Data as of .
FEPI vs IVVW: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year FEPI paid 23.4% of its price in cash against IVVW’s 17.5%, though IVVW returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: IVVW scores higher
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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
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FEPI and IVVW hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in FEPI | Only in IVVW |
|---|---|
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 9.98% | ISHARES CORE S&P ETF TRUST 101.45% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 8.91% | USD CASH 0.18% |
| ALPHABET INC. 8.83% | OCT26 SPX C @ 7625.000000 -1.63% |
| BROADCOM INC. 8.05% | |
| NVIDIA CORPORATION 7.76% | |
| TESLA, INC. 7.47% | |
| INTEL CORPORATION 5.24% | |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. 5.21% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEPI | IVVW | FEPI | IVVW | FEPI | IVVW | |
| 3 months | +2.9% | +4.6% | 6.0% | 2.6% | +5.4 pts | +2.4 pts |
| 6 months | +17.2% | +13.1% | 12.8% | 7.9% | −7.1 pts | −4.9 pts |
| 1 year | +15.7% | +17.2% | 23.4% | 17.5% | −6.1 pts | +0.6 pts |
| Since launch | +69.0% | +38.9% | 66.8% | 39.7% | −28.5 pts | −14.9 pts |
| FEPI REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying weekly | IVVW iShares S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | REX | iShares |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 24.9% | 7.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 0.25% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 23.4% | 17.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | −10.0% | −2.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.7% | +17.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −6.1 pts | +0.6 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1073 days | 917 days |
| Net assets | $713m | $350m |
FEPI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FEPI paid 23.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 24.9%, paid weekly.
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, FEPI or IVVW?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FEPI paid 23.4% of its starting price in cash and IVVW paid 17.5%, so FEPI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, FEPI or IVVW?
- With every distribution reinvested, FEPI returned +15.7% and IVVW returned +17.2% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so IVVW returned more.
- Which is cheaper, FEPI or IVVW?
- FEPI charges 0.65% a year and IVVW charges 0.25%, so IVVW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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