How much has HYGW paid over the last year?

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, HYGW paid 10.3% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 7.1%.

Is HYGW ahead of HYG?

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, HYGW returned +3.4% against +1.3% for US high yield bonds (HYG), so a holder was ahead of it by 2.1 points.

How often does HYGW pay, and how much?

HYGW pays monthly. The latest distribution annualizes to 15.9% at its price on Oct 28, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.

Is the HYGW distribution return of capital?

iShares estimates 64% of the distribution paid Oct 7, 2026 was return of capital. That is a tax characterization from the fund's own 19a-1 notice, not a measure of erosion.

When does HYGW next pay a distribution?

HYGW pays monthly. The last distribution went ex on Oct 2, 2026 at $0.3733 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 30 days the ex-date falls near Nov 2, 2026, which is an ETFIQ projection. Payment usually follows the ex-date by 2 days.

The prospectus expense ratio is 0.69% a year.

How much of HYGW’s distribution is return of capital?

iShares’s Rule 19a-1 notice estimates 64.0% of the distribution paid Oct 7, 2026 was return of capital. Across its notices for distributions paid Nov 7, 2025 to Oct 7, 2026, the estimate is 29.0%. The annual report for the fiscal year to Oct 31, 2025 puts it at 53.1% of distributions. Estimates come before the fund year closes and often change.

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, HYGW paid 10.3% in cash and returned 3.4% in total, against 1.3% for HYG.

Why did HYGW return +25.9% against HYG’s +31.8%?Is HYGW’s payout of 15.9% a year sustainable?What do HYGW’s net flows of +$2.1m over the last month mean?

Covered call on HYG, paying monthlyiShares ↗Expense ratio 0.69%Fund assets $110m on Oct 28, 2026First traded Aug 22, 2022Benchmark US high yield bonds (HYG)Fund page at the issuer ↗SEC filings ↗Every iShares fund ETFIQ covers Dividend history

Promise check: MissedOver the year to Oct 28, 2026, HYGW paid 10.3% in cash and returned 3.4% in total, covering 33.0% of its payout. Since launch it covered 52.0%.

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HYGW risk and return scorecard

vs HYG · Sep 2022 to Oct 2026 · 216 weekly returns · dividend-adjusted

4.1 years

HYGW +25.9%, HYG +31.8%, Sep 2022 to Oct 2026, distributions reinvested.

Return

MeasureHYGWHYGEdge

Total return+25.9%+31.8%HYG

Annualized+5.7%+6.9%HYG

Price return−26.8%+3.7%HYG

Risk

MeasureHYGWHYGEdge

Volatility3.9%6.0%HYGW

Max drawdown−4.4%−5.8%HYGW

Upside capture56.0%100.0%HYG

Downside capture51.8%100.0%HYGW

Risk-adjusted

MeasureHYGWHYGEdge

Sharpe ratio0.270.38HYG

Sortino ratio0.370.59HYG

Alpha vs HYG

MeasureHYGWHYGEdge

Alpha, a year−0.2%Not significant

Alpha t-stat−0.20

Beta to HYG0.551.00Lower beta

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records; risk-free rate: U.S. Treasury, Daily Treasury Bill Rates, 13-week coupon equivalent Method · Data

Money in and out

Net fund flows · Oct 23, 2026

Last 3 trading days

Last month

+$2.1m

Last 3 months

+$1.4m

Money in on 1 of the 63 trading days, out on 1.

askIQ: what do these flows mean? ↗

What changed

IQ findings, 30 days to Oct 29, 2026

Oct 16, 2026

HYGW filed on Oct 15, 2026 to change its name from iShares High Yield Corporate Bond BuyWrite Strategy ETF to iShares HYG Premium Income+ ETF.

SEC EDGAR, Form 497K · Checked against a plausibility rule

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What you earned

HYGW +0.6%, HYG +0.5%: total return over one month to Oct 28, 2026.

HYGW

+0.6%

HYG

+0.5%

Paid 1.3% in cash. Price −0.7%.

HYGW +0.1%, HYG −0.6%: total return over three months to Oct 28, 2026.

HYGW

+0.1%

HYG

−0.6%

Paid 2.6% in cash. Price −2.5%.

HYGW +1.3%, HYG −0.3%: total return over six months to Oct 28, 2026.

HYGW

+1.3%

HYG

−0.3%

Paid 5.1% in cash. Price −3.8%.

HYGW +2.2%, HYG +0.6%: total return over the year to Oct 28, 2026.

HYGW

+2.2%

HYG

+0.6%

Paid 7.9% in cash. Price −5.8%.

HYGW +3.4%, HYG +1.3%: total return over one year to Oct 28, 2026.

HYGW

+3.4%

HYG

+1.3%

Paid 10.3% in cash. Price −7.1%.

HYGW +19.7%, HYG +28.0%: total return over three years to Oct 28, 2026.

HYGW

+19.7%

HYG

+28.0%

Paid 33.3% in cash. Price −16.3%.

HYGW +24.4%, HYG +30.3%: total return since launch to Oct 28, 2026.

HYGW

+24.4%

HYG

+30.3%

Paid 46.9% in cash. Price −28.8%.

askIQ: why did HYGW return +3.4% against HYG’s +1.3%? ↗

What it paid

13 distributions · latest Oct 2, 2026

10.3%

Cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price

to Oct 28, 2026

Report

+3.4%

Total return, 1 year

to Oct 28, 2026

Report

+2.1 pts

Against HYG

to Oct 28, 2026

Report

64.0%

Return of capital, latest payout (iShares estimate)

Report

$0.3733

Last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Oct 2, 2026

Report

Pays monthly.

askIQ: is HYGW’s payout of 15.9% a year sustainable? ↗

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Price and total return, 1 year

$28.14+0.1%1 day, priceClose, Oct 28, 2026

−7.5%−5.0%−2.5%0%2.5%Total return +3.4%Price −7.1%

Oct 28, 2025Oct 28, 2026

Price −7.1%Total return +3.4%

Total return adds every distribution, reinvested. Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices. Data as of Oct 28, 2026. Updated every trading night. Report a data error

HYGW returns by window: total return, cash paid and price change
Window	Total return	Cash paid	Price	HYG	Ahead or behind
1M Sep 28 – Oct 28, 2026	+0.6%	1.3%	−0.7%	+0.5%	+0.1 pts
3M Jul 29 – Oct 28, 2026	+0.1%	2.6%	−2.5%	−0.6%	+0.7 pts
6M Apr 29 – Oct 28, 2026	+1.3%	5.1%	−3.8%	−0.3%	+1.6 pts
YTD Dec 31, 2025 – Oct 28, 2026	+2.2%	7.9%	−5.8%	+0.6%	+1.6 pts
1Y Oct 28, 2025 – Oct 28, 2026	+3.4%	10.3%	−7.1%	+1.3%	+2.1 pts
3Y Oct 27, 2023 – Oct 28, 2026	+19.7%	33.3%	−16.3%	+28.0%	−8.3 pts
Since launch Aug 22, 2022 – Oct 28, 2026	+24.4%	46.9%	−28.8%	+30.3%	−5.9 pts
Since launch, annualised Aug 22, 2022 – Oct 28, 2026	+5.4%	–	–	–	–

Total returns, distributions reinvested.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices, with distributions reinvested.

Where the return came from

HYGW

+0.6%

HYG

+0.5%

About even with HYG HYGW over 1 month: paid 1.3%, price −0.7%, total +0.6%, HYG +0.5%, +0.1 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026. HYG +0.5% HYGW +0.6% 1.3% of it arrived as cash about even with HYG Total return, distributions reinvested About even with HYG HYGW over 1 month: paid 1.3%, price −0.7%, total +0.6%, HYG +0.5%, +0.1 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026. HYG +0.5% HYGW +0.6% 1.3% as cash about even with HYG Over the 1 month to Oct 28, 2026, HYGW returned +0.6% with distributions reinvested and US high yield bonds (HYG) returned +0.5%, so a holder came out ahead of it by 0.1 points. The lighter segment is the 1.3% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

Price change −0.7%Cash paid +1.3%, reinvested+0.1 pts vs HYG

0.0%

HYGW

+0.1%

HYG

−0.6%

0.7 pts ahead of HYG HYGW over 3 months: paid 2.6%, price −2.5%, total +0.1%, HYG −0.6%, +0.7 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026. HYG −0.6% HYGW +0.1% 0.7 pts ahead of HYG Total return, distributions reinvested 0.7 pts ahead of HYG HYGW over 3 months: paid 2.6%, price −2.5%, total +0.1%, HYG −0.6%, +0.7 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026. HYG −0.6% HYGW +0.1% 0.7 pts ahead of HYG Over the 3 months to Oct 28, 2026, HYGW returned +0.1% with distributions reinvested and US high yield bonds (HYG) returned −0.6%, so a holder came out ahead of it by 0.7 points. The lighter segment is the 2.6% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

Price change −2.5%Cash paid +2.6%, reinvested+0.7 pts vs HYG

0.0%

HYGW

+1.3%

HYG

−0.3%

1.6 pts ahead of HYG HYGW over 6 months: paid 5.1%, price −3.8%, total +1.3%, HYG −0.3%, +1.6 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026. HYG −0.3% HYGW +1.3% 5.1% of it arrived as cash 1.6 pts ahead of HYG Total return, distributions reinvested 1.6 pts ahead of HYG HYGW over 6 months: paid 5.1%, price −3.8%, total +1.3%, HYG −0.3%, +1.6 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026. HYG −0.3% HYGW +1.3% 5.1% as cash 1.6 pts ahead of HYG Over the 6 months to Oct 28, 2026, HYGW returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested and US high yield bonds (HYG) returned −0.3%, so a holder came out ahead of it by 1.6 points. The lighter segment is the 5.1% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

Price change −3.8%Cash paid +5.1%, reinvested+1.6 pts vs HYG

0.0%

HYGW

+3.4%

HYG

+1.3%

2.1 pts ahead of HYG HYGW over 1 year: paid 10.3%, price −7.1%, total +3.4%, HYG +1.3%, +2.1 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026. HYG +1.3% HYGW +3.4% 10.3% of it arrived as cash 2.1 pts ahead of HYG Total return, distributions reinvested 2.1 pts ahead of HYG HYGW over 1 year: paid 10.3%, price −7.1%, total +3.4%, HYG +1.3%, +2.1 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026. HYG +1.3% HYGW +3.4% 10.3% as cash 2.1 pts ahead of HYG Over the 1 year to Oct 28, 2026, HYGW returned +3.4% with distributions reinvested and US high yield bonds (HYG) returned +1.3%, so a holder came out ahead of it by 2.1 points. The lighter segment is the 10.3% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

Price change −7.1%Cash paid +10.3%, reinvested+2.1 pts vs HYG

0.0%

HYGW

+19.7%

HYG

+28.0%

8.3 pts behind HYG HYGW over 3 years: paid 33.3%, price −16.3%, total +19.7%, HYG +28.0%, −8.3 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026. HYG +28.0% HYGW +19.7% 33.3% of it arrived as cash 8.3 pts behind HYG Total return, distributions reinvested 8.3 pts behind HYG HYGW over 3 years: paid 33.3%, price −16.3%, total +19.7%, HYG +28.0%, −8.3 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026. HYG +28.0% HYGW +19.7% 33.3% as cash 8.3 pts behind HYG Over the 3 years to Oct 28, 2026, HYGW returned +19.7% with distributions reinvested and US high yield bonds (HYG) returned +28.0%, so a holder came out behind it by 8.3 points. The lighter segment is the 33.3% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

Price change −16.3%Cash paid +33.3%, reinvested−8.3 pts vs HYG

0.0%

HYGW

+24.4%

HYG

+30.3%

5.9 pts behind HYG HYGW since launch: paid 46.9%, price −28.8%, total +24.4%, HYG +30.3%, −5.9 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026. HYG +30.3% HYGW +24.4% 46.9% of it arrived as cash 5.9 pts behind HYG Total return, distributions reinvested 5.9 pts behind HYG HYGW since launch: paid 46.9%, price −28.8%, total +24.4%, HYG +30.3%, −5.9 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026. HYG +30.3% HYGW +24.4% 46.9% as cash 5.9 pts behind HYG From launch to Oct 28, 2026, HYGW returned +24.4% with distributions reinvested and US high yield bonds (HYG) returned +30.3%, so a holder came out behind it by 5.9 points. The lighter segment is the 46.9% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

Price change −28.8%Cash paid +46.9%, reinvested−5.9 pts vs HYG

0.0%

28.4

IQ Income ScoreETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score118th of 164 · Oct 28, 2026

0.3 · lowest of 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company99.7 · highest

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

HYGW paid 10.3% in cash over the year and returned 3.4% in total, less than it paid out.

total return as a share of the cash paid33.0% · 28th pct

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Money in and out

Daily data · as of Oct 23, 2026

HYGW: in the year to Oct 23, 2026, net $121m went out; in the month to Oct 23, 2026, $2.1m came in.

0.0% of $110m on Oct 20, 2026
Oct 21, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026

+$2.1m

1.9% of $110m on Sep 25, 2026
Sep 28, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026

+$1.4m

1.3% of $112m on Jul 27, 2026
Jul 28, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026

YTD

−$137m

−53.8% of $255m on Dec 31, 2025
Jan 2, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026

−$121m

−49.7% of $243m on Oct 27, 2025
Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026

Since Aug 2022

+$142m

Aug 1, 2022 to Oct 23, 2026
SEC filings, then daily counts

Net flow each trading day

3M1Y400 days

HYGW, net flow each trading day over the 63 sessions from Jul 28, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026: money came in on 1 day and went out on 1 day.

Money in on 1 of the 63 trading days, out on 1.

HYGW, net flow each trading day over the 249 sessions from Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026: money came in on 25 days and went out on 19 days.

Money in on 25 of the 249 trading days, out on 19.

HYGW, net flow each trading day over the 400 sessions from Mar 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026: money came in on 57 days and went out on 24 days.

Money in on 57 of the 400 trading days, out on 24.

Money in, netMoney out, net

Among its peers · 1 month

13th largest inflow of 27 income ETFs counted all month: BALI +$135m at the top end, TLTW −$161m at the other.

Checked against the filing

July 2026: ETFIQ’s daily sum +$2.9m; HYGW’s SEC N-PORT, item B.6, +$2.9m. Matches the SEC filing for July 2026. Its next filing is due by Dec 30, 2026.

Computed by ETFIQ from iShares’s daily data: each day’s change in shares outstanding times the previous day’s net asset value.

How this is computed

Percentages are of net assets at the start of each window. Numbers are net: money in less money out. Checked against the filing: The month’s daily sum and the filing’s B.6 number agree within rounding or, where the filing’s is larger, within rounding plus the fund’s creation and redemption fees. The full rule is in the fund’s flows file. Every day and month ETFIQ holds for HYGW, back to Aug 2022, is in its flows file. Flows across every fund · How these flows are computed · Compare HYGW with other funds in the flows tool

Every trading day, last 3 months63 days

Oct 23, 2026 $0

Oct 22, 2026 $0

Oct 21, 2026 $0

Oct 20, 2026 $0

Oct 19, 2026 $0

Oct 16, 2026 $0

Oct 15, 2026 $0

Oct 14, 2026 $0

Oct 13, 2026 $0

Oct 12, 2026 $0

Oct 9, 2026 $0

Oct 8, 2026 $0

Oct 7, 2026 $0

Oct 6, 2026 $0

Oct 5, 2026 $0

Oct 2, 2026 +$2.1m

Oct 1, 2026 $0

Sep 30, 2026 $0

Sep 29, 2026 $0

Sep 28, 2026 $0

Sep 25, 2026 −$711k

Sep 24, 2026 $0

Sep 23, 2026 $0

Sep 22, 2026 $0

Sep 21, 2026 $0

Sep 18, 2026 $0

Sep 17, 2026 $0

Sep 16, 2026 $0

Sep 15, 2026 $0

Sep 14, 2026 $0

Sep 11, 2026 $0

Sep 10, 2026 $0

Sep 9, 2026 $0

Sep 8, 2026 $0

Sep 4, 2026 $0

Sep 3, 2026 $0

Sep 2, 2026 $0

Sep 1, 2026 $0

Aug 31, 2026 $0

Aug 28, 2026 $0

Aug 27, 2026 $0

Aug 26, 2026 $0

Aug 25, 2026 $0

Aug 24, 2026 $0

Aug 21, 2026 $0

Aug 20, 2026 $0

Aug 19, 2026 $0

Aug 18, 2026 $0

Aug 17, 2026 $0

Aug 14, 2026 $0

Aug 13, 2026 $0

Aug 12, 2026 $0

Aug 11, 2026 $0

Aug 10, 2026 $0

Aug 7, 2026 $0

Aug 6, 2026 $0

Aug 5, 2026 $0

Aug 4, 2026 $0

Aug 3, 2026 $0

Jul 31, 2026 $0

Jul 30, 2026 $0

Jul 29, 2026 $0

Jul 28, 2026 $0

Most recent first.

Week by week, last year52 weeks

Oct 23, 2026 $0

Oct 16, 2026 $0

Oct 9, 2026 $0

Oct 2, 2026 +$2.1m

Sep 25, 2026 −$711k

Sep 18, 2026 $0

Sep 11, 2026 $0 4 days

Sep 4, 2026 $0

Aug 28, 2026 $0

Aug 21, 2026 $0

Aug 14, 2026 $0

Aug 7, 2026 $0

Jul 31, 2026 $0

Jul 24, 2026 −$1.4m

Jul 17, 2026 +$724k

Jul 10, 2026 −$724k

Jul 2, 2026 +$4.4m 4 days

Jun 26, 2026 +$1.5m

Jun 18, 2026 $0 4 days

Jun 12, 2026 $0

Jun 5, 2026 $0

May 29, 2026 $0 4 days

May 22, 2026 +$726k

May 15, 2026 $0

May 8, 2026 $0

May 1, 2026 −$6.6m

Apr 24, 2026 −$58.4m

Apr 17, 2026 +$2.9m

Apr 10, 2026 −$726k

Apr 2, 2026 $0 4 days

Mar 27, 2026 $0

Mar 20, 2026 $0

Mar 13, 2026 −$4.4m

Mar 6, 2026 −$2.2m

Feb 27, 2026 +$1.5m

Feb 20, 2026 $0 4 days

Feb 13, 2026 $0

Feb 6, 2026 −$745k

Jan 30, 2026 −$5.2m

Jan 23, 2026 −$15.0m 4 days

Jan 16, 2026 −$56.9m

Jan 9, 2026 +$2.2m

Jan 2, 2026 +$1.5m 4 days

Dec 26, 2025 $0 4 days

Dec 19, 2025 +$2.2m

Dec 12, 2025 +$1.5m

Dec 5, 2025 +$2.2m

Nov 28, 2025 +$2.2m 4 days

Nov 21, 2025 +$747k

Nov 14, 2025 +$1.5m

Nov 7, 2025 +$4.5m

Oct 31, 2025 $0 4 days

Net flow into HYGW each week, Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026, most recent first, each week named by its last trading day with data. Computed by ETFIQ.

Month by month, money in and money outNov 2023 to Oct 2026

in, up to +$83m

out, down to −$80mNov 2023Sep 2026

HYGW, money in and money out each month from Nov 2023 to Sep 2026: two bars a month, money in above the line and money out below. Bars for Nov 2023 to Jul 2026 are from HYGW’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6), and for Aug 2026 to Sep 2026 ETFIQ’s sums of its days. Oct 2026 is still in progress, so it is in the list and not drawn. Of the 36 months listed, money came in on net in 28 and went out in 6.

Bars for Nov 2023 to Jul 2026 are from HYGW’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6), and for Aug 2026 to Sep 2026 ETFIQ’s sums of its days. Of the 36 months listed, money came in on net in 28 and went out in 6.

MonthInOutNet

Oct 2026 ETFIQ, the sum of its days, Oct 1 to Oct 23+$2.1m$0+$2.1m

Sep 2026 ETFIQ, the sum of its days$0−$711k−$711k

Aug 2026 ETFIQ, the sum of its days$0$0$0

Jul 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$5.1m−$2.2m+$2.9m

Jun 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.5m$0+$1.5m

May 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$2.2m−$722k+$1.5m

Apr 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$7.3m−$70.8m−$63.5m

Mar 2026 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$6.6m−$6.6m

Feb 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.5m−$745k+$749k

Jan 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$4.5m−$79.4m−$74.9m

Dec 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$7.5m$0+$7.5m

Nov 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$9.0m$0+$9.0m

Oct 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$12.0m$0+$12.0m

Sep 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$6.8m−$2.3m+$4.5m

Aug 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$6.0m−$14.4m−$8.3m

Jul 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$6.8m$0+$6.8m

Jun 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$6.1m$0+$6.1m

May 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$6.1m$0+$6.1m

Apr 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$7.0m−$6.9m+$56k

Mar 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$6.3m$0+$6.3m

Feb 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$11.9m$0+$11.9m

Jan 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$2.4m$0+$2.4m

Dec 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$15.3m$0+$15.3m

Nov 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$36.4m−$1.6m+$34.8m

Oct 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$82.7m$0+$82.7m

Sep 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$5.7m$0+$5.7m

Aug 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$5.7m−$1.6m+$4.1m

Jul 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$11.4m−$3.3m+$8.1m

Jun 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$2.5m−$1.6m+$825k

May 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$4.9m−$4.9m

Apr 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0

Mar 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$10.0m$0+$10.0m

Feb 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.7m$0+$1.7m

Jan 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$5.0m$0+$5.0m

Dec 2023 SEC Form N-PORT+$844k$0+$844k

Nov 2023 SEC Form N-PORT+$3.4m$0+$3.4m

Most recent first.

How this is computed

N-PORT months: money in is sales plus reinvestments; money out is redemptions. Months summed from daily data: money in adds the days money came in; money out adds the days it went out.

N-PORT months are the filed sales plus reinvestments less redemptions. Later months add up the daily data; the Source column names any missing day.

Source: ETFIQ, from the fund’s daily share counts and net asset values, and its SEC N-PORT filings. Data as of Oct 23, 2026.

HYGW key stats

52-week high, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026 (ETFIQ)$30.26 on Oct 30, 2025

52-week low, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026 (ETFIQ)$27.87 on Oct 14, 2026

Close on Oct 28, 2026, within that range (ETFIQ)$28.14, 11% of the way from the low to the high

Range, beta and R-squared computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

HYGW return of capital and tax

Return of capital, latest notice (iShares estimate, Oct 7, 2026)64.0%

Return of capital, distributions paid Nov 7, 2025 to Oct 7, 2026 (iShares estimates)29.0%

Notices behind that number12 of 12 distributions

Return of capital, fiscal year to Oct 31, 2025 (annual report, filed Jan 6, 2026)53.1%

Options it writes (holdings as of Jul 31, 2026)Options on ETF shares, which are not Section 1256 contracts

Estimates are iShares’s Rule 19a-1 notices, made before the fund year closes. The fiscal year number is the annual report’s tax character. Not tax advice. What a 19a-1 estimate is · Income ETFs by return of capital

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Cost for your order · one way, half its 30-day median spread

Premium or discount to NAV, Oct 28 close+0.02%

−0.3%95% of days within ±0.19% · the 1% band is off this scale+0.3%

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Distributions per share for HYGW 13 distributions for HYGW, $0.1722 to $0.4717 a share and $0.2374 in the middle, Oct 2, 2025 to Oct 2, 2026. 2 further ex-dates are expected with no amount the issuer has declared, so they are not drawn. $0.2374 the middle one Oct 2, 2025 Oct 2, 2026 $0.4717 a share at the highest

Oct 2025Monthly, per shareOct 2026

13 distributions for HYGW, $0.1722 to $0.4717 a share and $0.2374 in the middle, Oct 2, 2025 to Oct 2, 2026. 2 further ex-dates are expected with no amount the issuer has declared, so they are not drawn.

Latest

$0.3733

Ex Oct 2, 2026 · paid about 2 days later

Annualized

15.9%

At its price on Oct 28, 2026

Trailing 12 months

11.1%

12 payments, ex Nov 4, 2025 to Oct 2, 2026: $3.117

Return of capital

64.0%

Latest payout (iShares estimate)

Next, projected

HYGW pays monthly. The last distribution was $0.3733 a share, which went ex on Oct 2, 2026, with payment about 2 days later. The next has not been declared. On its own cadence of about 30 days the ex-date falls near Nov 2, 2026; that date is an ETFIQ projection, not the issuer’s.

Nov 2, 2026 · pay Nov 4, 2026$0.3733 ETFIQ projection

Dec 2, 2026 · pay Dec 4, 2026$0.3733 ETFIQ projection

Expected distributions for HYGW. A projected row carries the fund’s own spacing forward from its last ex-date, at the last amount paid. Neither is an issuer statement. Source: ETFIQ.

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Every distribution ETFIQ holds for HYGW (13, most recent first)

Oct 2, 2026$0.3733

Sep 2, 2026$0.1792

Aug 4, 2026$0.1929

Jul 2, 2026$0.1722

Jun 2, 2026$0.2302

May 4, 2026$0.3301

Apr 2, 2026$0.4717

Mar 3, 2026$0.189

Feb 3, 2026$0.2198

Dec 23, 2025$0.2374

Dec 2, 2025$0.24

Nov 4, 2025$0.2813

Oct 2, 2025$0.268

Cash distributions per share for HYGW. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.

Source: ETFIQ, from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.

How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

Total return as a share of the cash paid

−271.3% to 2,166.7% across 164

That is the share of the 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company sitting at or below HYGW.

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. Where the fund sits in this set, not a rating. Do not average it with another category's score.

Total return as a share of the cash paid: 33.0% · 28th pct, −271.3% to 2,166.7% across 164.

Covered the mostOne bar per fund · HYGW in whiteCovered the least

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HYGW top ten by weight, 3.7% of the fund, of its 1,336 equity positions, from the holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. The options the fund writes are not positions of this kind and are not listed. Source: the issuer’s own daily file.

1261229 BC LTD 144A 0.56%

MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 144A 0.45%

ECHOSTAR CORP 0.40%

QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 144A 0.35%

PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.34%

SOFTBANK GROUP CORP 144A 0.32%

CLOUD SOFTWARE GROUP LLC 144A 0.32%

CLOUD SOFTWARE GROUP LLC 144A 0.31%

HUB INTERNATIONAL LTD 144A 0.31%

SOFTBANK GROUP CORP 144A 0.31%

Holdings, the issuer’s own daily file ↗See all 1,336 holdings →Check overlap with another fund →

Source: iShares’s daily holdings file. Data as of Oct 27, 2026. Updated each trading day. Last checked Oct 28, 2026.

Head to head

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About HYGW

Strategycovered call

BenchmarkUS high yield bonds (HYG)

How the benchmark is set (ETFIQ)Its prospectus names HYG as what it holds or writes options on (prospectus, Form 485BPOS, accession 0001193125-26-064179, filed 2026-02-23). HYGW names the Cboe HYG BuyWrite Index (prospectus, Form 485BPOS, accession 0001193125-26-064179, filed 2026-02-23); no ETF this site covers tracks it and its levels are licensed, so the reference here stands in for it.

Paysmonthly

Net assets (the issuer’s own daily fund list, as of Oct 28, 2026)$110mReport

Latest payout, annualized (ETFIQ)15.9%

Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Feb 23, 2026)0.69%Report

Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price (ETFIQ)11.1%

First tradedAug 22, 2022

Return of capital, latest distribution (iShares 19a-1 estimate)64.0%

Paysmonthly

Typical gap between ex-dates30 days

Typical wait from ex-date to payment2 days

Last paid, per share$0.3733 ex Oct 2, 2026

Cash paid in the 12 months to Oct 28, 2026, 12 distributions, ex Nov 4, 2025 to Oct 2, 2026$3.117

How we measure

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation from exchange prices and cash distributions (Tiingo end-of-day), total return with distributions reinvested. Return of capital is the issuer’s estimate. Method

IQ Investment Committee on HYGW

12 seats on HYGW, as of Oct 28, 2026: 1 Supports, 4 Challenges, 7 Not enough data.

In the tradition ofJohn BogleBogle-style Low CostChallenges

In the tradition ofBenjamin GrahamGraham-style Margin of SafetyNot enough data

In the tradition ofWarren Buffett & Charlie MungerBuffett & Munger-style QualityNot enough data

In the tradition ofPeter LynchLynch-style Growth at a Reasonable PriceNot enough data

In the tradition ofJohn TempletonTempleton-style Global ContrarianNot enough data

In the tradition ofRay DalioDalio-style All-WeatherNot enough data

In the tradition ofHoward MarksMarks-style Cycles & RiskNot enough data

In the tradition ofStanley DruckenmillerDruckenmiller-style Macro & LiquidityChallenges

In the tradition ofDavid SwensenSwensen-style DiversificationChallenges

In the tradition ofCathie WoodWood-style Disruptive InnovationNot enough data

In the tradition ofJesse LivermoreLivermore-style Trend FollowingSupports

Uses ETFIQ’s measuresThe ETFIQ SkepticETFIQ’s own seatChallenges

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Questions people ask about HYGW

How much has HYGW paid over the last year?: Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, HYGW paid 10.3% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 7.1%.
Is HYGW ahead of HYG?: Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, HYGW returned +3.4% against +1.3% for US high yield bonds (HYG), so a holder was ahead of it by 2.1 points.
How often does HYGW pay, and how much?: HYGW pays monthly. The latest distribution annualizes to 15.9% at its price on Oct 28, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
Is the HYGW distribution return of capital?: iShares estimates 64% of the distribution paid Oct 7, 2026 was return of capital. That is a tax characterization from the fund's own 19a-1 notice, not a measure of erosion.
When does HYGW next pay a distribution?: HYGW pays monthly. The last distribution went ex on Oct 2, 2026 at $0.3733 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 30 days the ex-date falls near Nov 2, 2026, which is an ETFIQ projection. Payment usually follows the ex-date by 2 days.
What does HYGW cost?: The prospectus expense ratio is 0.69% a year.
How much of HYGW’s distribution is return of capital?: iShares’s Rule 19a-1 notice estimates 64.0% of the distribution paid Oct 7, 2026 was return of capital. Across its notices for distributions paid Nov 7, 2025 to Oct 7, 2026, the estimate is 29.0%. The annual report for the fiscal year to Oct 31, 2025 puts it at 53.1% of distributions. Estimates come before the fund year closes and often change.

Sources and dates

Prices, HYGW and HYGTiingo end-of-day · Oct 28, 2026

Fee, 0.69%Prospectus filing with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Net assets, $110mThe issuer’s own daily fund list · Oct 28, 2026

HoldingsHoldings, the issuer’s own daily file · Oct 27, 2026 ↗

Return of capitaliShares 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

DistributionsTiingo end-of-day · 13 payments

All fund filingsFund filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IssueriShares page for HYGW ↗

iShares 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

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Method →Standards and sources →Open data →

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Total return

Price change plus every distribution reinvested on the day it went ex-dividend. This is what you actually ended up with, and the only fair basis for comparing with an index.

Cash paid

Distributions over the window as a share of what the fund cost at the start. A measure of cash delivered, not of return: a fund can pay a great deal and still lose money.

Ahead or behind

Total return minus benchmark total return, in percentage points. A fund can pay 12% a year and still be behind by 10 points if its price fell while the index rose.

Return of capital

The issuer’s own estimate, in a Rule 19a-1 notice, of how much of a distribution was your own money returned. An estimate and a tax characterization, not a measure of erosion.

Covered call

The fund owns the stocks and sells call options on them, collecting premium and giving up gains above the strike. Synthetic covered call funds hold options instead of the stocks. 0DTE funds sell options that expire the same day.

Autocallable

A fund that pays a coupon and can be called away early, on dates set when it launched. If it is called, you get your money back with the coupon and the run ends. If it is not, it runs on to the next date.

Barrier

The level the underlying has to stay above for you to be repaid in full. A barrier is not a buffer. A buffer takes the first slice of a fall for you; a barrier takes none of it once it breaks, so below it you take the whole fall rather than only the part past it.

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