Data as of .
PCOV vs SPIN: which paid, and which earned it?
PCOV and SPIN both write options for income.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCOV | SPIN | PCOV | SPIN | PCOV | SPIN | |
| 3 months | not published | +3.7% | not published | 0.8% | not published | +1.4 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +12.3% | not published | 3.2% | not published | −5.8 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +11.3% | not published | 5.2% | not published | −5.2 pts |
| Since launch | −3.7% | +28.5% | 0.0% | 15.2% | −3.0 pts | −13.7 pts |
| PCOV Principal Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY | SPIN State Street(R) US Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Principal | State Street |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | not established | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | not published | 2.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.34% | 0.25% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 0.0% (since launch on Aug 19, 2026) | 5.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | −3.7% | +5.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | −3.7% (since launch on Aug 19, 2026) | +11.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | −0.7% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.0 pts | −5.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 30 days | 743 days |
| Net assets | not published | $48m |
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.
SPIN in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SPIN paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 2.7%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, PCOV or SPIN?
- PCOV charges 0.34% a year and SPIN charges 0.25%, so SPIN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Other comparisons
Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, PCOV against SPIN, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/pcov-vs-spin Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.