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IVVW vs OVL: 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 OVL’s 9.9%, though OVL returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $349m on Nov 4, 2026 for iShares IVV Premium Income+ ETF, and $427m on Aug 31, 2026 for Overlay Shares Large Cap Equity ETF.

At a glance
17.5%
IVVW cash paid, 1 year
9.9%
OVL cash paid, 1 year
+14.8%
IVVW total return, 1 year
+17.2%
OVL total return, 1 year
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. Total return, distributions reinvested. 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.
OVL · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 2.4 pts ahead of VOO
OVL
+17.2%
VOO
+14.8%

2.4 pts ahead of VOO

OVL over 1 year: paid 9.9%, price +6.6%, total +17.2%, VOO +14.8%, +2.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

OVL

+17.2%

9.9% of it arrived as cash

2.4 pts ahead of VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.4 pts ahead of VOO

OVL over 1 year: paid 9.9%, price +6.6%, total +17.2%, VOO +14.8%, +2.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

OVL

+17.2%

9.9% cash

2.4 pts ahead of VOO

9.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. OVL over 1 year: paid 9.9%, price +6.6%, total +17.2%, VOO +14.8%, +2.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

IVVW costs 0.54 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.4 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IVVW vs OVL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureIVVWOVL
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+14.8%+17.2%
Price change, 1 yearfell 4.1%rose 6.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate49% of the Oct 7, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 29, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.25%0.79%
Net assets, IVVW as of Nov 4, 2026 and OVL as of Aug 31, 2026$349m$427m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · OVL scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score47.6IVVW81.7OVL

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

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

Risk and return

Mar 22, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026 · 136 weekly returns
IVVW OVL
Return
Total return edge OVL +37.2% +51.6%
Annualized edge OVL +12.9% +17.3%
Price return edge OVL −11.7% +30.3%
Risk
Volatility edge IVVW 10.0% 16.5%
Max drawdown edge IVVW −15.0% −19.1%
Downside capture 62.0% 108.9%
Beta 0.63 1.13
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge IVVW (slight) 0.83 0.79
Sortino edge OVL (slight) 1.16 1.19
Treynor 0.133 0.130
Calmar edge OVL (slight) 0.86 0.90
Against the benchmark
Alpha +0.7% a year −0.6% a year
Alpha t-stat 0.28 −0.66
Information ratio −0.55 0.34
Tracking error 6.9% 3.4%

Each against its own benchmark: IVVW against SPY, Mar 22, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026; OVL against VOO, Oct 11, 2019 to Oct 30, 2026.

Reading

From Mar 2024 to Oct 2026, OVL returned more: +51.6% to +37.2%. IVVW swung less: 10.0% to 16.5%. IVVW fell less at its worst: −15.0% to −19.1%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: IVVW vs OVL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureIVVWOVLEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+37.2%+51.6%OVLPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+12.9%+17.3%OVLTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return−11.7%+30.3%OVLPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility10.0%16.5%IVVWSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation7.1%10.9%IVVWLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−15.0%−19.1%IVVWDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture51.5%121.3%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture62.0%108.9%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.631.13Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.820.99Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.830.79IVVW (slight)Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino1.161.19OVL (slight)Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.1330.130Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar0.860.90OVL (slight)Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkSPYVOOThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha+0.7% a year−0.6% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat0.28−0.66Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−4.5% to +6.0%−2.4% to +1.2%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.550.34Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error6.9%3.4%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, IVVW and OVL 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 IVVW OVL
Only in one fund ↓
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%
Only in OVL
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 99.97%
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Side by side

IVVW iShares IVV Premium Income+ ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly OVL Overlay Shares Large Cap Equity ETF · Put-selling overlay on VOO, paying monthly
Strategy covered call put-selling overlay
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 15.7% 10.6%
Expense ratio 0.25% 0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year 17.5% 9.9%
Price change, 1 year −4.1% +6.6%
Total return, 1 year +14.8% +17.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%
Ahead or behind 0.0 pts +2.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 49% 100%
Age 2.6 years 7.1 years
Net assets, IVVW as of Nov 4, 2026 and OVL as of Aug 31, 2026 $349m $427m

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: IVVW vs OVL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowIVVWOVLIVVWOVLIVVWOVL
3 months+2.0%−0.5%3.9%2.6%+2.2 pts−0.4 pts
6 months+8.0%+4.4%7.8%5.2%+3.0 pts−0.6 pts
1 year+14.8%+17.2%17.5%9.9%0.0 pts+2.4 pts
3 years–+92.6%–23.9%–+9.3 pts
Since launchNot the same days: IVVW Mar 2024 · OVL Oct 2019+40.5%+204.4%42.6%51.2%−14.4 pts+14.4 pts

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About each fund
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). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

OVL

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OVL paid 9.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.2%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.6%, paid monthly. Overlay Shares estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 29, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, IVVW or OVL?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IVVW paid 17.5% of its starting price in cash and OVL paid 9.9%, 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 OVL?
With every distribution reinvested, IVVW returned +14.8% and OVL +17.2% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, IVVW or OVL?
IVVW charges 0.25% a year and OVL charges 0.79%, 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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