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PCOV vs TPRY: which paid, and which earned it?

PCOV and TPRY both write options for income.

Principal Equity Premium Income ETF and VistaShares Target 15 TEPRTantrum Contrarian Distribution ETF.

0.0%PCOV cash paid, 1 year
7.4%TPRY cash paid, 1 year
−3.7%PCOV total return, 1 year
+2.1%TPRY total return, 1 year
PCOV3 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY−0.7%PCOV−3.7%3 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY−0.7%PCOV−3.7%3 pts behind SPY
TPRY9.3 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+11.4%TPRY+2.1%7.4% cash9.3 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+11.4%TPRY+2.1%9.3 pts behind SPY

Performance, window by window

PCOV and TPRY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
PCOVTPRYPCOVTPRYPCOVTPRY
3 monthsnot published−5.9%not published3.5%not published−8.2 pts
6 monthsnot published+11.9%not published8.1%not published−6.1 pts
Since launch−3.7%+2.1%0.0%7.4%−3.0 pts−9.3 pts
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PCOV and TPRY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
PCOV
Principal Equity Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY
TPRY
VistaShares Target 15 TEPRTantrum Contrarian Distribution ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerPrincipalVistaShares
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Paysnot establishedmonthly
Payout rate, annualizednot published15.3%
Expense ratio0.34%0.95%
Cash paid, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Aug 19, 2026)7.4% (since launch on Feb 26, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−3.7%−5.4%
Total return, 1 year−3.7% (since launch on Aug 19, 2026)+2.1% (since launch on Feb 26, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year−0.7%+11.4%
Ahead or behind−3.0 pts−9.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age30 days204 days
Net assetsnot published$4m

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.

TPRY in plain words

Over the period since launch on Feb 26, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, TPRY paid 7.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.1%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +11.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.3%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, PCOV or TPRY?
PCOV charges 0.34% a year and TPRY charges 0.95%, so PCOV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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PCOV against TPRY, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, PCOV against TPRY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/pcov-vs-tpry Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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