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IVVW vs PBP: 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 PBP’s 11.7%, though PBP returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $349m on Nov 4, 2026 for iShares IVV Premium Income+ ETF, and $389m on Nov 3, 2026 for Invesco S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF.

At a glance
17.5%
IVVW cash paid, 1 year
11.7%
PBP cash paid, 1 year
+14.8%
IVVW total return, 1 year
+16.2%
PBP 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.
PBP · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.4 pts ahead of SPY
PBP
+16.2%
SPY
+14.8%

1.4 pts ahead of SPY

PBP over 1 year: paid 11.7%, price +3.6%, total +16.2%, SPY +14.8%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

PBP

+16.2%

11.7% of it arrived as cash

1.4 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.4 pts ahead of SPY

PBP over 1 year: paid 11.7%, price +3.6%, total +16.2%, SPY +14.8%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

PBP

+16.2%

11.7% as cash

1.4 pts ahead of SPY

11.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. PBP over 1 year: paid 11.7%, price +3.6%, total +16.2%, SPY +14.8%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

IVVW costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.4 points; PBP is 1.1 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IVVW vs PBP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureIVVWPBP
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+14.8%+16.2%
Price change, 1 yearfell 4.1%rose 3.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate49% of the Oct 7, 2026 payment95% of the Oct 23, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.25%0.29%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$344m$389m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · PBP scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score47.6IVVW75.1PBP

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
IVVW PBP
Return
Total return edge IVVW (slight) +37.2% +35.7%
Annualized edge IVVW (slight) +12.9% +12.4%
Price return edge PBP −11.7% +2.9%
Risk
Volatility edge PBP (slight) 10.0% 9.2%
Max drawdown edge PBP (slight) −15.0% −14.3%
Downside capture 62.0% 48.8%
Beta 0.63 0.54
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge Tie 0.83 0.85
Sortino edge Tie 1.16 1.18
Treynor 0.133 0.145
Calmar edge Tie 0.86 0.87
Against the benchmark
Alpha +0.7% a year +1.3% a year
Alpha t-stat 0.28 0.42
Information ratio −0.55 −0.52
Tracking error 6.9% 8.3%
Reading

From Mar 2024 to Oct 2026, IVVW returned slightly more: +37.2% to +35.7%. PBP swung slightly less: 9.2% to 10.0%. PBP fell slightly less at its worst: −14.3% to −15.0%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: IVVW vs PBP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureIVVWPBPSPYEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+37.2%+35.7%IVVW (slight)Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+12.9%+12.4%IVVW (slight)Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return−11.7%+2.9%PBPPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility10.0%9.2%PBP (slight)Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation7.1%6.6%PBP (slight)Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−15.0%−14.3%PBP (slight)Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture51.5%41.4%100.0%IVVWShare of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture62.0%48.8%100.0%PBPShare of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.630.541.00PBP lowerHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.820.721.00Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.830.85TieReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino1.161.18TieReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.1330.1450.121PBP (slight)Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar0.860.87TieAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkSPYSPYSPYThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha+0.7% a year+1.3% a year0.0%Not significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat0.280.42Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−4.5% to +6.0%−4.8% to +7.3%Both include zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.55−0.52PBP (slight)Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error6.9%8.3%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, IVVW and PBP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IVVW PBP
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 PBP
NVIDIA Corp 7.71%
Apple Inc 7.47%
Microsoft Corp 5.96%
Amazon.com Inc 3.79%
Alphabet Inc 2.53%
Broadcom Inc 2.44%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.11%
Alphabet Inc 2.04%
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Side by side

IVVW iShares IVV Premium Income+ ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly PBP Invesco S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
Strategy covered call covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 15.7% 8.5%
Expense ratio 0.25% 0.29%
Cash paid, 1 year 17.5% 11.7%
Price change, 1 year −4.1% +3.6%
Total return, 1 year +14.8% +16.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%
Ahead or behind 0.0 pts +1.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 49% 95%
Age 2.6 years 18.9 years
Net assets, IVVW as of Nov 4, 2026 and PBP as of Nov 3, 2026 $349m $389m

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 PBP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowIVVWPBPIVVWPBPIVVWPBP
3 months+2.0%+2.5%3.9%2.5%+2.2 pts+2.6 pts
6 months+8.0%+8.1%7.8%5.3%+3.0 pts+3.1 pts
1 year+14.8%+16.2%17.5%11.7%0.0 pts+1.4 pts
3 years–+49.6%–33.4%–−33.3 pts
Since launchNot the same days: IVVW Mar 2024 · PBP Dec 2007+40.5%+172.0%42.6%92.4%−14.4 pts−467.6 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.

PBP

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, PBP paid 11.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.5%, paid monthly. Invesco estimates that 95% of the distribution paid Oct 23, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, IVVW or PBP?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IVVW paid 17.5% of its starting price in cash and PBP paid 11.7%, 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 PBP?
With every distribution reinvested, IVVW returned +14.8% and PBP +16.2% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, IVVW or PBP?
IVVW charges 0.25% a year and PBP charges 0.29%, 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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