Data as of .
PCOV vs VOOY: which paid, and which earned it?
PCOV and VOOY both write options for income.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCOV | VOOY | PCOV | VOOY | PCOV | VOOY | |
| Since launch | −3.7% | −0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | −3.0 pts | 0.0 pts |
| PCOV Principal Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY | VOOY XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF Option income on SPY | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Principal | XFUNDS |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | not established | not established |
| Payout rate, annualized | not published | not published |
| Expense ratio | 0.34% | not published |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 0.0% (since launch on Aug 19, 2026) | 0.0% (since launch on Sep 2, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −3.7% | −0.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | −3.7% (since launch on Aug 19, 2026) | −0.3% (since launch on Sep 2, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | −0.7% | −0.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.0 pts | 0.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 30 days | 16 days |
| Net assets | not published | not published |
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.
VOOY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Sep 2, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, VOOY paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned −0.2% over the same days, so a holder was about even.
Other comparisons
Where these figures came from
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