Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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IVVW vs SPIN: 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 SPIN’s 5.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $349m on Nov 4, 2026 for iShares IVV Premium Income+ ETF, and $45m on Nov 3, 2026 for State Street US Equity Premium Income ETF.

At a glance
17.5%
IVVW cash paid, 1 year
5.1%
SPIN cash paid, 1 year
+14.8%
IVVW total return, 1 year
+9.3%
SPIN 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.
SPIN · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 5.5 pts behind SPY
SPIN
+9.3%
SPY
+14.8%

5.5 pts behind SPY

SPIN over 1 year: paid 5.1%, price +3.9%, total +9.3%, SPY +14.8%, −5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SPIN

+9.3%

5.1% of it arrived as cash

5.5 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

5.5 pts behind SPY

SPIN over 1 year: paid 5.1%, price +3.9%, total +9.3%, SPY +14.8%, −5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SPIN

+9.3%

5.5 pts behind SPY

5.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SPIN over 1 year: paid 5.1%, price +3.9%, total +9.3%, SPY +14.8%, −5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.25% a year; their one-year returns differ by 5.5 points; IVVW is 7.6 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IVVW vs SPIN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureIVVWSPIN
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+14.8%+9.3%
Price change, 1 yearfell 4.1%rose 3.9%
Return of capital, issuer estimate49% of the Oct 7, 2026 payment97% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.25%0.25%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$344m$45m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · SPIN scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score47.6IVVW84.1SPIN

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, IVVW and SPIN 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 SPIN
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 SPIN
NVIDIA CORP 9.22%
MICROSOFT CORP 7.47%
APPLE INC 6.03%
AMAZON.COM INC 4.87%
ALPHABET INC CL A 4.59%
BROADCOM INC 3.37%
META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 2.93%
ELI LILLY + CO 2.50%
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Side by side

IVVW iShares IVV Premium Income+ ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly SPIN State Street US Equity Premium Income 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% 5.5%
Expense ratio 0.25% 0.25%
Cash paid, 1 year 17.5% 5.1%
Price change, 1 year −4.1% +3.9%
Total return, 1 year +14.8% +9.3%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%
Ahead or behind 0.0 pts −5.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 49% 97%
Age 2.6 years 2.2 years
Net assets, IVVW as of Nov 4, 2026 and SPIN as of Nov 3, 2026 $349m $45m

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 SPIN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowIVVWSPINIVVWSPINIVVWSPIN
3 months+2.0%+0.8%3.9%0.9%+2.2 pts+0.9 pts
6 months+8.0%+6.0%7.8%1.9%+3.0 pts+1.0 pts
1 year+14.8%+9.3%17.5%5.1%0.0 pts−5.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: IVVW Mar 2024 · SPIN Sep 2024+40.5%+30.3%42.6%16.0%−14.4 pts−12.9 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.

SPIN

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SPIN paid 5.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.5%, paid monthly. State Street estimates that 97% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, IVVW or SPIN?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IVVW paid 17.5% of its starting price in cash and SPIN paid 5.1%, 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 SPIN?
With every distribution reinvested, IVVW returned +14.8% and SPIN +9.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, IVVW or SPIN?
IVVW and SPIN both charge 0.25% a year, so neither 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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