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DJIA vs IVVW: which paid, and which earned it?

Over the year IVVW paid 17.5% of its price in cash against DJIA’s 10.5%, and returned more with it reinvested.

Global X Dow 30 Covered Call ETF and iShares S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF.

10.5%DJIA cash paid, 1 year
17.5%IVVW cash paid, 1 year
+13.7%DJIA total return, 1 year
+17.2%IVVW total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Return Stability Score: DJIA scores higher

Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

DJIA 69.7IVVW 61.33.8, the lowest in this set96.8, the highest

A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed

DJIAAbout even with DIA · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
DIA+13.5%DJIA+13.7%10.5% of it arrived as cashabout even with DIATotal return, distributions reinvestedDIA+13.5%DJIA+13.7%10.5% cashabout even with DIA
IVVW0.6 pts ahead of SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%IVVW+17.2%17.5% of it arrived as cash0.6 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%IVVW+17.2%17.5% as cash0.6 pts ahead of SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DJIA and IVVW hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in DJIAOnly in IVVW
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 10.95%ISHARES CORE S&P ETF TRUST 100.84%
CATERPILLAR INC 9.40%USD CASH 0.66%
MICROSOFT CORP 5.74%BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.14%
AMGEN INC 4.48%OCT26 SPX C @ 7625.000000 -1.64%
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 4.38%
TRAVELERS COS INC/THE 4.36%
VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES 4.28%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 4.07%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 17, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

DJIA and IVVW over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
DJIAIVVWDJIAIVVWDJIAIVVW
3 months+3.8%+4.6%1.7%2.6%+3.4 pts+2.4 pts
6 months+11.3%+13.1%4.1%7.9%−2.7 pts−4.9 pts
1 year+13.7%+17.2%10.5%17.5%+0.2 pts+0.6 pts
3 years+36.8%not published29.3%not published−20.1 ptsnot published
Since launch+42.6%+38.9%39.6%39.7%−25.6 pts−14.9 pts
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DJIA and IVVW on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DJIA
Global X Dow 30 Covered Call ETF
Covered call on DIA, paying monthly
IVVW
iShares S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerGlobal XiShares
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkDow Jones Industrial Average (DIA)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized6.3%7.6%
Expense ratio0.60%0.25%
Cash paid, 1 year10.5%17.5%
Price change, 1 year+2.4%−2.0%
Total return, 1 year+13.7%+17.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year+13.5%+16.6%
Ahead or behind+0.2 pts+0.6 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate84%not published
Age1667 days917 days
Net assets$189m$350m

DJIA in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DJIA paid 10.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.7%. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) returned +13.5% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 84% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

IVVW in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, IVVW paid 17.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.6%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DJIA or IVVW?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DJIA paid 10.5% of its starting price in cash and IVVW paid 17.5%, so IVVW paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, DJIA or IVVW?
With every distribution reinvested, DJIA returned +13.7% and IVVW returned +17.2% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so IVVW returned more.
Which is cheaper, DJIA or IVVW?
DJIA charges 0.60% a year and IVVW charges 0.25%, so IVVW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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DJIA against IVVW, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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