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Income ETFs

IVVW vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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IVVW and YSPC both write options for income.

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Net assets: $349m on Nov 4, 2026 for iShares IVV Premium Income+ ETF, and $42m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax SPCX Option Income Strategy ETF.

At a glance
17.5%
IVVW cash paid, 1 year
16.7%
YSPC cash paid, since launch, Jul 15, 2026
+14.8%
IVVW total return, 1 year
−2.1%
YSPC total return, since launch, Jul 15, 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%

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.
YSPC · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 2.6 pts behind SPCX
YSPC
−2.1%
SPCX
+0.5%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

+0.5%

YSPC

−2.1%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.6 pts behind SPCX

YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

+0.5%

YSPC

−2.1%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

16.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

IVVW costs 0.76 points a year less; IVVW is 8.2 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IVVW vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureIVVWYSPC
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+14.8%not published
Price changefell 4.1% (1 year)fell 18.2% (since Jul 15, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate49% of the Oct 7, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYSpace Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.25%1.01%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$344m$42m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, IVVW and YSPC hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IVVW YSPC
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 YSPC
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 29.45%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 13.87%
SPCX 11/20/2026 165.01 C 0.32%
SPCX US 11/06/26 C145 0.13%
SPCX US 11/06/26 C146 0.11%
SPCX US 11/06/26 C141 -0.11%
SPCX US 11/06/26 C140 -0.72%
SPCX 11/20/2026 165.01 P -21.73%
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Side by side

IVVW iShares IVV Premium Income+ ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly YSPC YieldMax SPCX Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPCX, paying weekly
Strategy covered call synthetic covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 15.7% 60.1%
Expense ratio 0.25% 1.01%
Cash paid, 1 year 17.5% 16.7% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −4.1% −18.2% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +14.8% −2.1% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +0.5% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Ahead or behind 0.0 pts −2.6 pts (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate 49% not published
Age 2.6 years 112 days
Net assets, IVVW as of Nov 4, 2026 and YSPC as of Nov 3, 2026 $349m $42m

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 YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowIVVWYSPCIVVWYSPCIVVWYSPC
3 months+2.0%+11.7%3.9%18.2%+2.2 pts−13.8 pts
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 · YSPC Jul 2026+40.5%−2.1%42.6%16.7%−14.4 pts−2.5 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.

YSPC

Over the period from its first trade on Jul 15, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, YSPC paid 16.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 18.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.1%. Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) returned +0.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 60.1%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, IVVW or YSPC?
IVVW charges 0.25% a year and YSPC charges 1.01%, so IVVW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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