# IVVW (iShares S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF)

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

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

## Key facts

- IVVW, cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price: 17.6%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- IVVW, total return, 1 year: +17.9%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- IVVW, against SPY: +0.4 pts, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- IVVW, latest payout, annualized: 7.6%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- IVVW, net assets: $348m (the issuer own daily fund list, as of Sep 11, 2026).
- IVVW, expense ratio: 0.25% (485BPOS XBRL, Feb 23, 2026).

## IVVW over each window to Sep 11, 2026

| Window | Cash paid | Price | Total return | SPY | Ahead or behind |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 months | 2.6% | +3.0% | +5.7% | +3.3% | +2.4 pts |
| 6 months | 7.8% | +3.5% | +11.8% | +16.0% | −4.2 pts |
| 1 year | 17.6% | −1.4% | +17.9% | +17.5% | +0.4 pts |
| Since launch | 39.7% | −8.7% | +39.1% | +54.0% | −14.8 pts |

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Strategy | covered call | ETFIQ |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | ETFIQ |
| Pays | monthly | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $348m | the issuer own daily fund list, as of Sep 11, 2026 |
| Latest payout, annualized | 7.6% | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 0.25% | 485BPOS XBRL, Feb 23, 2026 |
| Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price | 17.8% | ETFIQ |
| Launched | Mar 15, 2024 | 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 | $0.2866 ex Sep 2, 2026 | ETFIQ |
| Sum of the last 12 distributions | $8.0816 | ETFIQ |

## Questions

### 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.


## Cite this page

ETFIQ, IVVW, data as of Sep 11, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/ivvw
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