Data as of .
BIGY vs DDDD: which paid, and which earned it?
BIGY and DDDD both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BIGY and DDDD hold 18% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BIGY | DDDD |
|---|---|---|
| Texas Instruments Inc | 2.54% | 3.32% |
| Chevron Corp | 2.31% | 4.25% |
| Procter & Gamble Co/The | 1.82% | 4.01% |
| Home Depot Inc/The | 1.46% | 3.68% |
| Merck & Co Inc | 1.27% | 4.93% |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc | 1.23% | 3.84% |
| Coca-Cola Co/The | 1.13% | 4.30% |
| Verizon Communications Inc | 1.13% | 3.96% |
| QUALCOMM Inc | 1.06% | 2.73% |
| Amgen Inc | 1.01% | 4.38% |
| Abbott Laboratories | 0.88% | 4.53% |
| First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 | 0.84% | 1.65% |
| Only in BIGY | Only in DDDD |
|---|---|
| Apple Inc 7.21% | ConocoPhillips 4.07% |
| NVIDIA Corp 6.66% | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 3.27% |
| Amazon.com Inc 4.95% | Altria Group Inc 2.94% |
| Alphabet Inc 4.84% | Accenture PLC 2.81% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.19% | Automatic Data Processing Inc 2.78% |
| Microsoft Corp 3.84% | Lockheed Martin Corp 2.74% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 3.70% | Blackstone Inc 2.35% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 3.24% | Comcast Corp 2.05% |
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 Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIGY | DDDD | BIGY | DDDD | BIGY | DDDD | |
| 3 months | +2.6% | +4.9% | 3.0% | 1.6% | +0.3 pts | +2.6 pts |
| 6 months | +15.0% | +10.5% | 6.9% | 1.7% | −3.0 pts | −7.6 pts |
| 1 year | +13.0% | not published | 12.5% | not published | −3.6 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +28.9% | +8.7% | 21.8% | 1.6% | −2.4 pts | −6.5 pts |
| BIGY YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) Big 50 Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly | DDDD YieldMax(R) U.S. Stocks Target Double Distribution ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | YieldMax |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | not established |
| Payout rate, annualized | 12.1% | 18.4% |
| Expense ratio | 1.09% | 1.01% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.5% | 1.6% (since launch on Mar 12, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.3% | +7.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.0% | +8.7% (since launch on Mar 12, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +15.3% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.6 pts | −6.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 0% | 67% |
| Age | 666 days | 190 days |
| Net assets | $33m | $7m |
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).
DDDD in plain words
Over the period since launch on Mar 12, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, DDDD paid 1.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 7.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +15.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.4%, paid periodically. YieldMax estimates that 67% of the distribution paid Jul 6, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
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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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, BIGY against DDDD, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/bigy-vs-dddd Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.