Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
PCOV vs TDAQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
PCOV and TDAQ both write options for income.
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Net assets: $10m on Nov 2, 2026 for Principal Equity Premium Income ETF, and $248m on Jun 30, 2026 for TappAlpha Innovation 100 Growth & Daily Income 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.About even with QQQ
TDAQ over 1 year: paid 16.8%, price −5.7%, total +12.0%, QQQ +12.3%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+12.3%
TDAQ
+12.0%
16.8% of it arrived as cash
about even with QQQ
Total return, distributions reinvested
About even with QQQ
TDAQ over 1 year: paid 16.8%, price −5.7%, total +12.0%, QQQ +12.3%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+12.3%
TDAQ
+12.0%
16.8% as cash
about even with QQQ
16.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TDAQ over 1 year: paid 16.8%, price −5.7%, total +12.0%, QQQ +12.3%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
PCOV costs 0.34 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | PCOV | TDAQ |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +12.0% |
| Price change | fell 2.0% (since Aug 19, 2026) | fell 5.7% (1 year) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 98% of the Oct 21, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | not published | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.34% | 0.68% |
| Net assets, PCOV as of Nov 2, 2026 and TDAQ as of Jun 30, 2026 | $10m | $248m |
| 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 | TDAQ | PCOV | TDAQ | PCOV | TDAQ |
| 3 months | – | −2.9% | – | 4.3% | – | +0.5 pts |
| 6 months | – | −0.5% | – | 8.4% | – | −0.2 pts |
| 1 year | – | +12.0% | – | 16.8% | – | −0.3 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: PCOV Aug 2026 · TDAQ Sep 2025 | −0.1% | +21.6% | 1.9% | 19.6% | not measured | +0.6 pts |
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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.
TDAQ
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TDAQ paid 16.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.2%, paid monthly. TappAlpha estimates that 98% of the distribution paid Oct 21, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
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