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ISPY vs IVVW: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IVVW paid 17.5% of its price in cash against ISPY’s 6.2%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 4, 2026: $1.2bn for ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF and $349m for iShares IVV Premium Income+ ETF.

At a glance
6.2%
ISPY cash paid, 1 year
17.5%
IVVW cash paid, 1 year
+11.3%
ISPY total return, 1 year
+14.8%
IVVW total return, 1 year
ISPY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3.5 pts behind SPY
ISPY
+11.3%
SPY
+14.8%

3.5 pts behind SPY

ISPY over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price +4.8%, total +11.3%, SPY +14.8%, −3.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

ISPY

+11.3%

6.2% of it arrived as cash

3.5 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.5 pts behind SPY

ISPY over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price +4.8%, total +11.3%, SPY +14.8%, −3.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

ISPY

+11.3%

3.5 pts behind SPY

6.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ISPY over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price +4.8%, total +11.3%, SPY +14.8%, −3.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
IVVW · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with SPY
IVVW
+14.8%
SPY
+14.8%

About even with SPY

IVVW over 1 year: paid 17.5%, price −4.1%, total +14.8%, SPY +14.8%, 0.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

IVVW

+14.8%

17.5% of it arrived as cash

about even with SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with SPY

IVVW over 1 year: paid 17.5%, price −4.1%, total +14.8%, SPY +14.8%, 0.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

IVVW

+14.8%

17.5% as cash

about even with SPY

17.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. IVVW over 1 year: paid 17.5%, price −4.1%, total +14.8%, SPY +14.8%, 0.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

IVVW costs 0.30 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.5 points; ISPY is 3.4 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ISPY vs IVVW: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureISPYIVVW
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+11.3%+14.8%
Price change, 1 yearrose 4.8%fell 4.1%
Return of capital, issuer estimate87% of the Nov 6, 2026 payment49% of the Oct 7, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.55%0.25%
Net assets$1.2bn$349m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · ISPY scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score83.5ISPY47.6IVVW

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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Method

Risk and return

Mar 22, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026 · 136 weekly returns · each against SPY
ISPY IVVW
Return
Total return edge ISPY (slight) +38.6% +37.2%
Annualized edge ISPY (slight) +13.3% +12.9%
Price return edge ISPY +10.8% −11.7%
Risk
Volatility edge IVVW 13.2% 10.0%
Max drawdown edge IVVW (slight) −15.6% −15.0%
Downside capture 96.9% 62.0%
Beta 0.89 0.63
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge IVVW 0.69 0.83
Sortino edge IVVW 0.99 1.16
Treynor 0.102 0.133
Calmar edge Tie 0.85 0.86
Against the benchmark
Alpha −1.7% a year +0.7% a year
Alpha t-stat −1.06 0.28
Information ratio −1.00 −0.55
Tracking error 3.0% 6.9%
Reading

From Mar 2024 to Oct 2026, ISPY returned slightly more: +38.6% to +37.2%. IVVW swung less: 10.0% to 13.2%. IVVW fell slightly less at its worst: −15.0% to −15.6%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: ISPY vs IVVW: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureISPYIVVWSPYEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+38.6%+37.2%ISPY (slight)Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+13.3%+12.9%ISPY (slight)Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return+10.8%−11.7%ISPYPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility13.2%10.0%IVVWSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation9.1%7.1%IVVWLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−15.6%−15.0%IVVW (slight)Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture87.2%51.5%100.0%ISPYShare of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture96.9%62.0%100.0%IVVWShare of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.890.631.00IVVW lowerHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.960.821.00Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.690.83IVVWReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.991.16IVVWReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.1020.1330.121IVVWReturn above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar0.850.86TieAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkSPYSPYSPYThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha−1.7% a year+0.7% a year0.0%Not significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat−1.060.28Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−4.9% to +1.5%−4.5% to +6.0%Both include zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−1.00−0.55IVVWReturn against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error3.0%6.9%0.0%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 136 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, ISPY and IVVW hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ISPY IVVW
Only in one fund ↓
Only in ISPY
NVIDIA Corp. 6.80%
Apple, Inc. 5.92%
Microsoft Corp. 4.80%
Amazon.com, Inc. 3.24%
Alphabet, Inc. 2.53%
Broadcom, Inc. 2.23%
Alphabet, Inc. 2.02%
Meta Platforms, Inc. 1.60%
Only in IVVW
ISHARES CORE S&P ETF TRUST 100.36%
NOV26 SPX C @ 7821.5 0.00%
NOV26 SPX C @ 7821.5 -0.03%
NOV26 SPX C @ 7699.92 -0.18%
NOV26 SPX C @ 7655.87 -0.29%
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Side by side

ISPY ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly IVVW iShares IVV Premium Income+ ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
Strategy option income covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 6.0% 15.7%
Expense ratio 0.55% 0.25%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.2% 17.5%
Price change, 1 year +4.8% −4.1%
Total return, 1 year +11.3% +14.8%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −3.5 pts 0.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 87% 49%
Age 2.9 years 2.6 years
Net assets $1.2bn $349m

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: ISPY vs IVVW: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowISPYIVVWISPYIVVWISPYIVVW
3 months−0.5%+2.0%1.5%3.9%−0.3 pts+2.2 pts
6 months+3.8%+8.0%3.1%7.8%−1.2 pts+3.0 pts
1 year+11.3%+14.8%6.2%17.5%−3.5 pts0.0 pts
Since launchNot the same days: ISPY Dec 2023 · IVVW Mar 2024+54.0%+40.5%27.1%42.6%−15.1 pts−14.4 pts

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About each fund
ISPY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ISPY paid 6.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.0%, paid monthly. ProShares estimates that 87% of the distribution paid Nov 6, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

IVVW

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IVVW paid 17.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.7%, paid monthly. iShares estimates that 49% of the distribution paid Oct 7, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, ISPY or IVVW?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ISPY paid 6.2% 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, ISPY or IVVW?
With every distribution reinvested, ISPY returned +11.3% and IVVW +14.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, ISPY or IVVW?
ISPY charges 0.55% a year and IVVW charges 0.25%, so IVVW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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