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IVVW vs XSHP: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $349m on Nov 4, 2026 for iShares IVV Premium Income+ ETF, and $11m on Nov 3, 2026 for Kurv SpaceX Enhanced Income ETF.

At a glance
17.5%
IVVW cash paid, 1 year
11.3%
XSHP cash paid, since launch, Jun 17, 2026
+14.8%
IVVW total return, 1 year
−21.1%
XSHP total return, since launch, Jun 17, 2026
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%

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.
XSHP · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
XSHP
−21.1%
none

Not measured

XSHP since launch: paid 11.3%, price −32.7%, total −21.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XSHP

−21.1%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

XSHP since launch: paid 11.3%, price −32.7%, total −21.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XSHP

−21.1%

11.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XSHP since launch: paid 11.3%, price −32.7%, total −21.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

IVVW costs 0.74 points a year less; IVVW is far larger, $344m against $11m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IVVW vs XSHP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureIVVWXSHP
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+14.8%not published
Price changefell 4.1% (1 year)fell 32.7% (since Jun 17, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate49% of the Oct 7, 2026 payment92% of the Oct 8, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYnot published
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.25%0.99%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$344m$11m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

Risk and return

Jun 26, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 18 weekly returns
IVVW XSHP
Return
Total return edge IVVW +4.9% −2.7%
Price return edge IVVW +0.2% −14.7%
Risk
Max drawdown edge IVVW −1.2% −30.2%
Reading

From Jun 2026 to Oct 2026, IVVW returned more: +4.9% to −2.7%. IVVW fell less at its worst: −1.2% to −30.2%.

Full scorecard

3 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: IVVW vs XSHP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureIVVWXSHPEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+4.9%−2.7%IVVWPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Price return+0.2%−14.7%IVVWPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Max drawdown−1.2%−30.2%IVVWDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 18 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, IVVW and XSHP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IVVW XSHP
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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 XSHP
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Side by side

IVVW iShares IVV Premium Income+ ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly XSHP Kurv SpaceX Enhanced Income ETF · Covered call, paying monthly
Issuer iShares Kurv
Strategy covered call covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) none
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 15.7% 33.7%
Expense ratio 0.25% 0.99%
Cash paid, 1 year 17.5% 11.3% (since launch, Jun 17, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −4.1% −32.7% (since launch, Jun 17, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +14.8% −21.1% (since launch, Jun 17, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% not published
Ahead or behind 0.0 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 49% 92%
Age 2.6 years 140 days
Net assets, IVVW as of Nov 4, 2026 and XSHP as of Nov 3, 2026 $349m $11m

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 XSHP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowIVVWXSHPIVVWXSHPIVVWXSHP
3 months+2.0%+31.3%3.9%11.2%+2.2 ptsnot measured
6 months+8.0%–7.8%–+3.0 pts–
1 year+14.8%–17.5%–0.0 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: IVVW Mar 2024 · XSHP Jun 2026+40.5%−21.1%42.6%11.3%−14.4 ptsnot measured

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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.

XSHP

Over the period from its first trade on Jun 17, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XSHP paid 11.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 32.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −21.1%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 33.7%, paid monthly. Kurv estimates that 92% of the distribution paid Oct 8, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, IVVW or XSHP?
IVVW charges 0.25% a year and XSHP charges 0.99%, so IVVW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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