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IWMINEOS Russell 2000 High Income ETF

Get income1y track recordRanked #658 of 1,622 in this goal

Seeks to generate high monthly income with potential for equity appreciation.

By Neos Funds · Launched 2024

Annual Cost

0.68%

#3,411 of 5,562 · average

Fund Size

$909M

#1,164 of 5,562 · large

Dividend YieldGoal

1.71%

Track Record

1 year

#3,638 of 5,562 · seasoned

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$13,702+37.0%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Alternative

Strategy

Option income

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 4 holdings = 100.0% of fundconcentrated

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF
99.6%
First American Treasury Obliga
0.6%
N/ARUT 1 C2610
-0.0%
N/ARUT 1 C2560
-0.1%

Asset allocation

Stocks
96.1%
Cash
3.6%
Other
0.2%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
15.4%Moderate

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-23.9%Moderate

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
Unavailable

Needs 3+ years of history

Sortino (3Y)
Not yet

Needs 3+ years of history

Where to buy

Listing

Exchange
Cboe BZX

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks to generate high monthly income with potential for equity appreciation.
Strategy
Actively managed, invests primarily in ETFs tracking the Russell 2000 Index and employs a call options strategy for income. Generates income from premiums on written call options and dividends from equity holdings.
Inception date
June 24, 2024
Fund family
Neos Funds

Our take

Structural notes on how this fund behaves. Read our guide on the 6 warning signs.

Covered call
Warning

Covered call ETF — yield ≠ total return

The high distribution yield is not free income — it comes from selling upside via call options. Research finds these strategies systematically underperform their underlying index over full cycles, typically by 100–300 basis points per year depending on the option-overlay design. The monthly distributions make the shortfall hard to see in return summaries.

Source: Israelov & Ndong, 'A Devil's Bargain: When Generating Income Undermines Investment Returns' (NDVR, 2023)

Why we flagged this: strategy=option_income + option_income_strategy

Educational analysis of structural product characteristics. Not investment advice. Always read the fund prospectus and consult a qualified advisor before investing. More

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Data updated on 2026-06-19