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

Over the year IVVW paid 17.5% of its price in cash against KHPI’s 9.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.

iShares S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF and Kensington Hedged Premium Income ETF.

17.5%IVVW cash paid, 1 year
9.1%KHPI cash paid, 1 year
+17.2%IVVW total return, 1 year
+11.0%KHPI total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Return Stability Score: IVVW scores higher

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

IVVW 61.3KHPI 55.53.8, 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

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
KHPI5.5 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%KHPI+11.0%9.1% of it arrived as cash5.5 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%KHPI+11.0%9.1% cash5.5 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in IVVWOnly in KHPI
ISHARES CORE S&P ETF TRUST 101.45%Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 100.00%
USD CASH 0.18%
OCT26 SPX C @ 7625.000000 -1.63%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

IVVW and KHPI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
IVVWKHPIIVVWKHPIIVVWKHPI
3 months+4.6%+1.9%2.6%2.2%+2.4 pts−0.3 pts
6 months+13.1%+11.3%7.9%4.7%−4.9 pts−6.8 pts
1 year+17.2%+11.0%17.5%9.1%+0.6 pts−5.5 pts
Since launch+38.9%+24.6%39.7%18.4%−14.9 pts−17.7 pts
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IVVW and KHPI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IVVW
iShares S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
KHPI
Kensington Hedged Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssueriSharesKensington
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized7.6%9.0%
Expense ratio0.25%0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year17.5%9.1%
Price change, 1 year−2.0%+1.5%
Total return, 1 year+17.2%+11.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+16.6%
Ahead or behind+0.6 pts−5.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age917 days743 days
Net assets$350m$401m

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.

KHPI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, KHPI paid 9.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.0%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.0%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, IVVW or KHPI?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, IVVW paid 17.5% of its starting price in cash and KHPI paid 9.1%, 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, IVVW or KHPI?
With every distribution reinvested, IVVW returned +17.2% and KHPI returned +11.0% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so IVVW returned more.
Which is cheaper, IVVW or KHPI?
IVVW charges 0.25% a year and KHPI charges 0.98%, so IVVW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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IVVW against KHPI, 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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