iShares High Yield Corporate Bond BuyWrite Strategy ETFHYGW

iSharesIncomeCovered Calls#340 of 469 by YTD

$27.83

−1.0% last session

+2.2% YTD

Data as of 11/3/20264:00 PM ET · End-of-day

Dividend-adjusted total return · S&P 500 uses VOO · Dec 31, 2025 – Nov 3, 2026HYGWS&P 500 · VOO

Returns	1D	1M	3M	YTD	1Y	3Y	5Y	MAX
Total return	−1.0%	+0.8%	−0.6%	+2.2%	+3.5%	+19.8%	—	+24.5%
Peer average	+0.2%	−2.9%	−0.7%	+5.9%	+6.7%	+48.9%	+56.4%	—
S&P 500 · VOO	+0.3%	−2.6%	−1.7%	+11.5%	+11.9%	+90.9%	+77.5%	—

Key Statistics

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AUM: $108M
Expense ratio: 0.69%
Distribution yield: 12.4%
NAV: $27.82
Volume: 9K
Avg. volume 30D: 24K
High today: $27.84
Low today: $27.77
Previous close: $28.11
52-week high: $30.34
52-week low: $27.77
Our risk indicator: 3/5

HYGW in One Breath

HYGW Among Covered Calls ETFs

YTD

#1USOIETRACS+52.9%$314M

#2NDIVAmplify+38.0%$34.3M

#3WEEIWestwood+33.0%$116M

#4XOMOYieldMax+30.0%$39.1M

#5TNGYTortoise+28.6%$567M

#6CTEFCastellan+21.7%$609M

#7PAYRFederated Hermes+19.8%$92.1M

#8FRGNHorizon Funds+17.3%$164M

#51HYGWiShares+2.2%$108M

End-of-day Nov 4, 2026 · 70 Covered calls ETFs by YTD

$10,000 in HYGW

$10,000 in HYGW became

$12,452

In the S&P 500 (VOO)

$19,365

Total return, dividends in · Aug 22, 2022 – Nov 3, 2026 · S&P 500 uses VOO

HYGW’s Top Holdings

Today

BLK CSH FND TRBlk Csh Fnd Treasury Sl Agency1.2%1261229 BC L0.6%MERIDIAN ARC0.4%SOFTBANK GRO0.4%ECHOSTAR COR0.4%PARAMOUNT SK0.4%SOFTBANK GRO0.4%QUIKRETE HOL0.4%PR RNO PROPE0.3%CLOUD SOFTWA0.3%CLOUD SOFTWA0.3%PARAMOUNT SK0.3%CENTENE CORP0.3%HUB INTERNAT0.3%WULF COMPUTE0.3%SV RNO PROPE0.3%NEXSTAR MEDI0.3%GALAXY HELIO0.3%VENTURE GLOB0.3%TRANSDIGM IN0.3%OAK EAGLE AC0.3%CORE SCIENTI0.3%

iShares HYGW · 1 holdings · tile size = share of the fund · as of Nov 3, 2026

What HYGW Holds

Today

All holdings100.0%

BLK CSH FN 1.2 · 1261229 BC · MERIDIAN A · SOFTBANK G · ECHOSTAR C · PARAMOUNT · SOFTBANK G

iShares HYGW · share of the fund · as of Nov 3, 2026

Blk’s Share of HYGW

Today

1.2%

$12 of every $1,000 in HYGW is Blk

Blk held by HYGW

$1.3M

iShares HYGW · each square = $10 of $1,000 · as of Nov 3, 2026

HYGW’s Share of Covered Calls ETFs

Today

0.3%

of the $42.4B in 89 Covered calls ETFs

HYGW$108M0.3%

QYLD$8.1B19.1%

DIVO$8.0B18.9%

86 others$26.1B61.7%

Covered calls ETF AUM · Nov 4, 2026

HYGW Fee per $100 vs Peers

Today

$0.69a year
per $100

$69 a year on $10,000

DIVO$0.56

QYLD$0.60

XYLD$0.60

HYGW$0.69

FTHI$0.75

ACIO$0.79

Expense ratio · Covered calls peers · Nov 4, 2026

Inside HYGW

1 holdings · as of Nov 3, 2026

HYGW

iShares High Yield Corporate Bond BuyWrite Strategy ETF

Today

All holdings100.0%86 more holdings93.9% of the fund

All holdings100.0%94 more holdings96.6% of the fund

#	Ticker	Company	Weight ▼
1	—	BLK CSH FND Treasury SL Agency	1.22%
2	—	1261229 BC 144A 10.00% 04/15/2032	0.56%
3	—	Meridian ARC Holdco LLC 144a 6.25% 04/30/2031	0.44%
4	—	Softbank Group 144a 9.25% 04/01/2032	0.40%
5	—	Echostar 10.75% 11/30/2029	0.40%
6	—	Paramount Skydance 144a 8.25% 10/15/2031	0.38%
7	—	Softbank Group 144a 9.75% 04/01/2034	0.37%
8	—	Quikrete 144a 6.38% 03/01/2032	0.37%
9	—	PR RNO Property Owner 1 LLC 144a 6.50% 05/01/2031	0.34%
10	—	Cloud Software Group LLC 144a 9.00% 09/30/2029	0.33%

iShares HYGW · current holdings by weight · as of Nov 3, 2026 · each tile is one holding · top 20 = 7.7%

How It Compares

HYGW

iShares High Yield Corporate Bond BuyWrite Strategy ETF’s Peers


QYLD	Global XRead Desk	0.60%	+14.9%	+11.1%	$8.1B
DIVO	AmplifyRead Desk	0.56%	+12.1%	+10.3%	$8.0B
XYLD	Global XRead Desk	0.60%	+14.4%	+10.1%	$3.3B
FTHI	First TrustRead Desk	0.75%	+6.7%	+5.8%	$2.5B
ACIO	AptusRead Desk	0.79%	+5.6%	+6.4%	$2.3B
HYGW	iSharesThis fundRead Desk	0.69%	+3.5%	+2.2%	$108M

Covered calls peers · Past-year and ytd returns · as of Nov 4, 2026 · sorted by AUM

Head to Head

Put HYGW head to head with QYLD →

QYLD vs HYGW

YTD

QYLDGlobal X · Covered callsHYGWiShares · Covered calls

Year to date

+11.1%

+2.2%

QYLD wins+8.9 pts

Past year

+14.9%

+3.5%

QYLD wins+11.4 pts

Fee

0.60%

0.69%

QYLD winslower fee

Yield

12.0%

12.4%

HYGW wins+0.3 pts

AUM

$8.1B

$108M

QYLD74.7× more

3–1QYLD wins

Global X QYLD and iShares HYGW · year-to-date · as of Nov 4, 2026 · AUM not scored

HYGW vs VOO

HYGW · iShares High Yield Corporate Bond BuyWrite Strategy

+3.5%

VOO · S&P 500

+11.9%

Gap

8.3 pts

iShares HYGW and Vanguard VOO · 1Y total return · as of Nov 4, 2026

HYGW vs Its Peer Average

YTD

HYGWAvsBPeer average

1D−1.0%+0.2%

1M+0.8%−2.9%

3M−0.6%−0.7%

YTD+2.2%+5.9%

1Y+3.5%+6.7%

3Y+19.8%+48.9%

5Y[…]+56.4%

2–4Peer average wins

88 Covered calls peers · each row scaled to its leader

The Details

HYGW

Risk

3/5our risk indicator

CalmerBumpier

Volatility · 1Y3.09%

Deepest drop · 1Y−2.1%

Lowest point · 5Y−2.7%

52-week range

$27.83

$27.77−8.3% from the high$30.34

iShares HYGW · past-year price moves · as of Nov 4, 2026

HYGW

Fund Facts

Today

2022launched Aug 18

Tracks[…]

Exchange · CUSIPCBOE · 46436E320

StructureETF

Leverage1x

Cost on $10,000$69 a year

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Prospectus & documents Trading & liquidity Fees & costs Distributions

iShares HYGW · fund facts · as of Nov 4, 2026

HYGW

Payouts by Year

$0.32per share, Nov 2026

Distribution yield12.4%

PaidEvery month

Latest ex-date · paidNov 3 · Nov 6, 2026

12 payouts added up$3.16 a share

iShares HYGW · distributions by ex-date · 2022–2026

All Fund FactsDocuments · trading · fees · every payout

Prospectus & Documents

summary prospectus · SEC 497K ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2026-07-31 ↗prospectus · SEC 497 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2026-04-30 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2026-01-31 ↗summary prospectus · SEC 497K ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2025-10-31 ↗

Trading & Liquidity

Net asset value$27.82

Premium / discount[…]

Median spread · 30D[…]

Volume today9K

Average volume · 30D24K

Shares outstanding[…]

Options[…]

Fees & Costs

Net expense ratio0.69%

Gross expense ratio[…]

Management fee[…]

Cost on $10,000 a year$69.00

Our risk indicator3/5

Estimated yearly cost excludes trading costs and assumes constant assets.

Distributions

Ex-date	Paid	Per share
Nov 3, 2026	Nov 6, 2026	$0.32
Oct 2, 2026	Oct 7, 2026	$0.37
Sep 2, 2026	Sep 8, 2026	$0.18
Aug 4, 2026	Aug 7, 2026	$0.19
Jul 2, 2026	Jul 8, 2026	$0.17
Jun 2, 2026	Jun 5, 2026	$0.23
May 4, 2026	May 7, 2026	$0.33
Apr 2, 2026	Apr 8, 2026	$0.47
Mar 3, 2026	Mar 6, 2026	$0.19
Feb 3, 2026	Feb 6, 2026	$0.22
Dec 23, 2025	Dec 29, 2025	$0.24
Dec 2, 2025	Dec 5, 2025	$0.24

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