Data as of .
BIGY vs CVRD: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year BIGY paid 12.5% of its price in cash against CVRD’s 7.4%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: BIGY scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BIGY and CVRD hold 20% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BIGY | CVRD |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com Inc | 4.95% | 4.06% |
| Microsoft Corp | 3.84% | 3.88% |
| Broadcom Inc | 3.04% | 3.57% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 3.70% | 2.66% |
| Visa Inc | 2.10% | 3.68% |
| QUALCOMM Inc | 1.06% | 2.04% |
| Salesforce Inc | 0.95% | 2.47% |
| Danaher Corp | 0.83% | 4.32% |
| PepsiCo Inc | 0.83% | 3.07% |
| Adobe Inc | 0.78% | 2.84% |
| Only in BIGY | Only in CVRD |
|---|---|
| Apple Inc 7.21% | Palo Alto Networks Inc 4.84% |
| NVIDIA Corp 6.66% | Archer-Daniels-Midland Co 4.58% |
| Alphabet Inc 4.84% | Agilent Technologies Inc 3.98% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.19% | Union Pacific Corp 3.17% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 3.24% | Blackrock Inc 3.03% |
| Texas Instruments Inc 2.54% | American Tower Corp 2.99% |
| Walmart Inc 2.54% | Lowe's Cos Inc 2.99% |
| Caterpillar Inc 2.35% | Matador Resources Co 2.98% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIGY | CVRD | BIGY | CVRD | BIGY | CVRD | |
| 3 months | +2.6% | +4.0% | 3.0% | 1.7% | +0.3 pts | +1.7 pts |
| 6 months | +15.0% | +5.7% | 6.9% | 3.3% | −3.0 pts | −12.3 pts |
| 1 year | +13.0% | +5.6% | 12.5% | 7.4% | −3.6 pts | −11.0 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +19.5% | not published | 25.9% | not published | −58.9 pts |
| Since launch | +28.9% | +21.1% | 21.8% | 26.3% | −2.4 pts | −59.8 pts |
| BIGY YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) Big 50 Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly | CVRD Madison Covered Call ETF Covered call on SPY, paying quarterly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | Madison |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | quarterly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 12.1% | 6.5% |
| Expense ratio | 1.09% | 0.92% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.5% | 7.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.3% | −2.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.0% | +5.6% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.6 pts | −11.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 0% | not published |
| Age | 666 days | 1123 days |
| Net assets | $33m | $32m |
BIGY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BIGY paid 12.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.0%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.1%, paid monthly. YieldMax estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
CVRD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, CVRD paid 7.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.6%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.5%, paid quarterly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, BIGY or CVRD?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BIGY paid 12.5% of its starting price in cash and CVRD paid 7.4%, 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 +13.0% and CVRD returned +5.6% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so BIGY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, BIGY or CVRD?
- BIGY charges 1.09% a year and CVRD charges 0.92%, so CVRD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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