What is PCOV's dividend yield?

Over the trailing 12 months, PCOV paid $0.3175 per share, a trailing 12-month yield of 1.3% at the current share price. Option-income distributions change with the premiums the fund collects, so these two yields can differ.

What is PCOV's total return with dividends reinvested?

A $10,000 investment in PCOV on Aug 19, 2026 would be worth about $9,757 on Oct 13, 2026 with all distributions reinvested (-2.4%). Share price alone moved -3.7% over the same period.

Principal ETF

PCOV Dividend: Next Ex-Date, History & Total Return

Principal Equity Premium Income ETF

Price: $24.18
Trailing 12-month yield: 1.3%
Next ex-date: Nov 2, 2026; Scheduled

52-week range $23.86–$25.11 · Data as of Oct 14, 2026

Next PCOV Dividend

Scheduled

Ex-dividend date

Nov 2, 2026

Pay date

Nov 4, 2026

Amount per share

Not declared

Dates from the fund's published schedule. The fund has not announced the amount yet. You must own shares before the ex-date to receive it.

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PCOV Dividend History

1 distributions since Oct 1, 2026 · trailing 12-month total $0.3175/share (1.3% of current price)

Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount per share
Oct 1, 2026	Oct 5, 2026	$0.3175

Amounts are adjusted for any share splits or reverse splits, so payments before a split can differ from the amounts the fund announced at the time.

If You Invested $10,000 in PCOV

Aug 19, 2026 to Oct 13, 2026, using actual prices and distributions

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End value with DRIP

$9,757

-2.4%

End value, dividends as cash

$9,756

-2.4% · $126 cash collected

Share price alone

-3.7%

excluding all dividends

Annualized (DRIP)

-15.0%

over 0.2 years

Historical performance. Reinvestment modeled at the closing price on the first trading day on or after each ex-dividend date. Past results do not predict future returns.

PCOV vs SPY

$10,000 invested Aug 19, 2026 to Oct 13, 2026, all dividends reinvested

SPY

PCOV (this fund)

$9,757

-2.4% total

SPY

$10,141

+1.4% total

A broad index fund is the usual yardstick for an income fund, since large distributions can still trail the index's total return. All series use actual prices and distributions with reinvestment on the ex-date.

PCOV Income Goal Calculator

How much you would need invested today to reach a monthly income target, at the trailing 12-month payout rate

Target monthly income

Investment needed

$456,983

Shares needed

18,898

at $24.18

Effective yield used

1.3%

trailing 12 months

Based on the trailing 12-month distributions per share. Future distributions can be higher or lower; this is not a guarantee of income.

About PCOV

Seeks equity premium income from an options overlay on equities.

Income: Options income on equities

Underlying: U.S. equities

Tax Considerations

Distributions from options-income ETFs are often classified partly as return of capital (ROC), which reduces your cost basis rather than being taxed as ordinary income in the year received. The exact split is published in the fund’s 19a-1 notices and finalized on your 1099-DIV.

PCOV Dividend FAQ

What is PCOV's dividend yield?: Over the trailing 12 months, PCOV paid $0.3175 per share, a trailing 12-month yield of 1.3% at the current share price. Option-income distributions change with the premiums the fund collects, so these two yields can differ.
What is PCOV's total return with dividends reinvested?: A $10,000 investment in PCOV on Aug 19, 2026 would be worth about $9,757 on Oct 13, 2026 with all distributions reinvested (-2.4%). Share price alone moved -3.7% over the same period.

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Data as of Oct 14, 2026 (quotes delayed 15+ minutes). Data is refreshed daily from market sources. Nothing on this page is investment advice. Estimates (next dividend date, amounts, breakeven timelines) are derived from historical distributions and can differ from actual fund announcements. See how these numbers are calculated.