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IVVW iShares S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF

Covered call on SPY, paying monthly

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, IVVW paid 17.6% in cash and finished level with SPY.

iShares · Income ETFs · data as of

Key facts

17.6%Cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price
+17.9%Total return, 1 year
+0.4 ptsAgainst SPY
7.6%Latest payout, annualized

Method

ETFIQ Return Stability Score

64.3joint 42nd of 161

IVVW paid 17.6% in cash. Its price fell 1.4%, so 8% of what you were paid came back out of your own capital.

Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

Against its benchmark
MLPD −38.1 ptsMDST −30.2 ptsSLTY −29.1 ptsBLOX −27.8 ptsEIPI −27.8 ptsYQQQ −27.6 ptsULTY −23.3 ptsGDXY −22.0 ptsHIGH −20.8 ptsTOPW −18.6 ptsTDVI −18.3 ptsYMAX −18.1 ptsHISF −17.3 ptsACKY −17.2 ptsWEEI −16.9 ptsNDIV −16.6 ptsLQDW −16.2 ptsOARK −15.8 ptsFDND −15.5 ptsTCAL −15.0 ptsQRMI −14.8 ptsSDVD −14.8 ptsLFGY −14.5 ptsSLJY −14.5 ptsSCLZ −14.1 ptsYFYA −13.9 ptsQUSA −13.5 ptsHYGW −13.0 ptsJULH −13.0 ptsXLRI −13.0 ptsMAGY −12.9 ptsYYY −12.7 ptsXLKI −12.6 ptsJULJ −12.4 ptsLJUL −12.4 ptsJANJ −12.3 ptsLJAN −12.3 ptsFGSI −12.2 ptsLOCT −12.1 ptsRNTY −12.1 ptsAIPI −12.0 ptsIWMY −12.0 ptsOCTJ −11.9 ptsHIPS −11.7 ptsJUCY −11.6 ptsXLEI −11.6 ptsAPRJ −11.3 ptsLAPR −11.3 ptsXISE −11.3 ptsXIJN −11.1 ptsCVRD −11.0 ptsJANH −11.0 ptsAPRH −10.9 ptsXBTY −10.7 ptsXIDE −10.7 ptsOCTH −10.6 ptsJEPI −10.3 ptsXIMR −10.1 ptsSRHR −9.7 ptsXRMI −8.7 ptsVEGA −8.3 ptsBUYW −8.2 ptsIAUI −7.9 ptsBAGY −7.7 ptsXV −7.5 ptsKHPI −7.3 ptsYBTC −7.3 ptsFTHI −7.0 ptsYLDE −6.8 ptsIGLD −6.1 ptsQQQI −6.1 ptsRDVI −6.0 ptsSPIN −5.9 ptsFEPI −5.8 ptsIWMW −5.8 ptsTYLG −5.7 ptsBITY −5.6 ptsSPUT −5.4 ptsWTPI −5.2 ptsPAPI −4.7 ptsXLVI −4.7 ptsETCO −4.3 ptsJEPQ −4.1 ptsCAIE −4.0 ptsFTKI −3.9 ptsGPTY −3.7 ptsIQQQ −3.7 ptsGIAX −3.4 ptsBIGY −3.3 ptsISPY −3.1 ptsRYLD −3.1 ptsWEEL −2.9 ptsYMAG −2.9 ptsRDTY −2.6 ptsXLBI −2.5 ptsNBOS −1.8 ptsRYLG −1.8 ptsSPYI −1.7 ptsFTQI −1.6 ptsKNG −1.6 ptsTSPY −1.6 ptsTHTA −1.5 ptsQQQY −1.3 ptsRDTE −1.3 ptsDIVO −1.2 ptsSIXH −1.2 ptsXYLD −1.2 ptsDFII −1.1 ptsGPIQ −1.1 ptsQDTY −1.1 ptsXYLG −1.1 ptsXDTE −0.9 ptsQDTE −0.7 ptsQYLD −0.7 ptsXLII −0.7 ptsXPAY −0.7 ptsEGGY −0.6 ptsJOYT −0.6 ptsSDTY −0.6 ptsWDTE −0.4 ptsBTCC −0.3 ptsQYLG −0.3 ptsGPIX 0.0 ptsDJIA +0.1 ptsDYLG +0.3 ptsIWMI +0.3 ptsKGLD +0.3 ptsXLFI +0.3 ptsLTTI +0.5 ptsLQTI +0.6 ptsPBP +0.6 ptsHYTI +0.9 ptsTDAQ +0.9 ptsCSHI +1.3 ptsBALI +1.4 ptsYETH +1.5 ptsHYBL +1.6 ptsXLUI +1.6 ptsCHPY +1.9 ptsBTCI +2.1 ptsSOXY +2.3 ptsITWO +2.5 ptsDOGG +2.7 ptsCEPI +2.9 ptsXLYI +2.9 ptsYBIT +2.9 ptsTLTP +3.4 ptsDUBS +4.0 ptsSEPI +4.7 ptsXLCI +5.2 ptsIDVO +5.4 ptsTLTW +5.4 ptsBCCC +6.3 ptsOMAH +6.5 ptsIDUB +6.9 ptsXLSI +8.8 ptsUSOY +10.5 ptsBUCK +10.9 ptsKLIP +20.9 ptsNVYY +24.6 ptsIVVW +0.4 ptsIVVW +0.4 pts−38.1 pts+24.6 pts

79.8% of the 161 sit at or below IVVW on this measure.

What happened to the principal
ETCO −75.0%XBTY −74.7%YETH −67.4%YBTC −61.4%BTCC −59.9%YBIT −58.9%BAGY −58.0%SLTY −54.4%ULTY −53.3%NVYY −52.4%BITY −51.9%BCCC −49.4%BTCI −46.9%DFII −44.8%LFGY −43.0%YMAX −41.0%BLOX −38.8%TOPW −36.6%OARK −33.3%KLIP −32.8%GDXY −32.5%YMAG −27.1%YQQQ −26.3%MAGY −25.8%IWMY −23.1%CEPI −21.0%RDTY −19.9%RDTE −19.4%QDTE −18.5%EGGY −15.1%TLTP −14.5%XLYI −14.1%LTTI −13.8%ACKY −13.7%WDTE −13.7%QQQY −13.0%QDTY −12.8%XDTE −12.8%AIPI −12.2%QUSA −11.8%LQTI −10.4%TLTW −10.3%SDTY −9.9%GIAX −9.8%XLUI −9.5%HIGH −9.3%LQDW −9.3%TCAL −9.0%FEPI −8.5%XV −8.4%IGLD −8.1%XLRI −8.0%XLCI −7.9%FDND −7.6%YYY −7.5%XLSI −7.3%RNTY −6.5%HYTI −6.3%GPTY −6.0%OMAH −6.0%XLBI −5.7%HYGW −5.6%IWMW −5.3%HIPS −5.2%XPAY −4.9%HISF −4.7%QRMI −4.2%USOY −4.0%XLFI −3.8%FGSI −3.2%BUCK −2.5%HYBL −2.5%JUCY −2.3%XRMI −2.3%MLPD −1.7%CAIE −1.6%IAUI −1.6%YFYA −1.6%CVRD −1.3%JEPI −1.1%KNG −0.9%XIJN −0.7%JULJ −0.6%WTPI −0.5%CSHI −0.4%JULH −0.3%LJUL −0.2%XISE 0.0%JANH +0.1%JANJ +0.1%LAPR +0.1%LOCT +0.1%LJAN +0.2%OCTJ +0.2%XLII +0.2%APRJ +0.3%OCTH +0.3%XIDE +0.3%XIMR +0.4%APRH +0.5%TSPY +0.6%KHPI +0.7%BIGY +0.8%WEEL +0.9%SRHR +1.0%FTHI +1.1%QQQI +1.5%XLVI +2.1%SPYI +2.6%QYLG +2.8%YLDE +2.8%BUYW +2.9%SDVD +3.0%XYLG +3.4%KGLD +3.8%THTA +3.9%DJIA +4.2%FTKI +4.3%SCLZ +4.4%PAPI +4.5%RYLD +4.7%XLKI +5.0%PBP +5.1%IWMI +5.3%DYLG +5.4%TDAQ +5.9%XYLD +5.9%JEPQ +6.0%SPIN +6.1%NBOS +6.5%SPUT +6.5%RYLG +7.1%GPIX +7.9%FTQI +8.0%DOGG +8.2%ISPY +8.4%QYLD +8.4%DIVO +8.9%MDST +9.3%VEGA +9.4%BALI +9.5%GPIQ +9.8%SLJY +11.0%RDVI +11.7%TDVI +11.7%IQQQ +12.3%SEPI +13.8%XLEI +13.8%SIXH +14.1%ITWO +14.3%EIPI +14.6%JOYT +16.1%IDVO +16.4%DUBS +18.9%WEEI +18.9%IDUB +19.0%TYLG +21.2%NDIV +22.9%CHPY +24.9%SOXY +68.6%IVVW −1.4%IVVW −1.4%−75.0%+68.6%

48.8% of the 161 sit at or below IVVW on this measure.

Weighted evenly, those two positions are what the score combines, across the 161 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. Neither spread above is the score: a fund can sit further right on one and score lower. A position in this set, not a rating: it moves when the set moves, and it is not a figure to average against another desk's.

What the score is computed from
What it measuresThis fundIts percentileWeight
against its benchmark+0.4 pts79.850%
what happened to the principal−1.4%48.850%

All income ETFs ranked by this score · How it is computed

5th of 68 income ETFs writing on SPY, by return against it 57th of 354 income ETFs by net assets

What a holder got

IVVW against SPYIVVW returned +17.9% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for S&P 500 (SPY), a gap of +0.4 pts. Of that, 17.6% arrived as cash rather than price.+17.9%IVVW total return+17.5%S&P 500 (SPY)17.6% of it arrived as cash

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, IVVW returned +17.9% with distributions reinvested and S&P 500 (SPY) returned +17.5%, so a holder came out level with it. The lighter segment is the 17.6% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

Method

Period by period

IVVW over each window to Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowCash paidPriceTotal returnSPYAhead or behind
3 months2.6%+3.0%+5.7%+3.3%+2.4 pts
6 months7.8%+3.5%+11.8%+16.0%−4.2 pts
1 year17.6%−1.4%+17.9%+17.5%+0.4 pts
Since launch39.7%−8.7%+39.1%+54.0%−14.8 pts

Method

When IVVW pays

IVVW pays monthly. The last distribution was $0.2866 a share, which went ex on Sep 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 Oct 2, 2026; that date is an ETFIQ projection, not the issuer’s.

Expected distributions for IVVW. Where the basis is a projection, ETFIQ has carried the fund’s own spacing forward from its last ex-date and held the amount at the last one paid; neither is an issuer statement. Source: ETFIQ.
Ex-datePay dateAmountBasis
Oct 2, 2026Oct 5, 2026$0.2866ETFIQ projection from the fund’s own cadence
Every distribution ETFIQ holds for IVVW (13, most recent first)
Cash distributions per share for IVVW. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.
Ex-dateAmount
Sep 2, 2026$0.2866
Aug 4, 2026$0.4274
Jul 2, 2026$0.4431
Jun 2, 2026$0.8309
May 4, 2026$0.5879
Apr 2, 2026$0.8523
Mar 3, 2026$0.5479
Feb 3, 2026$0.5762
Dec 23, 2025$0.6604
Dec 2, 2025$1.4205
Nov 4, 2025$0.7297
Oct 2, 2025$0.7187
Sep 3, 2025$0.4928

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Method

In plain words

Since it launched on Mar 15, 2024, IVVW has returned +39.1% with distributions reinvested, against +54.0% for S&P 500 (SPY), and has paid out 39.7% of its starting value in cash along the way. It pays monthly, and at its current price the latest distribution annualizes to 7.6%. No Rule 19a-1 notice has been published for this fund, so there is no issuer estimate of how much of its distributions was a return of capital.

IVVW (iShares S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF), income ETFs fields as of Sep 11, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
Strategycovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthly
Net assets (the issuer own daily fund list, as of Sep 11, 2026)$348m
Latest payout, annualized (ETFIQ)7.6%
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Feb 23, 2026)0.25%
Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price (ETFIQ)17.8%
LaunchedMar 15, 2024
Paysmonthly
Typical gap between ex-dates30 days
Typical wait from ex-date to payment2 days
Last paid, per share$0.2866 ex Sep 2, 2026
Sum of the last 12 distributions$8.0816

Every figure 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. How these figures are computed

Questions people ask

How much has IVVW paid over the last year?
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, IVVW paid 17.6% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 1.4%.
Is IVVW ahead of SPY?
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, IVVW returned +17.9% against +17.5% for S&P 500 (SPY), so a holder was about even with it by 0.4 points.
How often does IVVW pay, and how much?
IVVW pays monthly. The latest distribution annualizes to 7.6% at its price on Sep 11, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
When does IVVW next pay a distribution?
IVVW pays monthly. The last distribution went ex on Sep 2, 2026 at $0.2866 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.
What does IVVW cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year.

The words on this page

Total return
What a holder actually ended up with: price change plus every distribution, reinvested. The only figure that answers whether you came out ahead.
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
The fund’s total return minus the benchmark’s over exactly the same days, in percentage points. Both sides reinvest.
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
Selling call options on shares the fund holds. It collects a premium and gives up the gains above the strike, which is why these funds pay well and lag a rising market.

Every term used here, defined in full on the income ETFs vocabulary page.

Where these figures came from

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