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IVVW vs VOOY: which paid, and which earned it?

IVVW and VOOY both write options for income.

iShares S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF and XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF.

17.5%IVVW cash paid, 1 year
0.0%VOOY cash paid, 1 year
+17.2%IVVW total return, 1 year
−0.3%VOOY total return, 1 year
IVVW0.6 pts ahead of SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%IVVW+17.2%17.5% of it arrived as cash0.6 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%IVVW+17.2%17.5% as cash0.6 pts ahead of SPY
VOOYAbout even with SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY−0.2%VOOY−0.3%about even with SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY−0.2%VOOY−0.3%about even with SPY

Performance, window by window

IVVW and VOOY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
IVVWVOOYIVVWVOOYIVVWVOOY
3 months+4.6%not published2.6%not published+2.4 ptsnot published
6 months+13.1%not published7.9%not published−4.9 ptsnot published
1 year+17.2%not published17.5%not published+0.6 ptsnot published
Since launch+38.9%−0.3%39.7%0.0%−14.9 pts0.0 pts
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IVVW and VOOY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IVVW
iShares S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
VOOY
XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF
Option income on SPY
IssueriSharesXFUNDS
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlynot established
Payout rate, annualized7.6%not published
Expense ratio0.25%not published
Cash paid, 1 year17.5%0.0% (since launch on Sep 2, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−2.0%−0.3%
Total return, 1 year+17.2%−0.3% (since launch on Sep 2, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%−0.2%
Ahead or behind+0.6 pts0.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age917 days16 days
Net assets$350mnot published

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.

VOOY in plain words

Over the period since launch on Sep 2, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, VOOY paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned −0.2% over the same days, so a holder was about even.

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Where these figures came from

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IVVW against VOOY, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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