Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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PCOV vs XSHP: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $10m on Nov 2, 2026 for Principal Equity Premium Income ETF, and $11m on Nov 3, 2026 for Kurv SpaceX Enhanced Income ETF.

At a glance
1.9%
PCOV cash paid, since launch, Aug 19, 2026
11.3%
XSHP cash paid, since launch, Jun 17, 2026
−0.1%
PCOV total return, since launch, Aug 19, 2026
−21.1%
XSHP total return, since launch, Jun 17, 2026
PCOV · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
PCOV
−0.1%
none

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.
XSHP · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
XSHP
−21.1%
none

Not measured

XSHP since launch: paid 11.3%, price −32.7%, total −21.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XSHP

−21.1%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

XSHP since launch: paid 11.3%, price −32.7%, total −21.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XSHP

−21.1%

11.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XSHP since launch: paid 11.3%, price −32.7%, total −21.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

PCOV costs 0.65 points a year less; XSHP is 1.1 times larger.

PCOV vs XSHP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasurePCOVXSHP
Paid and earned
Price changefell 2.0% (since Aug 19, 2026)fell 32.7% (since Jun 17, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate92% of the Oct 8, 2026 payment
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.34%0.99%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$10m$11m
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

PCOV Principal Equity Premium Income ETF · Covered call XSHP Kurv SpaceX Enhanced Income ETF · Covered call, paying monthly
Strategy covered call covered call
Benchmark none none
Pays not established monthly
Payout rate, annualized 7.2% 33.7%
Expense ratio 0.34% 0.99%
Cash paid, 1 year 1.9% (since launch, Aug 19, 2026) 11.3% (since launch, Jun 17, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −2.0% (since launch, Aug 19, 2026) −32.7% (since launch, Jun 17, 2026)
Total return, 1 year −0.1% (since launch, Aug 19, 2026) −21.1% (since launch, Jun 17, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year not published not published
Ahead or behind not available not available
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 92%
Age 77 days 140 days
Net assets, PCOV as of Nov 2, 2026 and XSHP as of Nov 3, 2026 $10m $11m

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

Window by window: PCOV vs XSHP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowPCOVXSHPPCOVXSHPPCOVXSHP
3 months–+31.3%–11.2%–not measured
Since launchNot the same days: PCOV Aug 2026 · XSHP Jun 2026−0.1%−21.1%1.9%11.3%not measurednot measured

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About each fund
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.

XSHP

Over the period from its first trade on Jun 17, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XSHP paid 11.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 32.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −21.1%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 33.7%, paid monthly. Kurv estimates that 92% of the distribution paid Oct 8, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, PCOV or XSHP?
PCOV charges 0.34% a year and XSHP charges 0.99%, so PCOV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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