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Auteur
Jonathan Hobbs, CFA
Date
19 Aug 2025
Catégorie
Market Insights
IncomeShares Distribution Yields in 2025 (So Far)
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What is distribution yield?
IncomeShares ETPs aim to earn monthly income by selling options on various underlying investments. When an ETP sells an option, the option buyer pays a “premium” to the ETP. That premium is the source of income that the ETP may pay out to investors each month.
To make these distributions easier to compare, the industry uses "annualised distribution yield.” This takes the latest monthly income payout, multiplies it by 12, and divides it the ETP's net asset value (NAV) for that month.
We express the result as a percentage, using the formula below:
Distribution yield (%) = (latest monthly distribution yield × 12) ÷ current NAV × 100
Because the formula annualises just one month’s payout, distribution yields can range widely each month. For example, the IncomeShares S&P 500 Options ETP had an annualised distribution yield of 180.27% in April 2025. But in July, it was 39.86%.
In this example, a lot of that yield difference was down to market conditions. In April, the SPY (the ETP’s underlying investment) was more volatile than in July. Higher volatility typically increases the demand for options, which raises premiums – and hence option ETP income potential.
How have IncomeShares' distribution yields changed throughout 2025?
IncomeShares currently offers 19 ETPs that aim to generate monthly income by selling options on single stocks, US stock market indexes, commodities, and US Treasury bonds.
Out of those 19 ETPs, eleven have been trading throughout 2025. The table below shows the annualised distribution yields reported each month of this year (January through July) for those original eleven ETPs:
The remaining eight ETPs launched in late June – so they only have one full month of distributions so far (July):
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Produits associé:
Stratégie
Option de vente couverte par liquidités + actions
Rendement des distributions
42.12%
Stratégie
Option de vente couverte par liquidités + actions
Rendement des distributions
31.45%
Stratégie
Covered call
Rendement des distributions
8.66%
Stratégie
Basket of Income-generating ETPs
Rendement des distributions
36.31%
Stratégie
Covered Call
Rendement des distributions
7.74%