IWMY ETF — Defiance R2000 Weekly Distribution ETF
Defiance R2000 Weekly Distribution ETF (IWMY)
Updated October 2, 2026.
IWMY is an ETF linked to IWM. its distribution rate is 30.00%, its trailing-12-month yield is 38.45%, its expense ratio is 1.05%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 25/100 (Elevated risk). Total return is 326.4% over the past 2.9 years, 249.5 points ahead of IWM at 76.9%.
At the current 30.00% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $3,000 per year. Actual weekly payments vary.
Defiance R2000 Weekly Distribution ETF is an actively managed fund tracking the Russell 2000 Index that generates income by selling daily credit call spreads on the index, which caps upside potential while providing exposure to small-cap stocks. The fund distributes a high current income rate weekly with an expense ratio of 1.05%. It appeals primarily to investors prioritizing current income over capital appreciation.
IWMY dividend yield and income
Price as of 2026-10-02.
The distribution rate (30.00%) is the latest posted forward yield, paid weekly. Trailing-12-month yield (38.45%) is the last year of payments divided by the current price. The last dividend was $0.0991. The last ex-dividend date was 10/01/2026. It was paid on 10/02/2026. At the current 30.00% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $3,000 per year. Actual weekly payments vary.
| Ex-date | As paid | Per current share | Change from previous payment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | $0.0991 100.0% est. ROC | $0.0991 | -2.8% |
| 2026-09-24 | $0.102 | $0.102 | -0.1% |
| 2026-09-17 | $0.1021 | $0.1021 | -3.2% |
| 2026-09-10 | $0.1055 | $0.1055 | 0.4% |
| 2026-09-03 | $0.1051 | $0.1051 | -3.1% |
| 2026-08-27 | $0.1085 | $0.1085 | -1.1% |
| 2026-08-20 | $0.1097 | $0.1097 | -1.2% |
| 2026-08-13 | $0.111 | $0.111 | -0.8% |
| 2026-08-06 | $0.1119 | $0.1119 | 2.1% |
| 2026-07-30 | $0.1096 | $0.1096 | -1.3% |
| 2026-07-23 | $0.111 | $0.111 | 0.0% |
| 2026-07-16 | $0.111 | $0.111 | -0.9% |
| 2026-07-09 | $0.112 | $0.112 | -1.8% |
| 2026-07-02 | $0.114 | $0.114 | 0.0% |
| 2026-06-25 | $0.114 | $0.114 | 0.9% |
| 2026-06-18 | $0.113 | $0.113 | 1.8% |
| 2026-06-11 | $0.111 | $0.111 | -2.6% |
| 2026-06-04 | $0.114 | $0.114 | 0.0% |
| 2026-05-28 | $0.114 | $0.114 | 4.6% |
| 2026-05-21 | $0.109 | $0.109 | -4.4% |
| 2026-05-14 | $0.114 | $0.114 | 0.0% |
| 2026-05-07 | $0.114 | $0.114 | 0.9% |
| 2026-04-30 | $0.113 | $0.113 | 0.9% |
| 2026-04-23 | $0.112 | $0.112 | 0.9% |
| 2026-04-16 | $0.111 | $0.111 | 5.7% |
| 2026-04-09 | $0.105 | $0.105 | 4.0% |
| 2026-04-02 | $0.101 | $0.101 | -4.7% |
| 2026-03-26 | $0.106 | $0.106 | -0.9% |
| 2026-03-19 | $0.107 | $0.107 | -1.8% |
| 2026-03-12 | $0.109 | $0.109 | -2.7% |
| 2026-03-05 | $0.112 | $0.112 | -2.6% |
| 2026-02-26 | $0.115 | $0.115 | -0.9% |
| 2026-02-19 | $0.116 | $0.116 | -1.7% |
| 2026-02-12 | $0.118 | $0.118 | 0.9% |
| 2026-02-05 | $0.117 | $0.117 | -0.8% |
| 2026-01-29 | $0.118 | $0.118 | -0.8% |
| 2026-01-22 | $0.119 | $0.119 | 0.0% |
| 2026-01-15 | $0.119 | $0.119 | 0.8% |
| 2026-01-08 | $0.118 | $0.118 | 1.7% |
| 2025-12-31 | $0.116 | $0.116 | -2.5% |
| 2025-12-24 | $0.119 | $0.119 | 0.8% |
| 2025-12-18 | $0.118 | $0.118 | -0.8% |
| 2025-12-11 | $0.119 | $0.119 | -24.2% |
| 2025-12-04 | $0.157 | $0.157 | -45.5% |
| 2025-11-26 | $0.288 | $0.288 | 81.1% |
| 2025-11-20 | $0.159 | $0.159 | -3.6% |
| 2025-11-13 | $0.165 | $0.165 | 0.0% |
| 2025-11-06 | $0.165 | $0.165 | -2.4% |
| 2025-10-30 | $0.169 | $0.169 | -23.5% |
| 2025-10-23 | $0.221 | $0.221 | -10.5% |
| 2025-10-16 | $0.247 | $0.247 | 6.9% |
| 2025-10-09 | $0.231 | $0.231 | 1.3% |
| 2025-10-02 | $0.228 | $0.228 | -37.0% |
| 2025-09-25 | $0.362 | $0.362 | 56.0% |
| 2025-09-18 | $0.232 | $0.232 | 0.0% |
| 2025-09-11 | $0.232 | $0.232 | 0.4% |
| 2025-09-04 | $0.231 | $0.231 | -0.4% |
| 2025-08-28 | $0.232 | $0.232 | 0.9% |
| 2025-08-21 | $0.23 | $0.23 | -0.4% |
| 2025-08-14 | $0.231 | $0.231 | 0.9% |
| 2025-08-07 | $0.229 | $0.229 | -3.4% |
| 2025-07-31 | $0.237 | $0.237 | -0.4% |
| 2025-07-24 | $0.238 | $0.238 | -0.8% |
| 2025-07-17 | $0.24 | $0.24 | -1.6% |
| 2025-07-10 | $0.244 | $0.244 | 1.2% |
| 2025-07-03 | $0.241 | $0.241 | 0.4% |
| 2025-06-26 | $0.24 | $0.24 | 0.8% |
| 2025-06-18 | $0.238 | $0.238 | -1.2% |
| 2025-06-12 | $0.241 | $0.241 | 1.3% |
| 2025-06-05 | $0.238 | $0.238 | 0.0% |
| 2025-05-29 | $0.238 | $0.238 | -3.3% |
| 2025-05-22 | $0.246 | $0.246 | 2.1% |
| 2025-05-15 | $0.241 | $0.241 | -0.4% |
| 2025-05-08 | $0.242 | $0.242 | 3.0% |
| 2025-05-01 | $0.235 | $0.235 | -30.3% |
| 2025-04-24 | $0.337 | $0.337 | 1.8% |
| 2025-04-17 | $0.331 | $0.331 | 18.2% |
| 2025-04-10 | $0.28 | $0.28 | -9.7% |
| 2025-04-03 | $0.31 | $0.31 | -3.4% |
| 2025-03-27 | $0.321 | $0.321 | 0.0% |
| 2025-03-20 | $0.321 | $0.321 | -2.4% |
| 2025-03-13 | $0.329 | $0.329 | 16.3% |
| 2025-03-06 | $0.283 | $0.283 | 10.1% |
| 2025-02-27 | $0.257 | $0.257 | -4.5% |
| 2025-02-20 | $0.269 | $0.269 | -10.0% |
| 2025-02-13 | $0.299 | $0.299 | -0.7% |
| 2025-02-06 | $0.301 | $0.301 | 189.4% |
| 2025-01-30 | $0.104 | $0.104 | -65.6% |
| 2025-01-23 | $0.302 | $0.302 | 2.7% |
| 2025-01-16 | $0.294 | $0.294 | -3.0% |
| 2025-01-08 | $0.303 | $0.303 | -0.3% |
| 2024-12-31 | $0.304 | $0.304 | 17.8% |
| 2024-12-26 | $0.258 | $0.258 | -4.4% |
| 2024-12-19 | $0.27 | $0.27 | -16.9% |
| 2024-12-12 | $0.325 | $0.325 | 26.5% |
| 2024-12-05 | $0.257 | $0.257 | -28.6% |
| 2024-11-27 | $0.36 | $0.36 | 11.8% |
| 2024-11-21 | $0.322 | $0.322 | -24.1% |
| 2024-11-14 | $0.424 | $0.424 | 28.9% |
| 2024-11-07 | $0.329 | $0.329 | 3.9% |
| 2024-10-31 | $0.3165 | $0.3165 | 2.8% |
| 2024-10-24 | $0.308 | $0.308 | -10.7% |
| 2024-10-17 | $0.345 | $0.345 | -17.9% |
| 2024-10-10 | $0.4201 | $0.4201 | N/A |
| 2024-10-01 | $2.239 | $2.239 | -39.0% |
| 2024-09-03 | $3.672 | $3.672 | 38.9% |
| 2024-07-31 | $0.881 | $2.643 | 26.2% |
| 2024-07-01 | $0.698 | $2.094 | -23.3% |
| 2024-06-03 | $0.91 | $2.73 | -35.5% |
| 2024-05-01 | $1.41 | $4.23 | 31.8% |
| 2024-04-01 | $1.07 | $3.21 | -2.7% |
| 2024-03-01 | $1.1 | $3.3 | -14.7% |
| 2024-02-01 | $1.29 | $3.87 | 29.0% |
| 2023-12-28 | $1 | $3 | -20.0% |
| 2023-12-01 | $1.25 | $3.75 | — |
| 2023 total (partial launch year) | — | $6.75 | — |
| 2024 total (cadence changed) | — | $32.2266 | — |
| 2025 total | — | $12.481 | -61.3% |
| 2026 YTD total | — | $4.3315 | -59.5% vs prior-year YTD |
IWMY dividend growth
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed -56.7%. The 1Y row below uses this same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison. The deepest trailing-12-month payout decline in the past five years is -13.89%.
| Window | Change |
|---|---|
| 1Y | -56.7% |
| 3Y | 0.0% |
| 5Y | 0.0% |
IWMY holdings and sector exposure
Holdings are not available for this snapshot.
Economic / reference exposure: IWM (physical holdings below may be collateral and options, not the reference asset itself).
IWMY performance versus IWM
Price and return data through 2026-10-02.
Total return is 326.4% over the past 2.9 years, 249.5 points ahead of IWM at 76.9%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 4.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 11.6%.
| Window | Total return | CAGR |
|---|---|---|
| 1M | -3.8% | — |
| 3M | -5.5% | — |
| 6M | 9.9% | — |
| YTD | 9.3% | — |
| 1Y | 4.5% | — |
| 2Y CAGR | — | 8.80% |
| Since inception (2.9 years) | 326.4% | 64.30% |
IWMY key facts
- Distribution Safety Score™
- 25 · Elevated risk
- Safety-Adjusted Yield
- 7.50%
- Issuer
- Defiance ETFs
- Asset type
- ETF
- Asset class
- Equity
- Inception date
- 10/30/2023
- Expense ratio
- 1.05%
- Distribution rate
- 30.00%
- Distribution frequency
- Weekly
- Trailing yield
- 38.45%
- Last close
- $17.18 (as of 2026-10-02)
- AUM
- $85,603,057
- Average volume
- 60100.0
- Last dividend
- $0.0991
- Latest 19(a) ROC estimate
- 100.00%
- Last ex-dividend date
- 10/01/2026
- Last payment date
- 10/02/2026
- Beta
- 1.1019
- P/E ratio
- 16.0745
How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns
Distribution rate (30.00%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (38.45%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.
Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology
Sources and review
Primary sources: Defiance ETFs or company page; Index: IWM; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.
Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.
IWMY risks and drawbacks
The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 11.6%.
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Frequently asked questions
Does IWMY pay monthly?
No. IWMY currently pays weekly, not monthly.
What is IWMY linked to?
IWMY is linked to IWM, not a broad market index.
What is IWMY's expense ratio?
IWMY's expense ratio is 1.05%.
What is IWMY's dividend yield?
IWMY's distribution rate is 30.00%, paid weekly, with a 1.05% expense ratio — the latest regular payout annualised, not a trailing 12-month yield (data as of October 2, 2026).
How has IWMY's dividend grown?
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed -56.7%. That is the same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison used in the dividend-history table.
When does IWMY pay a dividend?
IWMY pays weekly. The last dividend was $0.0991. The last ex-dividend date was 10/01/2026. It was paid on 10/02/2026.
How has IWMY performed?
Total return is 326.4% over the past 2.9 years, 249.5 points ahead of IWM at 76.9%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 4.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 11.6%.
Is IWMY a good investment?
IWMY's Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score is 25 (Elevated risk). That is a risk signal, not investment advice. Its distribution rate is 30.00% (the latest regular payout annualised, not a trailing yield). Compare peers below rather than treating any single figure as a buy or sell.
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