Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
PCOV vs SIXH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
PCOV and SIXH both write options for income.
askIQ about this page
askIQ about PCOV and SIXH
Net assets: $10m on Nov 2, 2026 for Principal Equity Premium Income ETF, and $603m on Aug 31, 2026 for ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy 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, 2026.5.5 pts ahead of its own holdings
SIXH over 1 year: paid 2.1%, price +21.2%, total +23.5%, its own holdings +18.0%, +5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
its own holdings
+18.0%
SIXH
+23.5%
5.5 pts ahead of its own holdings
Total return, distributions reinvested
5.5 pts ahead of its own holdings
SIXH over 1 year: paid 2.1%, price +21.2%, total +23.5%, its own holdings +18.0%, +5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
its own holdings
+18.0%
SIXH
+23.5%
2.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SIXH over 1 year: paid 2.1%, price +21.2%, total +23.5%, its own holdings +18.0%, +5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
PCOV costs 0.35 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | PCOV | SIXH |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +23.5% |
| Price change | fell 2.0% (since Aug 19, 2026) | rose 21.2% (1 year) |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | not published | its own holdings |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.34% | 0.69% |
| Net assets, PCOV as of Nov 2, 2026 and SIXH as of Aug 31, 2026 | $10m | $603m |
| 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 | SIXH | PCOV | SIXH | PCOV | SIXH |
| 3 months | – | +6.0% | – | 0.5% | – | +1.8 pts |
| 6 months | – | +10.3% | – | 1.0% | – | +3.5 pts |
| 1 year | – | +23.5% | – | 2.1% | – | +5.5 pts |
| 3 years | – | +47.6% | – | 6.8% | – | not measured |
| Since launchNot the same days: PCOV Aug 2026 · SIXH May 2020 | −0.1% | +104.1% | 1.9% | 16.7% | not measured | not measured |
– means no data for this window. Open this comparison in the app →
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.
SIXH
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SIXH paid 2.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 21.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +23.5%. SIXH's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Aug 31, 2026) returned +18.0% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 3.2%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
Links are sources, not endorsements. A comparison is not a recommendation.
How this is computed
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
Cite this pageCitation, APA and Markdown
ETFIQ, PCOV against SIXH, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/pcov-vs-sixh
ETFIQ. (Nov 4, 2026). PCOV against SIXH. Retrieved from https://etfiq.com/compare/income/pcov-vs-sixh
[PCOV against SIXH (ETFIQ, Nov 4, 2026)](https://etfiq.com/compare/income/pcov-vs-sixh)
Free to use with attribution for data ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms.