Data as of .
IVVW vs SPUT: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year IVVW paid 17.5% of its price in cash against SPUT’s 5.2%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: SPUT scores higher
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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 SPUT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in IVVW | Only in SPUT |
|---|---|
| ISHARES CORE S&P ETF TRUST 101.45% | TREASURY BILL 49.24% |
| USD CASH 0.18% | NVIDIA Corp 3.85% |
| OCT26 SPX C @ 7625.000000 -1.63% | Apple Inc 3.22% |
| Microsoft Corp 2.47% | |
| Amazon.com Inc 2.09% | |
| Alphabet Inc 1.84% | |
| Broadcom Inc 1.60% | |
| Alphabet Inc 1.59% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IVVW | SPUT | IVVW | SPUT | IVVW | SPUT | |
| 3 months | +4.6% | +2.4% | 2.6% | 1.1% | +2.4 pts | +0.1 pts |
| 6 months | +13.1% | +11.5% | 7.9% | 2.5% | −4.9 pts | −6.5 pts |
| 1 year | +17.2% | +11.5% | 17.5% | 5.2% | +0.6 pts | −5.1 pts |
| Since launch | +38.9% | +22.4% | 39.7% | 8.5% | −14.9 pts | −15.6 pts |
| IVVW iShares S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | SPUT Innovator Equity Premium Income - Daily PutWrite ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | Innovator |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.6% | 4.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.25% | 0.79% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 17.5% | 5.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | −2.0% | +6.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.2% | +11.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +0.6 pts | −5.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 917 days | 553 days |
| Net assets | $350m | $17m |
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.
SPUT in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SPUT paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.7%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, IVVW or SPUT?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, IVVW paid 17.5% of its starting price in cash and SPUT paid 5.2%, 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 SPUT?
- With every distribution reinvested, IVVW returned +17.2% and SPUT returned +11.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so IVVW returned more.
- Which is cheaper, IVVW or SPUT?
- IVVW charges 0.25% a year and SPUT charges 0.79%, so IVVW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, IVVW against SPUT, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/ivvw-vs-sput Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.