Data as of .
IVVW vs SPYI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year IVVW paid 17.5% of its price in cash against SPYI’s 13.1%, and 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 SPYI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in IVVW | Only in SPYI |
|---|---|
| ISHARES CORE S&P ETF TRUST 101.45% | NVIDIA Corp 8.28% |
| USD CASH 0.18% | Apple Inc 7.52% |
| OCT26 SPX C @ 7625.000000 -1.63% | Microsoft Corp 5.62% |
| Amazon.com Inc 3.82% | |
| Alphabet Inc 3.12% | |
| Broadcom Inc 2.59% | |
| Alphabet Inc 2.50% | |
| 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 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IVVW | SPYI | IVVW | SPYI | IVVW | SPYI | |
| 3 months | +4.6% | +3.1% | 2.6% | 3.0% | +2.4 pts | +0.9 pts |
| 6 months | +13.1% | +14.4% | 7.9% | 6.5% | −4.9 pts | −3.6 pts |
| 1 year | +17.2% | +15.3% | 17.5% | 13.1% | +0.6 pts | −1.2 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +57.2% | not published | 38.6% | not published | −21.2 pts |
| Since launch | +38.9% | +77.1% | 39.7% | 50.3% | −14.9 pts | −25.3 pts |
| IVVW iShares S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | SPYI NEOS S&P 500(R) High Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | NEOS |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.6% | 12.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.25% | 0.68% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 17.5% | 13.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | −2.0% | +1.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.2% | +15.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +0.6 pts | −1.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 93% |
| Age | 917 days | 1480 days |
| Net assets | $350m | $12.2bn |
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.
SPYI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SPYI paid 13.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.1%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Jun 18, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, IVVW or SPYI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, IVVW paid 17.5% of its starting price in cash and SPYI paid 13.1%, 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 SPYI?
- With every distribution reinvested, IVVW returned +17.2% and SPYI returned +15.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so IVVW returned more.
- Which is cheaper, IVVW or SPYI?
- IVVW charges 0.25% a year and SPYI charges 0.68%, so IVVW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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