution ETF
Covered call on OEF, paying monthly
IssuerPrincipalVistaShares
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 100 (OEF)
Paysnot establishedmonthly
Payout rate, annualizednot published15.1%
Expense ratio0.34%not published
Cash paid, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Aug 19, 2026)11.1% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025)
Price change, 1 year−3.7%−1.1%
Total return, 1 year−3.7% (since launch on Aug 19, 2026)+10.8% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025)
Benchmark return, 1 year−0.7%+11.0%
Ahead or behind−3.0 pts−0.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age30 days281 days
Net assetsnot published$21m

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.

SIOO in plain words

Over the period since launch on Dec 11, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, SIOO paid 11.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.8%. S&P 100 (OEF) returned +11.0% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.1%, paid monthly.

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Where these figures came from

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

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