# LQDW (iShares Investment Grade Corporate Bond BuyWrite Strategy ETF)

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

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, LQDW paid 10.7% in cash and still finished 16.2 points behind SPY.

## Key facts

- LQDW, cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price: 10.7%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- LQDW, total return, 1 year: +1.3%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- LQDW, against SPY: −16.2 pts, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- LQDW, latest payout, annualized: 8.1%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- LQDW, net assets: $269m (source, as filed for Apr 30, 2026).
- LQDW, expense ratio: not read by ETFIQ, as of Sep 11, 2026.

## LQDW over each window to Sep 11, 2026

| Window | Cash paid | Price | Total return | SPY | Ahead or behind |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 months | 2.3% | −4.1% | −1.9% | +3.3% | −5.2 pts |
| 6 months | 5.0% | −4.2% | +0.7% | +16.0% | −15.3 pts |
| 1 year | 10.7% | −9.3% | +1.3% | +17.5% | −16.2 pts |
| 3 years | 36.4% | −28.4% | +10.3% | +77.9% | −67.6 pts |
| Since launch | 46.4% | −42.2% | +8.1% | +95.1% | −87.0 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 | $269m | source, as filed for Apr 30, 2026 |
| Latest payout, annualized | 8.1% | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | not read by ETFIQ | ETFIQ |
| Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price | 11.7% | 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 | $0.1546 ex Sep 2, 2026 | ETFIQ |
| Sum of the last 12 distributions | $2.6884 | ETFIQ |

## Questions

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

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, LQDW paid 10.7% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 9.3%.

### Is LQDW ahead of SPY?

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, LQDW returned +1.3% against +17.5% for S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy, so a holder was behind it by 16.2 points.

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

LQDW pays monthly. The latest distribution annualizes to 8.1% at its price on Sep 11, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.

### When does LQDW next pay a distribution?

LQDW pays monthly. The last distribution went ex on Sep 2, 2026 at $0.1546 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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