IWMW: iShares IWM Premium Income+ ETF (formerly Russell 2000 BuyWrite)
iShares (BlackRock) · Index Covered Call / Option Income · Tracks Russell 2000
Growth of $100
Green is what an investor who reinvested every payout would have; red is the price alone. The gap between them is the income. If the red line keeps falling, the payouts are partly your own money coming back.
Was the payout earned?
Over the last year IWMW paid 20.1% but returned +10.3% in total, so about 48% of the payout was earned; the rest came back out of the fund's own value (its price fell).
| Earned % (3 months) | below -100% |
| Earned % (1 year) | 48% |
| Earned % (full history, up to 5 yrs) | 43% |
Earned % = total return ÷ payouts. 100% means every dollar paid out was earned; below 100% means part of it came from the fund's own value. This is an economic measure based on market price, not the tax label on the payout.
Where the DT Score comes from
Total 61.4 / 100 · rank #112 of 420. How the score works
Risk
| Sortino ratio (1Y) | 0.57 |
| Sharpe ratio (1Y) | 0.42 |
| Steadiness vs S&P 500 | 106% |
| Beta to S&P 500 | 0.75 |
| Correlation to S&P 500 | 0.80 |
| Max drop (1Y) | -7.9% |
| Max drop (up to 5 yrs) | -21.8% |
| Trend | Downtrend |
| History | 2.6 yrs |
Vs. IWM (what it's built on)
| Upside capture | 62% |
| Downside capture | 61% |
| Capture ratio | 1.02 |
| Beta | 0.63 |
| Correlation | 0.92 |
| Tracking | Closely |
On days IWM rose, IWMW caught 62% of the gain; on days it fell, IWMW took 61% of the loss.
Payout history
Each bar is one payout (last 32 shown). Pays Monthly.
| Ex-date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | $0.5260 |
| 2026-10-02 | $0.5900 |
| 2026-09-02 | $0.2360 |
| 2026-08-04 | $0.5560 |
| 2026-07-02 | $0.6250 |
| 2026-06-02 | $0.7830 |
| 2026-05-04 | $0.6160 |
| 2026-04-02 | $0.7470 |
| 2026-03-03 | $0.6930 |
| 2026-02-03 | $0.7220 |
| 2025-12-23 | $0.6860 |
| 2025-12-02 | $0.5610 |
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| Fund | Category | Fwd rate | 12m yield | 1Y total ret. | Earned % 1Y | Upside capt. | Downside capt. | Tracking | DT Score | Momentum | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RYLD Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF | Index Covered Call / Option Income | 12.6% | 12.3% | +11.8% | 90% | 50% | 46% | Loosely | 75 | 45 | Downtrend |
| IWMI NEOS Russell 2000 High Income ETF | Index Covered Call / Option Income | 15.5% | 15.1% | +15.0% | 90% | 80% | 77% | Closely | 74 | 34 | Downtrend |
| OVS Overlay Shares Small Cap Equity ETF | Fund of Funds / Multi-Strategy | 10.8% | 10.3% | +20.2% | 164% | 93% | 88% | Closely | 71 | 27 | Downtrend |
| ITWO ProShares Russell 2000 High Income ETF | Index Covered Call / Option Income | 6.5% | 7.4% | +16.8% | 185% | 100% | 99% | Closely | 63 | 28 | Downtrend |
| RDTY YieldMax R2000 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF | 0DTE / Daily Option Income | 37.1% | 44.2% | +13.9% | 35% | 87% | 85% | Closely | 55 | 35 | Downtrend |
| RDTE Roundhill Russell 2000 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF | 0DTE / Daily Option Income | 25.3% | 43.0% | +13.0% | 32% | 89% | 88% | Closely | 52 | 30 | Downtrend |
| IWMY Defiance R2000 Weekly Distribution ETF | 0DTE / Daily Option Income | 31.0% | 37.7% | +5.4% | 13% | 81% | 87% | Closely | 43 | 21 | Downtrend |
| SMDV ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF | Equity Income / Dividend Growth | 2.3% | 2.4% | +17.0% | 583% | 49% | 41% | Weakly | – | – | Uptrend |
| CALF Pacer US Small Cap Cash Cows 100 ETF | Equity Income / Dividend Growth | 1.4% | 1.1% | +33.9% | 999%+ | 57% | 37% | Weakly | – | – | Uptrend |
| ACRT ProShares Russell 2000 Autocallable Income ETF | Autocallable / Structured Income | – | 2.6% | – | – | 106% | 108% | Closely | – | – | Down (short history) |
About IWMW
| Issuer | iShares (BlackRock) |
| Structure | ETF |
| Category | Index Covered Call / Option Income |
| Strategy | Holds IWM and writes covered calls |
| Underlying | Russell 2000 |
| Exposure | Small Caps |
| Index linkage | Partial - options/overlay on index |
| Pays | Monthly |
| Expense ratio | 0.39% |
| Launched | 2024-03 |
| Uses leverage | No |
| Upside capped | Yes |
| Rate sensitivity | Low |
| Return of capital common | Yes |
Research notes: Trailing yield; about 87% of a July 2026 distribution was ROC per iShares notice. Rename effective around Sept 17 2026 per BlackRock.
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