Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
PCOV vs XVSP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
PCOV and XVSP both write options for income.
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Net assets: $10m on Nov 2, 2026 for Principal Equity Premium Income ETF, and $4.5m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest SPCX & Target 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.About even with SPCX
XVSP since launch: paid 2.7%, price −4.6%, total −2.2%, SPCX −2.7%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPCX
−2.7%
XVSP
−2.2%
about even with SPCX
Total return, distributions reinvested
About even with SPCX
XVSP since launch: paid 2.7%, price −4.6%, total −2.2%, SPCX −2.7%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPCX
−2.7%
XVSP
−2.2%
about even with SPCX
2.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XVSP since launch: paid 2.7%, price −4.6%, total −2.2%, SPCX −2.7%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
PCOV costs 0.51 points a year less; PCOV is 2.2 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | PCOV | XVSP |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Price change | fell 2.0% (since Aug 19, 2026) | fell 4.6% (since Aug 26, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | not published | Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.34% | 0.85% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $10m | $4.5m |
| 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 | XVSP | PCOV | XVSP | PCOV | XVSP |
| Since launchNot the same days: PCOV Aug 2026 · XVSP Aug 2026 | −0.1% | −2.2% | 1.9% | 2.7% | not measured | +0.4 pts |
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.
XVSP
Over the period from its first trade on Aug 26, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XVSP paid 2.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.2%. Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) returned −2.7% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 16.6%, paid periodically. First Trust estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
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