Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
PCOV vs VOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
PCOV and VOOY both write options for income.
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Net assets: $10m on Nov 2, 2026 for Principal Equity Premium Income ETF, beside XFUNDS Large Cap 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.Not measured
VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
VOOY
+0.3%
1.5% of it arrived as cash
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
VOOY
+0.3%
1.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
PCOV costs 0.41 points a year less.
| Measure | PCOV | VOOY |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Price change | fell 2.0% (since Aug 19, 2026) | fell 1.2% (since Sep 2, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 26% of the Oct 7, 2026 payment | |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.34% | 0.75% |
| Net assets | $10m | not read by ETFIQ |
| 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 | VOOY | PCOV | VOOY | PCOV | VOOY |
| Since launchNot the same days: PCOV Aug 2026 · VOOY Sep 2026 | −0.1% | +0.3% | 1.9% | 1.5% | not measured | not measured |
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.
VOOY
Over the period from its first trade on Sep 2, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, VOOY paid 1.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.3%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.1%, paid periodically. XFUNDS estimates that 26% of the distribution paid Oct 7, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
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