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BIGY vs CVRD: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BIGY paid 13.1% of its price in cash against CVRD’s 7.7%, though CVRD returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $31m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Target 12 Big 50 Option Income ETF, and $32m on Jun 30, 2026 for Madison Covered Call ETF.

At a glance
13.1%
BIGY cash paid, 1 year
7.7%
CVRD cash paid, 1 year
+7.4%
BIGY total return, 1 year
+12.7%
CVRD total return, 1 year
BIGY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 7.4 pts behind SPY
BIGY
+7.4%
SPY
+14.8%

7.4 pts behind SPY

BIGY over 1 year: paid 13.1%, price −6.1%, total +7.4%, SPY +14.8%, −7.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

BIGY

+7.4%

13.1% of it arrived as cash

7.4 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

7.4 pts behind SPY

BIGY over 1 year: paid 13.1%, price −6.1%, total +7.4%, SPY +14.8%, −7.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

BIGY

+7.4%

7.4 pts behind SPY

13.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. BIGY over 1 year: paid 13.1%, price −6.1%, total +7.4%, SPY +14.8%, −7.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
CVRD · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 10.4 pts behind its own stocks
CVRD
+12.7%
Own
+23.1%

10.4 pts behind its own stocks

CVRD over 1 year: paid 7.7%, price +4.3%, total +12.7%, its own stocks +23.1%, −10.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own stocks

+23.1%

CVRD

+12.7%

7.7% of it arrived as cash

10.4 pts behind its own stocks

Total return, distributions reinvested

10.4 pts behind its own stocks

CVRD over 1 year: paid 7.7%, price +4.3%, total +12.7%, its own stocks +23.1%, −10.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own stocks

+23.1%

CVRD

+12.7%

10.4 pts behind its own stocks

7.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. CVRD over 1 year: paid 7.7%, price +4.3%, total +12.7%, its own stocks +23.1%, −10.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

CVRD costs 0.19 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.3 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BIGY vs CVRD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureBIGYCVRD
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+7.4%+12.7%
Price change, 1 yearfell 6.1%rose 4.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate29% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYits own stocks
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.09%0.90%
Net assets, BIGY as of Nov 3, 2026 and CVRD as of Jun 30, 2026$31m$32m
Holdings
Holdings in common17%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · CVRD scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score38BIGY80.5CVRD

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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Method

What they share

17%

By the books each fund has filed, BIGY and CVRD hold 17% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

17% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BIGY CVRD
Amazon.com Inc 6.70% 4.03%
Microsoft Corp 9.51% 3.85%
Broadcom Inc 3.57% 3.55%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.69% 2.64%
Visa Inc 1.92% 3.65%
Palo Alto Networks Inc 0.65% 4.80%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in BIGY
Apple Inc 9.15%
NVIDIA Corp 7.62%
Alphabet Inc 7.37%
Space Exploration Technologies Corp 4.31%
Tesla Inc 3.63%
Eli Lilly & Co 3.14%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.92%
Walmart Inc 2.45%
Only in CVRD
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co 4.54%
Danaher Corp 4.29%
Agilent Technologies Inc 3.95%
Union Pacific Corp 3.15%
PepsiCo Inc 3.05%
Blackrock Inc 3.01%
American Tower Corp 2.97%
Lowe's Cos Inc 2.97%
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Side by side

BIGY YieldMax Target 12 Big 50 Option Income ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly CVRD Madison Covered Call ETF · Covered call on its own stocks, paying quarterly
Strategy synthetic covered call covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) CVRD's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jun 30, 2026)
Pays monthly quarterly
Payout rate, annualized 11.9% 6.3%
Expense ratio 1.09% 0.90%
Cash paid, 1 year 13.1% 7.7%
Price change, 1 year −6.1% +4.3%
Total return, 1 year +7.4% +12.7%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +23.1%
Ahead or behind −7.4 pts −10.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 29% not published
Age 2.0 years 3.2 years
Net assets, BIGY as of Nov 3, 2026 and CVRD as of Jun 30, 2026 $31m $32m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: BIGY vs CVRD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowBIGYCVRDBIGYCVRDBIGYCVRD
3 months−1.2%+5.7%3.0%1.6%−1.1 pts−0.8 pts
6 months+2.1%+5.8%6.4%3.2%−2.9 pts−3.8 pts
1 year+7.4%+12.7%13.1%7.7%−7.4 pts−10.4 pts
3 years–+26.9%–27.7%–not measured
Since launchNot the same days: BIGY Nov 2024 · CVRD Aug 2023+26.8%+27.2%23.9%27.8%−5.3 ptsnot measured

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About each fund
BIGY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BIGY paid 13.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 6.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.4%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.9%, paid monthly. YieldMax estimates that 29% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

CVRD

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, CVRD paid 7.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.7%. CVRD's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jun 30, 2026) returned +23.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid quarterly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, BIGY or CVRD?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BIGY paid 13.1% of its starting price in cash and CVRD paid 7.7%, so BIGY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, BIGY or CVRD?
With every distribution reinvested, BIGY returned +7.4% and CVRD +12.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, BIGY or CVRD?
BIGY charges 1.09% a year and CVRD charges 0.90%, so CVRD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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