BUYW ETF returns, drawdowns and dividends
Main BuyWrite ETF · Option income ETF
Chart shows price change, dividends not included · Prices through the close of · Updated after every US trading day · Source: Yahoo Finance
BUYW returns by period
Total return assumes every dividend is reinvested at the closing price on its ex-dividend date. Price return is the change in the closing price alone. The 3 and 5 year rows also show the yearly rate (CAGR).
| Period | Since | Total return | Price return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +0.02% | -0.48% | |
| 3 months | +1.38% | -0.14% | |
| 6 months | +6.05% | +2.91% | |
| Year to date | +5.86% | +1.19% | |
| 1 year | +8.22% | +1.90% | |
| 3 years | +30.39% (+9.25%/yr) | +8.87% (+2.87%/yr) | |
| Since first close | +45.17% (+9.63%/yr) | +15.27% (+3.57%/yr) |
Did BUYW's payouts keep up with its price?
Over the past year BUYW paid out 6.07% of its starting price in distributions, while its price changed +1.90%. Reinvesting every payment gave a total return of +8.22%.
Option income funds pay out option premiums and often part of their own assets, so a high yield can come with a falling share price. Total return is the fair measure: it counts both the payouts and the price change. Compare all option income ETFs.
BUYW returns by calendar year
| Year | Total return | Price return |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (to Oct 2) | +5.86% | +1.19% |
| 2025 | +9.08% | +2.73% |
| 2024 | +9.84% | +3.41% |
| 2023 | +12.81% | +6.23% |
BUYW drawdowns and recovery
Max drawdown is the largest fall from a previous peak close to a later close within the period. The deepest fall in the stored history was 10.33%, from $14.14 on Jan. 23, 2025 to $12.68 on April 8, 2025; the price was back at its earlier peak on July 10, 2025, 93 days after the low.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Max drawdown, 1 year | 3.55% |
| Max drawdown, 3 years | 10.33% |
| Max drawdown, 5 years | 10.33% |
| 52-week closing high | $14.65 Aug. 14, 2026 |
| 52-week closing low | $13.87 March 27, 2026 |
| Latest close | $14.49 Oct. 2, 2026 |
BUYW dividends
BUYW paid $0.86 per share in the last 12 months over 12 payments, a trailing yield of 5.96% at the latest close. The most recent ex-dividend date was Sept. 24, 2026 ($0.07 per share). Trailing yield is historical, not a forecast or an SEC 30-day yield.
| Year | Dividends per share | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | $0.65 | 9 |
| 2025 | $0.84 | 12 |
| 2024 | $0.83 | 12 |
| 2023 | $0.80 | 12 |
Compare BUYW with
- JEPI +6.89%
- JEPQ +19.72%
- QQQI +18.36%
- SPYI +15.35%
- QYLD +23.05%
- DIVO +12.36%
- GPIQ +23.22%
- GPIX +16.94%
- XYLD +17.97%
- FTHI +9.41%
1-year return, total where available. Add any of them to the BUYW chart, rank every ETF in the return explorer, or browse all ETF pages.
About these numbers
- Calculated by FindETFStock from daily closing prices and ex-dividend amounts reported by Yahoo Finance, starting Sept. 12, 2022.
- "5 years" is measured from the first stored close, about five years back; a fund or stock with a shorter history shows "Since first close" instead.
- Returns are before taxes and assume dividends are reinvested at the ex-date close with no costs.
- Past performance does not predict future results. This is not investment advice; see the financial disclaimer and methodology.