All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)

Total Real Returns

IWMW: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

IWMW real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, IWMW returned +16.82% over the past year and +12.58% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Mar. 15, 2024, IWMW is up +23.69% in real purchasing-power return, or +9.05%/yr, and is currently −1.24% below its real total-return high on Aug. 14, 2026.

Data ending Fri Aug. 28, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Fri 2024-03-15💬 to Fri 2026-08-28 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
IWMW × 		+23.69%
+9.05%/yr 		+8.08%/yr
R2=0.574
iShares Russell 2000 BuyWrite ETF Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Fri 2024-03-15💬 to Fri 2026-08-28 Start
Value 		End
Value
IWMW × 		$10,000.00
2024-03-15 		$12,369.37
2026-08-28

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-08-28

  YTD YoY
IWMW × 		+12.58% +16.82%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
IWMW × 		−1.24%
on 2026-08-28
from 2026-08-14 peak 		−22.94%
on 2025-04-08
from 2024-12-04 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-08-28 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
IWMW × 		+16.82% +24.28%
+11.48%/yr 		— — —

Annual Returns

Year IWMW
2026 (YTD) +12.58%
2025 +5.00%
2024 +4.64%