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

IVVW and XVSP both write options for income.

iShares S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF and FT Vest SPCX & Target Income ETF.

17.5%IVVW cash paid, 1 year
0.0%XVSP cash paid, 1 year
+17.2%IVVW total return, 1 year
+9.2%XVSP 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
XVSP9.6 pts ahead of SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY−0.3%XVSP+9.2%9.6 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY−0.3%XVSP+9.2%9.6 pts ahead of SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IVVW and XVSP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in IVVWOnly in XVSP
ISHARES CORE S&P ETF TRUST 101.45%2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index P 1,500.03 304.12%
USD CASH 0.18%2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index C 500.03 110.96%
OCT26 SPX C @ 7625.000000 -1.63%Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) 51.81%
2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index C 1,500.03 0.00%
2026-10-23 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) C 1,232.73 0.00%
2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index P 500.03 -0.04%
2026-09-25 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) C 152.50 -0.31%
2026-10-23 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) P 1,232.73 -366.53%

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.

Performance, window by window

IVVW and XVSP over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
IVVWXVSPIVVWXVSPIVVWXVSP
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%+9.2%39.7%0.0%−14.9 pts+9.6 pts
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IVVW and XVSP on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IVVW
iShares S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
XVSP
FT Vest SPCX & Target Income ETF
Option income on SPY
IssueriSharesFirst Trust
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy
Paysmonthlynot established
Payout rate, annualized7.6%not published
Expense ratio0.25%not published
Cash paid, 1 year17.5%0.0% (since launch on Aug 26, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−2.0%+9.2%
Total return, 1 year+17.2%+9.2% (since launch on Aug 26, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%−0.3%
Ahead or behind+0.6 pts+9.6 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age917 days23 days
Net assets$350m$2m

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.

XVSP in plain words

Over the period since launch on Aug 26, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, XVSP paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.2%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy returned −0.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 9.6 pts.

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Where these figures came from

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IVVW against XVSP, 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.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, IVVW against XVSP, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/ivvw-vs-xvsp Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

How every figure is computed · Standards and sources