Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
IWMY vs RYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IWMY paid 28.6% of its price in cash against RYLG’s 10.7%, though RYLG returned more with it reinvested.
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Net assets: $79m on Nov 3, 2026 for Defiance R2000 Weekly Distribution ETF, and $7.7m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call & Growth ETF.
11.1 pts behind IWM
IWMY over 1 year: paid 28.6%, price −21.4%, total +7.9%, IWM +19.0%, −11.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
IWM
+19.0%
IWMY
+7.9%
28.6% of it arrived as cash
11.1 pts behind IWM
Total return, distributions reinvested
11.1 pts behind IWM
IWMY over 1 year: paid 28.6%, price −21.4%, total +7.9%, IWM +19.0%, −11.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
IWM
+19.0%
IWMY
+7.9%
11.1 pts behind IWM
28.6% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. IWMY over 1 year: paid 28.6%, price −21.4%, total +7.9%, IWM +19.0%, −11.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.3 pts behind IWM
RYLG over 1 year: paid 10.7%, price +4.4%, total +16.0%, IWM +19.0%, −3.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
IWM
+19.0%
RYLG
+16.0%
10.7% of it arrived as cash
3 pts behind IWM
Total return, distributions reinvested
3 pts behind IWM
RYLG over 1 year: paid 10.7%, price +4.4%, total +16.0%, IWM +19.0%, −3.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
IWM
+19.0%
RYLG
+16.0%
10.7% cash
3 pts behind IWM
10.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. RYLG over 1 year: paid 10.7%, price +4.4%, total +16.0%, IWM +19.0%, −3.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
RYLG costs 0.70 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.1 points; IWMY is 10.8 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | IWMY | RYLG |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +7.9% | +16.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | fell 21.4% | rose 4.4% |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment | 100% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Russell 2000, measured through IWM | Russell 2000, measured through IWM |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 1.05% | 0.35% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026 | $83m | $7.7m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
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
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 →
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, IWMY and RYLG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | IWMY | RYLG | IWMY | RYLG | IWMY | RYLG |
| 3 months | −6.1% | −3.8% | 7.0% | 1.4% | −1.1 pts | +1.2 pts |
| 6 months | −2.3% | +2.0% | 14.0% | 3.4% | −1.8 pts | +2.5 pts |
| 1 year | +7.9% | +16.0% | 28.6% | 10.7% | −11.0 pts | −3.0 pts |
| 3 years | +36.8% | +50.0% | 90.4% | 40.2% | −31.5 pts | −18.3 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: IWMY Oct 2023 · RYLG Oct 2022 | +40.4% | +46.2% | 92.7% | 44.5% | −38.1 pts | −24.6 pts |
IWMY
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IWMY paid 28.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 21.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.9%. Russell 2000 (IWM) returned +19.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 29.9%, paid weekly. Defiance estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
RYLG
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, RYLG paid 10.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.0%. Russell 2000 (IWM) returned +19.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.7%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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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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