Data as of .
IVVW vs PBP: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year IVVW paid 17.5% of its price in cash against PBP’s 11.8%, though PBP returned more with it reinvested.
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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, IVVW and PBP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | IVVW | PBP |
|---|---|---|
| USD CASH | 0.18% | 0.00% |
| Only in IVVW | Only in PBP |
|---|---|
| ISHARES CORE S&P ETF TRUST 101.45% | NVIDIA Corp 8.18% |
| OCT26 SPX C @ 7625.000000 -1.63% | Apple Inc 7.50% |
| Microsoft Corp 5.57% | |
| Amazon.com Inc 3.77% | |
| Alphabet Inc 3.11% | |
| Broadcom Inc 2.57% | |
| Alphabet Inc 2.47% | |
| Meta Platforms Inc 2.22% |
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 Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 19, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IVVW | PBP | IVVW | PBP | IVVW | PBP | |
| 3 months | +4.6% | +5.0% | 2.6% | 2.8% | +2.4 pts | +2.7 pts |
| 6 months | +13.1% | +13.0% | 7.9% | 5.7% | −4.9 pts | −5.0 pts |
| 1 year | +17.2% | +18.5% | 17.5% | 11.8% | +0.6 pts | +1.9 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +46.1% | not published | 31.8% | not published | −32.3 pts |
| Since launch | +38.9% | +199.0% | 39.7% | 101.2% | −14.9 pts | −604.5 pts |
| IVVW iShares S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | PBP Invesco S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | Invesco |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.6% | 11.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.25% | 0.29% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 17.5% | 11.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | −2.0% | +5.5% |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.2% | +18.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +0.6 pts | +1.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 917 days | 6101 days |
| Net assets | $350m | $386m |
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.
PBP in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, PBP paid 11.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, IVVW or PBP?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, IVVW paid 17.5% of its starting price in cash and PBP paid 11.8%, 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 +17.2% and PBP returned +18.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so PBP returned more.
- 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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Where these figures came from
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