Data as of .
PCOV vs SIOO: which paid, and which earned it?
PCOV and SIOO both write options for income.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCOV | SIOO | PCOV | SIOO | PCOV | SIOO | |
| 3 months | not published | +4.0% | not published | 3.7% | not published | +0.7 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +14.3% | not published | 7.9% | not published | −5.8 pts |
| Since launch | −3.7% | +10.8% | 0.0% | 11.1% | −3.0 pts | −0.2 pts |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Principal | VistaShares |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 100 (OEF) |
| Pays | not established | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | not published | 15.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.34% | not published |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 0.0% (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 estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 30 days | 281 days |
| Net assets | not 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.
Other comparisons
Where these figures came from
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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.