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Income ETFs

PCOV vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $10m on Nov 2, 2026 for Principal Equity Premium Income ETF, and $42m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax SPCX Option Income Strategy ETF.

At a glance
1.9%
PCOV cash paid, since launch, Aug 19, 2026
16.7%
YSPC cash paid, since launch, Jul 15, 2026
−0.1%
PCOV total return, since launch, Aug 19, 2026
−2.1%
YSPC total return, since launch, Jul 15, 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.
YSPC · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 2.6 pts behind SPCX
YSPC
−2.1%
SPCX
+0.5%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

+0.5%

YSPC

−2.1%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.6 pts behind SPCX

YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

+0.5%

YSPC

−2.1%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

16.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

PCOV costs 0.67 points a year less; YSPC is 4.2 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

PCOV vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasurePCOVYSPC
Paid and earned
Price changefell 2.0% (since Aug 19, 2026)fell 18.2% (since Jul 15, 2026)
Against its benchmark
Benchmarknot publishedSpace Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.34%1.01%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$10m$42m
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

PCOV Principal Equity Premium Income ETF · Covered call YSPC YieldMax SPCX Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPCX, paying weekly
Strategy covered call synthetic covered call
Benchmark none Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
Pays not established weekly
Payout rate, annualized 7.2% 60.1%
Expense ratio 0.34% 1.01%
Cash paid, 1 year 1.9% (since launch, Aug 19, 2026) 16.7% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −2.0% (since launch, Aug 19, 2026) −18.2% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Total return, 1 year −0.1% (since launch, Aug 19, 2026) −2.1% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year not published +0.5% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Ahead or behind not available −2.6 pts (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published
Age 77 days 112 days
Net assets, PCOV as of Nov 2, 2026 and YSPC as of Nov 3, 2026 $10m $42m

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 YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowPCOVYSPCPCOVYSPCPCOVYSPC
3 months–+11.7%–18.2%–−13.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: PCOV Aug 2026 · YSPC Jul 2026−0.1%−2.1%1.9%16.7%not measured−2.5 pts

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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.

YSPC

Over the period from its first trade on Jul 15, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, YSPC paid 16.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 18.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.1%. Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) returned +0.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 60.1%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, PCOV or YSPC?
PCOV charges 0.34% a year and YSPC charges 1.01%, so PCOV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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