Data as of .
PCOV vs SIXH: which paid, and which earned it?
PCOV and SIXH both write options for income.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCOV | SIXH | PCOV | SIXH | PCOV | SIXH | |
| 3 months | not published | +4.5% | not published | 0.5% | not published | +2.2 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +7.4% | not published | 0.9% | not published | −10.6 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +16.3% | not published | 2.0% | not published | −0.3 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +43.8% | not published | 6.6% | not published | −34.6 pts |
| Since launch | −3.7% | +96.3% | 0.0% | 16.0% | −3.0 pts | −88.5 pts |
| PCOV Principal Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY | SIXH ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Principal | Exchange Traded Concepts |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | not established | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | not published | 0.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.34% | 0.69% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 0.0% (since launch on Aug 19, 2026) | 2.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | −3.7% | +14.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | −3.7% (since launch on Aug 19, 2026) | +16.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | −0.7% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.0 pts | −0.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 30 days | 2321 days |
| Net assets | not published | $543m |
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.
SIXH in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SIXH paid 2.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 14.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.3%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.4%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, PCOV or SIXH?
- PCOV charges 0.34% a year and SIXH charges 0.69%, so PCOV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, PCOV against SIXH, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/pcov-vs-sixh Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.