Data as of .
PCOV vs ULTY: which paid, and which earned it?
PCOV and ULTY both write options for income.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCOV | ULTY | PCOV | ULTY | PCOV | ULTY | |
| 3 months | not published | −1.1% | not published | 13.7% | not published | −3.3 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +14.0% | not published | 30.1% | not published | −4.0 pts |
| 1 year | not published | −7.8% | not published | 44.9% | not published | −24.3 pts |
| Since launch | −3.7% | +10.7% | 0.0% | 86.9% | −3.0 pts | −44.1 pts |
| PCOV Principal Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY | ULTY YieldMax(R) Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Principal | YieldMax |
| Strategy | covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | not established | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | not published | 59.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.34% | 1.30% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 0.0% (since launch on Aug 19, 2026) | 44.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | −3.7% | −54.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | −3.7% (since launch on Aug 19, 2026) | −7.8% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | −0.7% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.0 pts | −24.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 100% |
| Age | 30 days | 932 days |
| Net assets | not published | $721m |
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.
ULTY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, ULTY paid 44.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 54.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −7.8%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 24.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 59.8%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 17, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, PCOV or ULTY?
- PCOV charges 0.34% a year and ULTY charges 1.30%, 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 ULTY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/pcov-vs-ulty Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.