Which paid more, IVVW or XIMR?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IVVW paid 17.5% of its starting price in cash and XIMR paid 7.0%, 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 XIMR?

With every distribution reinvested, IVVW returned +14.8% and XIMR +7.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, IVVW or XIMR?

IVVW charges 0.25% a year and XIMR charges 0.85%, so IVVW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

IVVW vs XIMR: 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 XIMR’s 7.0%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $349m on Nov 4, 2026 for iShares IVV Premium Income+ ETF, and $26m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - March.

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At a glance

17.5%

IVVW cash paid, 1 year

7.0%

XIMR cash paid, 1 year

+14.8%

IVVW total return, 1 year

+7.9%

XIMR 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.

XIMR · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 6.9 pts behind VOO

XIMR

+7.9%

VOO

+14.8%

6.9 pts behind VOO

XIMR over 1 year: paid 7.0%, price +0.7%, total +7.9%, VOO +14.8%, −6.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIMR

+7.9%

7.0% of it arrived as cash

6.9 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

6.9 pts behind VOO

XIMR over 1 year: paid 7.0%, price +0.7%, total +7.9%, VOO +14.8%, −6.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIMR

+7.9%

6.9 pts behind VOO

7.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XIMR over 1 year: paid 7.0%, price +0.7%, total +7.9%, VOO +14.8%, −6.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

IVVW costs 0.60 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.9 points; IVVW is 13.2 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IVVW vs XIMR: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	IVVW	XIMR
Paid and earned
Measure	IVVW	XIMR
Total return, 1 year	+14.8%	+7.9%
Price change, 1 year	fell 4.1%	rose 0.7%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	49% of the Oct 7, 2026 payment	60% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	IVVW	XIMR
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Measure	IVVW	XIMR
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$344m	$26m
Holdings
Measure	IVVW	XIMR
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · XIMR scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score47.6IVVW66.2XIMR

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

IVVW 47.6

XIMR 66.2

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

By the books each fund has filed, IVVW and XIMR hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IVVW XIMR

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 XIMR

2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.06 114.65%

2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 648.56 1.13%

2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 583.70 -0.61%

2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 648.56 -18.68%

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Side by side

IVVW iShares IVV Premium Income+ ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly XIMR FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - March · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly

Issuer iShares First Trust

Strategy covered call buffer with income

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 15.7% 7.4%

Expense ratio 0.25% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 17.5% 7.0%

Price change, 1 year −4.1% +0.7%

Total return, 1 year +14.8% +7.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind 0.0 pts −6.9 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 49% 60%

Age 2.6 years 2.6 years

Net assets, IVVW as of Nov 4, 2026 and XIMR as of Nov 3, 2026 $349m $26m

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 XIMR: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	IVVW	XIMR	IVVW	XIMR	IVVW	XIMR
3 months	+2.0%	+1.3%	3.9%	1.8%	+2.2 pts	+1.4 pts
6 months	+8.0%	+2.8%	7.8%	3.7%	+3.0 pts	−2.2 pts
1 year	+14.8%	+7.9%	17.5%	7.0%	0.0 pts	−6.9 pts
Since launchNot the same days: IVVW Mar 2024 · XIMR Mar 2024	+40.5%	+20.0%	42.6%	17.4%	−14.4 pts	−33.3 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.

XIMR

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XIMR paid 7.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.9%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.4%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 60% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, IVVW or XIMR?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IVVW paid 17.5% of its starting price in cash and XIMR paid 7.0%, 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 XIMR?: With every distribution reinvested, IVVW returned +14.8% and XIMR +7.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, IVVW or XIMR?: IVVW charges 0.25% a year and XIMR charges 0.85%, so IVVW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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S&P 500 (SPY) →Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) →IVVW on its own →XIMR on its own →IVVW dividend history →IVVW holdings →XIMR dividend history →XIMR holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

IVVW filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IVVW prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

IVVW 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

iShares page for IVVW ↗

XIMR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XIMR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XIMR 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for XIMR ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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