# HYGW (iShares High Yield Corporate Bond BuyWrite Strategy ETF)

iShares · Income ETFs · data as of Sep 11, 2026

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, HYGW paid 10.0% in cash and still finished 13.0 points behind SPY.

## Key facts

- HYGW, cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price: 10.0%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- HYGW, total return, 1 year: +4.5%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- HYGW, against SPY: −13.0 pts, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- HYGW, latest payout, annualized: 7.5%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- HYGW, net assets: $108m (source, as filed for Apr 30, 2026).
- HYGW, expense ratio: not read by ETFIQ, as of Sep 11, 2026.

## HYGW over each window to Sep 11, 2026

| Window | Cash paid | Price | Total return | SPY | Ahead or behind |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 months | 1.9% | −1.5% | +0.4% | +3.3% | −2.9 pts |
| 6 months | 5.4% | −2.4% | +3.0% | +16.0% | −13.0 pts |
| 1 year | 10.0% | −5.6% | +4.5% | +17.5% | −13.0 pts |
| 3 years | 32.1% | −18.1% | +16.7% | +77.9% | −61.1 pts |
| Since launch | 45.9% | −27.7% | +24.5% | +95.1% | −70.5 pts |

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Strategy | covered call | ETFIQ |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy (proxy) | ETFIQ |
| Pays | monthly | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $108m | source, as filed for Apr 30, 2026 |
| Latest payout, annualized | 7.5% | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | not read by ETFIQ | ETFIQ |
| Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price | 10.6% | ETFIQ |
| Launched | Aug 22, 2022 | ETFIQ |
| Pays | monthly | ETFIQ |
| Typical gap between ex-dates | 30 days | ETFIQ |
| Typical wait from ex-date to payment | 2 days | ETFIQ |
| Last paid, per share | $0.1792 ex Sep 2, 2026 | ETFIQ |
| Sum of the last 12 distributions | $3.0117 | ETFIQ |

## Questions

### How much has HYGW paid over the last year?

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, HYGW paid 10.0% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 5.6%.

### Is HYGW ahead of SPY?

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, HYGW returned +4.5% against +17.5% for S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy, so a holder was behind it by 13.0 points.

### How often does HYGW pay, and how much?

HYGW pays monthly. The latest distribution annualizes to 7.5% at its price on Sep 11, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.

### When does HYGW next pay a distribution?

HYGW pays monthly. The last distribution went ex on Sep 2, 2026 at $0.1792 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 30 days the ex-date falls near Oct 2, 2026, which is an ETFIQ projection. Payment usually follows the ex-date by 2 days.


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