Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Income ETFs · 12 funds

Income ETFs measured against IWM

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Compare the option-income ETFs measured against IWM with it and with each other. 12 funds. Updated Oct 28, 2026. Over the last year 4 of the 9 with a full year finished ahead of IWM once the cash is counted in.

IQ · Oct 28, 2026
Did a holder come out ahead of its benchmark?

3 Ahead of its benchmark, 2 Level, 4 Behind it. Data to Oct 28, 2026.

9 of the 12 income ETFs measured against IWM, how many beat their benchmark, as of Oct 28, 2026.

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Income ETFs measured against IWM, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against its own set, 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company and 74 income ETFs writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

Income ETFs measured against IWM, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
TickerFundDistribution Coverage ScoreIssuerPaid 1YNet assetsNet assets as ofFeeTotal return 1MTotal return 3MTotal return YTDTotal return 1YTotal return 3YTotal return since launchAhead or behind IWM 1Y ↑Return of capital, latest
IWMYDefiance R2000 Weekly Distribution ETF25.9Defiance28.2%$80mOct 27, 20261.05%−0.4%−3.4%+8.6%+5.2%–+39.2% since Oct 2023−8.9 pts10.6%
IWMWiShares IWM Premium Income+ ETF38.1iShares18.1%$56mOct 28, 20260.39%+0.5%−0.5%+11.8%+9.7%–+27.8% since Mar 2024−4.4 pts4.0%
RYLDGlobal X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF57.6Global X12.1%$1.3bnOct 12, 20260.60%+0.1%−0.3%+10.9%+12.1%+38.8%+49.0%−2.0 pts100.0%
RYLGGlobal X Russell 2000 Covered Call & Growth ETF71Global X10.5%$7.7mOct 12, 20260.35%+0.2%−1.4%+12.6%+12.4%+57.8%+45.1%−1.7 pts100.0%
RDTYYieldMax R2000 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF30.8YieldMax34.3%$15mOct 27, 20261.73%+0.4%−0.7%+16.9%+13.6%–+29.5% since Mar 2025−0.5 pts100.0%
RDTERoundhill Russell 2000 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF32.6Roundhill33.4%$154mOct 28, 20260.97%+0.1%−1.0%+15.8%+14.1%–+38.1% since Sep 20240.0 pts100.0%
IWMINEOS Russell 2000 High Income ETF62.5NEOS14.7%$1.3bnOct 27, 20260.68%+0.9%−0.8%+13.8%+15.1%–+39.5% since Jun 2024+1.0 pts76.0%
ITWOProShares Russell 2000 High Income ETF89.9ProShares8.0%$181mOct 28, 20260.55%+0.9%−1.8%+16.9%+16.5%–+38.4% since Sep 2024+2.4 pts81.0%
FTKIFirst Trust Small Cap BuyWrite Income ETF80.2First Trust12.5%$25mOct 27, 20260.86%+3.1%+1.9%+14.5%+19.3%–+19.4% since Feb 2025+5.2 pts92.8%
ACYNFT Vest Laddered Autocallable Barrier & Income ETFFirst Trustnot published$2.6bnOct 27, 20260.75%+0.7%+4.0%–––+8.7% since Feb 2026–18.9%
ACYSFT Vest Laddered Autocallable Barrier & Resilient Income ETFFirst Trustnot published$613mOct 27, 20260.75%+0.7%+2.6%–––+4.7% since Apr 2026–17.6%
ACRTProShares Russell 2000 Autocallable Income ETFProSharesnot published$1.5mOct 28, 20260.72%+0.6%––––−7.6% since Aug 2026–92.0%
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