# IWMY (Defiance R2000 Weekly Distribution ETF)

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

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, IWMY paid 30.7% in cash and still finished 12.0 points behind IWM.

## Key facts

- IWMY, cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price: 30.7%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- IWMY, total return, 1 year: +9.3%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- IWMY, against IWM: −12.0 pts, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- IWMY, return of capital, latest payout (Defiance estimate): 100.0%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- IWMY, net assets: $94m (the issuer own daily fund list, as of Sep 11, 2026).
- IWMY, expense ratio: 1.05% (485BPOS XBRL, Dec 17, 2025).

## IWMY over each window to Sep 11, 2026

| Window | Cash paid | Price | Total return | IWM | Ahead or behind |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 months | 7.3% | −9.0% | −1.8% | −1.1% | −0.7 pts |
| 6 months | 15.7% | −2.2% | +13.6% | +17.6% | −4.1 pts |
| 1 year | 30.7% | −23.1% | +9.3% | +21.2% | −12.0 pts |
| Since launch | 91.6% | −70.5% | +43.0% | +81.1% | −38.1 pts |

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Strategy | option income | ETFIQ |
| Benchmark | Russell 2000 (IWM) | ETFIQ |
| Pays | weekly | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $94m | the issuer own daily fund list, as of Sep 11, 2026 |
| Latest payout, annualized | 30.7% | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 1.05% | 485BPOS XBRL, Dec 17, 2025 |
| Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price | 39.9% | ETFIQ |
| Launched | Oct 31, 2023 | ETFIQ |
| Return of capital, latest distribution | 100.0% | Defiance 19a-1 estimate |
| Pays | weekly | ETFIQ |
| Typical gap between ex-dates | 7 days | ETFIQ |
| Typical wait from ex-date to payment | 1 day | ETFIQ |
| Last paid, per share | $0.1055 ex Sep 10, 2026 | ETFIQ |
| Sum of the last 12 distributions | $1.3243 | ETFIQ |

## Questions

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

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, IWMY paid 30.7% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 23.1%.

### Is IWMY ahead of IWM?

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, IWMY returned +9.3% against +21.2% for Russell 2000 (IWM), so a holder was behind it by 12.0 points.

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

IWMY pays weekly. The latest distribution annualizes to 30.7% at its price on Sep 11, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.

### Is the IWMY distribution return of capital?

Defiance estimates 100% of the distribution paid Sep 4, 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 IWMY next pay a distribution?

IWMY pays weekly. The last distribution went ex on Sep 10, 2026 at $0.1055 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 7 days the ex-date falls near Sep 17, 2026, which is an ETFIQ projection. Payment usually follows the ex-date by 1 day.

### What does IWMY cost?

The prospectus expense ratio is 1.05% a year.


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