IWMI NEOS Russell 2000 High Income ETF

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$49.14
+0.4% · 1 day, price
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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IWMI paid 14.7% in cash and returned 15.1% in total, against 14.1% for IWM.

Option income on IWM, paying monthlyNEOS ↗Expense ratio 0.68%Fund assets $1.3bn on Oct 27, 2026First traded Jun 25, 2024Benchmark Russell 2000 (IWM)Fund page at the issuer ↗SEC filings ↗Every NEOS fund ETFIQ coversDividend history

Promise check: DeliveredOver the year to Oct 28, 2026, IWMI paid 14.7% in cash and returned 15.1% in total, covering 102.7% of its payout.

IWMI risk and return scorecard

vs IWM · Jul 2024 to Oct 2026 · 120 weekly returns · dividend-adjusted

Short history · 28 months
IWMI +36.4%, IWM +40.7%, Jul 2024 to Oct 2026, distributions reinvested.
Return
MeasureIWMIIWMEdge
Total return+36.4%+40.7%IWM
Annualized+14.4%+15.9%IWM (slight)
Price return−2.8%+37.3%IWM
Risk
MeasureIWMIIWMEdge
Volatility15.7%20.0%IWMI
Max drawdown−21.4%−24.7%IWMI
Upside capture68.2%100.0%IWM
Downside capture83.9%100.0%IWMI
Risk-adjusted
MeasureIWMIIWMEdge
Sharpe ratio0.670.63IWMI (slight)
Sortino ratio0.950.94Tie
Alpha vs IWM
MeasureIWMIIWMEdge
Alpha, a year+0.8%Not significant
Alpha t-stat0.38
Beta to IWM0.771.00Lower 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 27, 2026
Latest day
$0
Last 5 trading days
+$8.3m
12 months to Jun 30, 2026
+$727m
In on 6 days, out on 1. 49 days missing.

What you earned

IWMI +0.9%, IWM +0.5%: total return over one month to Oct 28, 2026.
IWMI+0.9%
IWM+0.5%
Paid 1.2% in cash. Price −0.3%.
IWMI −0.8%, IWM −2.3%: total return over three months to Oct 28, 2026.
IWMI−0.8%
IWM−2.3%
Paid 3.5% in cash. Price −4.3%.
IWMI +4.8%, IWM +3.9%: total return over six months to Oct 28, 2026.
IWMI+4.8%
IWM+3.9%
Paid 7.3% in cash. Price −2.4%.
IWMI +13.8%, IWM +15.0%: total return over the year to Oct 28, 2026.
IWMI+13.8%
IWM+15.0%
Paid 12.5% in cash. Price +0.9%.
IWMI +15.1%, IWM +14.1%: total return over one year to Oct 28, 2026.
IWMI+15.1%
IWM+14.1%
Paid 14.7% in cash. Price −0.2%.
IWMI +39.5%, IWM +43.7%: total return since launch to Oct 28, 2026.
IWMI+39.5%
IWM+43.7%
Paid 34.4% in cash. Price −1.7%.

What it paid

13 distributions · latest Oct 21, 2026
14.7%
Cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price
+15.1%
Total return, 1 year
+1.0 pts
Against IWM
76.0%
Return of capital, latest payout (NEOS estimate)
$0.5728
Last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Oct 21, 2026
Pays monthly.

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Price and total return, 1 year

$49.14+0.4%1 day, priceClose, Oct 28, 2026

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

IWMI returns by window: total return, cash paid and price change
WindowTotal returnCash paidPriceIWMAhead or behind
1M Sep 28 – Oct 28, 2026+0.9%1.2%−0.3%+0.5%+0.4 pts
3M Jul 29 – Oct 28, 2026−0.8%3.5%−4.3%−2.3%+1.5 pts
6M Apr 29 – Oct 28, 2026+4.8%7.3%−2.4%+3.9%+0.9 pts
YTD Dec 31, 2025 – Oct 28, 2026+13.8%12.5%+0.9%+15.0%−1.2 pts
1Y Oct 28, 2025 – Oct 28, 2026+15.1%14.7%−0.2%+14.1%+1.0 pts
Since launch Jun 25, 2024 – Oct 28, 2026+39.5%34.4%−1.7%+43.7%−4.2 pts
Since launch, annualised Jun 25, 2024 – Oct 28, 2026+15.3%––––

Total returns, distributions reinvested. Listed Jun 2024: no 3 years windows.

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

Where the return came from
Price change −0.3%Cash paid +1.2%, reinvested+0.4 pts vs IWM

0.0%

Price change −4.3%Cash paid +3.5%, reinvested+1.5 pts vs IWM

0.0%

Price change −2.4%Cash paid +7.3%, reinvested+0.9 pts vs IWM

0.0%

Price change −0.2%Cash paid +14.7%, reinvested+1.0 pts vs IWM

0.0%

Price change −1.7%Cash paid +34.4%, reinvested−4.2 pts vs IWM

0.0%

62.5
IQ Income ScoreETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score62nd 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

IWMI paid 14.7% in cash over the year and returned 15.1% in total, more than it paid out.

total return as a share of the cash paid102.7% · 62nd pct

Money in and out

Daily data · as of Oct 27, 2026

IWMI: in the 17 trading days to Oct 27, 2026, net $34.7m came in.

1D
$0
0.0% of $1.3bn on Oct 26, 2026
Oct 27, 2026
5D
+$8.3m
0.6% of $1.3bn on Oct 20, 2026
Oct 21, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026
12 months
+$727m
Jul 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
Jun 2024 to Jun 2026
+$947m
Jun 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
Net flow each trading day
Net flow into IWMI each trading day, Jul 28, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026+$10.8m+$5.4m−$3.9m+$8.8m+$5.4m+$4.9m+$3.4mmonthly, from SEC filingsdaily, from NEOS+$10.8m−$10.8mJul 28, 2026Oct 27, 2026

IWMI, net flow each trading day over the 65 sessions from Jul 28, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026: money came in on 6 days and went out on 1 day, of the 16 days with daily data; the other 49 have none. Before Oct 6, 2026 ETFIQ has the fund’s monthly data only, from SEC filings: that span is shaded and draws no bars, and its months are in the month by month list.

In on 6 days, out on 1. 49 days missing.

Net flow into IWMI each trading day, Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 27, 2026+$10.8m+$5.4m−$3.9m+$8.8m+$5.4m+$4.9m+$3.4mmonthly, from SEC filingsdaily, from NEOS+$10.8m−$10.8mOct 28, 2025Oct 27, 2026

IWMI, net flow each trading day over the 251 sessions from Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 27, 2026: money came in on 6 days and went out on 1 day, of the 16 days with daily data; the other 235 have none. Before Oct 6, 2026 ETFIQ has the fund’s monthly data only, from SEC filings: that span is shaded and draws no bars, and its months are in the month by month list.

In on 6 days, out on 1. 235 days missing.

Net flow into IWMI each trading day, Mar 26, 2025 to Oct 27, 2026+$10.8m+$5.4m−$3.9m+$8.8m+$5.4m+$4.9m+$3.4mmonthly, from SEC filingsdaily, from NEOS+$10.8m−$10.8mMar 26, 2025Oct 27, 2026

IWMI, net flow each trading day over the 400 sessions from Mar 26, 2025 to Oct 27, 2026: money came in on 6 days and went out on 1 day, of the 16 days with daily data; the other 384 have none. Before Oct 6, 2026 ETFIQ has the fund’s monthly data only, from SEC filings: that span is shaded and draws no bars, and its months are in the month by month list.

In on 6 days, out on 1. 384 days missing.

Money in, netMoney out, netMonthly basis

Daily data starts Oct 6, 2026.

How this is computed

Computed by ETFIQ from NEOS’s daily data: each day’s change in shares outstanding times the previous day’s net asset value. Percentages are of net assets at the start of each window. Numbers are net: money in less money out. Every day and month ETFIQ holds for IWMI, back to Jun 2024, is in its flows file. Flows across every fund · How these flows are computed · Compare IWMI with other funds in the flows tool

Every trading day, last 3 months16 days
Oct 27, 2026 $0
Oct 26, 2026 $0
Oct 23, 2026 +$3.4m
Oct 22, 2026 $0
Oct 21, 2026 +$4.9m
Oct 20, 2026 $0
Oct 19, 2026 $0
Oct 16, 2026 +$5.4m
Oct 15, 2026 $0
Oct 14, 2026 +$8.8m
Oct 13, 2026 $0
Oct 12, 2026 −$3.9m
Oct 9, 2026 +$5.4m
Oct 8, 2026 +$10.8m
Oct 7, 2026 $0
Oct 6, 2026 $0 covers 2 trading days

Most recent first.

Week by week, last year4 weeks
Oct 27, 2026 $0 2 days
Oct 23, 2026 +$8.3m
Oct 16, 2026 +$10.2m
Oct 9, 2026 +$16.2m 4 days

Net flow into IWMI each week, Oct 6, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026, most recent first, each week named by its last trading day with data. Computed by ETFIQ.

Month by month, money in and money outJun 2024 to Oct 2026

IWMI, money in and money out each month from Jun 2024 to Jun 2026: two bars a month, money in above the line and money out below. Every bar is from IWMI’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6). Oct 2026 is still in progress, so it is in the list and not drawn. Of the 26 months listed, money came in on net in 26 and went out in 0.

Every bar is from IWMI’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6). Of the 26 months listed, money came in on net in 26 and went out in 0.

MonthInOutNet
Oct 2026 ETFIQ, the sum of its days, Oct 6 to Oct 27+$38.6m−$3.9m+$34.7m
Jun 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$87.1m−$2.6m+$84.5m
May 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$82.1m−$1.0m+$81.1m
Apr 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$90.3m−$3.0m+$87.2m
Mar 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$55.8m−$8.1m+$47.7m
Feb 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$119m−$25.7m+$93.6m
Jan 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$102m−$4.0m+$98.2m
Dec 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$73.6m−$3.9m+$69.6m
Nov 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$29.2m−$8.7m+$20.5m
Oct 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$26.6m−$5.4m+$21.2m
Sep 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$80.4m−$1.9m+$78.5m
Aug 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$28.1m−$1.3m+$26.8m
Jul 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$18.2m$0+$18.2m
Jun 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$25.8m−$5.8m+$19.9m
May 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$8.5m−$1.8m+$6.7m
Apr 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$12.4m−$2.8m+$9.6m
Mar 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$11.0m−$3.1m+$7.9m
Feb 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$14.5m$0+$14.5m
Jan 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$24.1m−$5.9m+$18.2m
Dec 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$29.0m$0+$29.0m
Nov 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$26.9m$0+$26.9m
Oct 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$23.0m$0+$23.0m
Sep 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$26.3m$0+$26.3m
Aug 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$22.3m$0+$22.3m
Jul 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$14.9m$0+$14.9m
Jun 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.0m$0+$1.0m

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 27, 2026. Last checked Oct 29, 2026.

IWMI key stats

52-week high, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026 (ETFIQ)$53.65 on Aug 14, 2026
52-week low, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026 (ETFIQ)$45.80 on Mar 30, 2026
Close on Oct 28, 2026, within that range (ETFIQ)$49.14, 43% of the way from the low to the high
Beta to its benchmark, 1 year (ETFIQ)0.80, against IWM
R-squared, the same days (ETFIQ)0.97
Beta and R-squared measured over251 daily total returns, Oct 29, 2025 to Oct 28, 2026
Range, beta and R-squared computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

IWMI return of capital and tax

Return of capital, latest notice (NEOS estimate, Oct 23, 2026)76.0%
Return of capital, distributions paid Jan 23, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026 (NEOS estimates)94.8%
Notices behind that number10 of 12 distributions
Return of capital, fiscal year to Dec 31, 2025 (annual report, filed Mar 6, 2026)82.0%
Options it writes (holdings as of Jun 30, 2026)Options on an index, which are Section 1256 contracts
Estimates are NEOS’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

Trading

as of Oct 27, 2026
Trading · IWMIas of Oct 27, 2026
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Not scored1 of 6 measured · Oct 27, 2026
0 · Hard to tradeIQ Liquidity Score100 · Trades like a giant
Cost for your order · one way, half its 30-day median spread
Premium or discount to NAV, Oct 27 close0.00%
−0.2%95% of days within ±0.08% · the 1% band is off this scale+0.2%
How to tradeSpread not read.
Full trading page: components, premium history, dealers →
Oct 2025Monthly, per shareOct 2026

13 distributions for IWMI, $0.571 to $0.6373 a share and $0.6046 in the middle, Oct 22, 2025 to Oct 21, 2026. 1 further ex-date is expected with no amount the issuer has declared, so it is not drawn.

Latest
$0.5728
Ex Oct 21, 2026 · paid about 2 days later
Annualized
14.0%
At its price on Oct 28, 2026
Trailing 12 months
14.7%
12 payments, ex Nov 26, 2025 to Oct 21, 2026: $7.2402
Return of capital
76.0%
Latest payout (NEOS estimate)
Next, projected

IWMI pays monthly. The last distribution was $0.5728 a share, which went ex on Oct 21, 2026, with payment about 2 days later. The next has not been declared. On its own cadence of about 28 days the ex-date falls near Nov 18, 2026; that date is an ETFIQ projection, not the issuer’s.

Nov 18, 2026 · pay Nov 20, 2026$0.5728 ETFIQ projection

Expected distributions for IWMI. 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.

Every distribution ETFIQ holds for IWMI (13, most recent first)
Oct 21, 2026$0.5728
Sep 16, 2026$0.6075
Aug 19, 2026$0.6373
Jul 22, 2026$0.625
Jun 16, 2026$0.6277
May 20, 2026$0.6046
Apr 22, 2026$0.612
Mar 18, 2026$0.571
Feb 18, 2026$0.6018
Jan 21, 2026$0.6082
Dec 24, 2025$0.5991
Nov 26, 2025$0.5732
Oct 22, 2025$0.5901

Cash distributions per share for IWMI. 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
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−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 IWMI.

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: 102.7% · 62nd pct, −271.3% to 2,166.7% across 164.

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

About IWMI

Strategyoption income
BenchmarkRussell 2000 (IWM)
How the benchmark is set (ETFIQ)IWMI's shareholder report names the Russell 2000 Total Return Index beside its broad-based index (shareholder report, Form N-CSR, accession 0001133228-26-003119, filed 2026-03-06); IWM tracks it.
Paysmonthly
Net assets (issuer page, as of Oct 27, 2026)$1.3bnReport
Latest payout, annualized (ETFIQ)14.0%
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Apr 30, 2026)0.68%Report
Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price (ETFIQ)14.7%
First tradedJun 25, 2024
Return of capital, latest distribution (NEOS 19a-1 estimate)76.0%
Paysmonthly
Typical gap between ex-dates28 days
Typical wait from ex-date to payment2 days
Last paid, per share$0.5728 ex Oct 21, 2026
Cash paid in the 12 months to Oct 28, 2026, 12 distributions, ex Nov 26, 2025 to Oct 21, 2026$7.2402
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 IWMI

12 seats on IWMI, as of Oct 28, 2026: 1 Mixed, 6 Challenges, 4 Not enough data, 1 Does not apply.

In the tradition ofJohn BogleBogle-style Low CostChallenges
In the tradition ofBenjamin GrahamGraham-style Margin of SafetyDoes not apply
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-WeatherChallenges
In the tradition ofHoward MarksMarks-style Cycles & RiskChallenges
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 FollowingMixed
Uses ETFIQ’s measuresThe ETFIQ SkepticETFIQ’s own seatChallenges
Put IWMI to the committee →See all seats →No investor named is affiliated with or endorses ETFIQ. Not investment advice.

Questions people ask about IWMI

How much has IWMI paid over the last year?
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IWMI paid 14.7% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 0.2%.
Is IWMI ahead of IWM?
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, IWMI returned +15.1% against +14.1% for Russell 2000 (IWM), so a holder was ahead of it by 1.0 points.
How often does IWMI pay, and how much?
IWMI pays monthly. The latest distribution annualizes to 14.0% at its price on Oct 28, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
Is the IWMI distribution return of capital?
NEOS estimates 76% of the distribution paid Oct 23, 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 IWMI next pay a distribution?
IWMI pays monthly. The last distribution went ex on Oct 21, 2026 at $0.5728 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 28 days the ex-date falls near Nov 18, 2026, which is an ETFIQ projection. Payment usually follows the ex-date by 2 days.
What does IWMI cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.68% a year.
How much of IWMI’s distribution is return of capital?
NEOS’s Rule 19a-1 notice estimates 76.0% of the distribution paid Oct 23, 2026 was return of capital. Across its notices for distributions paid Jan 23, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026, the estimate is 94.8%. The annual report for the fiscal year to Dec 31, 2025 puts it at 82.0% of distributions. Estimates come before the fund year closes and often change.
Sources and dates
Prices, IWMI and IWMTiingo end-of-day · Oct 28, 2026
Net assets, $1.3bnIssuer page · Oct 27, 2026
DistributionsTiingo end-of-day · 13 payments

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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.
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.
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.
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.
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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IWMI: IWMI over 1 year: paid 14.7%, price −0.2%, total +15.1%, IWM +14.1%, +1.0 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026.
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