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BIGY vs DDDD: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $31m for YieldMax Target 12 Big 50 Option Income ETF and $7.8m for YieldMax U.S. Stocks Target Double Distribution ETF.

At a glance
13.1%
BIGY cash paid, 1 year
3.4%
DDDD cash paid, since launch, Mar 12, 2026
+7.4%
BIGY total return, 1 year
+17.1%
DDDD total return, since launch, Mar 12, 2026
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.
DDDD · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 3.3 pts behind SCHD
DDDD
+17.1%
SCHD
+20.4%

3.3 pts behind SCHD

DDDD since launch: paid 3.4%, price +13.4%, total +17.1%, SCHD +20.4%, −3.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SCHD

+20.4%

DDDD

+17.1%

3.4% as cash

3.3 pts behind SCHD

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.3 pts behind SCHD

DDDD since launch: paid 3.4%, price +13.4%, total +17.1%, SCHD +20.4%, −3.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SCHD

+20.4%

DDDD

+17.1%

3.3 pts behind SCHD

3.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. DDDD since launch: paid 3.4%, price +13.4%, total +17.1%, SCHD +20.4%, −3.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

DDDD costs 0.08 points a year less; BIGY is 4.0 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BIGY vs DDDD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureBIGYDDDD
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+7.4%not published
Price changefell 6.1% (1 year)rose 13.4% (since Mar 12, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate29% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment76% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYUS dividend stocks, measured through SCHD
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.09%1.01%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$31m$7.8m
Holdings
Holdings in common7%

Method

What they share

7%

By the books each fund has filed, BIGY and DDDD hold 7% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

7% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BIGY DDDD
Chevron Corp 1.02% 3.94%
Coca-Cola Co 0.97% 4.18%
Procter & Gamble Co 0.91% 4.37%
Merck & Co Inc 0.87% 3.82%
UnitedHealth Group Inc 0.87% 3.91%
Home Depot Inc 0.84% 4.29%
Texas Instruments Inc 0.65% 4.70%
Amgen Inc 0.59% 4.16%
MRK US 11/20/26 C160 0.01% 0.02%
PG US 11/20/26 C165 0.00% -0.12%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in BIGY
Microsoft Corp 9.51%
Apple Inc 9.15%
NVIDIA Corp 7.62%
Alphabet Inc 7.37%
Amazon.com Inc 6.70%
Space Exploration Technologies Corp 4.31%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.69%
Tesla Inc 3.63%
Only in DDDD
Abbott Laboratories 4.02%
QUALCOMM Inc 3.92%
PepsiCo Inc 3.90%
ConocoPhillips 3.84%
Accenture PLC 3.77%
Verizon Communications Inc 3.57%
Altria Group Inc 3.09%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 3.06%
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Side by side

BIGY YieldMax Target 12 Big 50 Option Income ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly DDDD YieldMax U.S. Stocks Target Double Distribution ETF · Synthetic covered call on SCHD
Strategy synthetic covered call synthetic covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) US dividend stocks (SCHD)
Pays monthly not established
Payout rate, annualized 11.9% 18.3%
Expense ratio 1.09% 1.01%
Cash paid, 1 year 13.1% 3.4% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −6.1% +13.4% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +7.4% +17.1% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +20.4% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026)
Ahead or behind −7.4 pts −3.3 pts (since launch, Mar 12, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate 29% 76%
Age 2.0 years 237 days
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $31m $7.8m

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 DDDD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowBIGYDDDDBIGYDDDDBIGYDDDD
3 months−1.2%+7.5%3.0%1.6%−1.1 pts−1.0 pts
6 months+2.1%+13.6%6.4%3.3%−2.9 pts−2.6 pts
1 year+7.4%–13.1%–−7.4 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: BIGY Nov 2024 · DDDD Mar 2026+26.8%+17.1%23.9%3.4%−5.3 pts−3.3 pts

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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.

DDDD

Over the period from its first trade on Mar 12, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, DDDD paid 3.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 13.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.1%. US dividend stocks (SCHD) returned +20.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.3%, paid periodically. YieldMax estimates that 76% of the distribution paid Oct 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, BIGY or DDDD?
BIGY charges 1.09% a year and DDDD charges 1.01%, so DDDD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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