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BIGY vs DYLG: 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 DYLG’s 9.2%, though DYLG 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 $4.8m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF.

At a glance
13.1%
BIGY cash paid, 1 year
9.2%
DYLG cash paid, 1 year
+7.4%
BIGY total return, 1 year
+14.8%
DYLG 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.
DYLG · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
DYLG
+14.8%
none

Not measured

DYLG over 1 year: paid 9.2%, price +4.7%, total +14.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

DYLG

+14.8%

9.2% of it arrived as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

DYLG over 1 year: paid 9.2%, price +4.7%, total +14.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

DYLG

+14.8%

9.2% cash

9.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. DYLG over 1 year: paid 9.2%, price +4.7%, total +14.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

DYLG costs 0.74 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.4 points; BIGY is 6.9 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BIGY vs DYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureBIGYDYLG
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+7.4%+14.8%
Price change, 1 yearfell 6.1%rose 4.7%
Return of capital, issuer estimate29% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment32% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYnot published
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.09%0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026$33m$4.8m
Holdings
Holdings in common34%

Method

What they share

34%

By the books each fund has filed, BIGY and DYLG hold 34% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

34% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BIGY DYLG
Microsoft Corp 9.51% 5.29%
Alphabet Inc 7.37% 4.05%
Apple Inc 9.15% 3.52%
Amazon.com Inc 6.70% 3.09%
NVIDIA Corp 7.62% 2.29%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 2.22% 4.01%
Visa Inc 1.92% 4.17%
Johnson & Johnson 1.59% 2.92%
Walmart Inc 2.45% 1.27%
Chevron Corp 1.02% 2.24%
Coca-Cola Co 0.97% 1.00%
Cisco Systems Inc 0.95% 1.32%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in BIGY
Space Exploration Technologies Corp 4.31%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.69%
Tesla Inc 3.63%
Broadcom Inc 3.57%
Eli Lilly & Co 3.14%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.92%
Micron Technology Inc 2.05%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 1.86%
Only in DYLG
The Travelers Companies, Inc. 4.26%
THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 3.88%
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY 3.83%
MCDONALD'S CORPORATION 3.08%
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATION 2.77%
THE BOEING COMPANY 2.46%
SALESFORCE, INC. 2.10%
3M COMPANY 2.01%
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Side by side

BIGY YieldMax Target 12 Big 50 Option Income ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly DYLG Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF · Covered call, paying monthly
Strategy synthetic covered call covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) none
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 11.9% 4.0%
Expense ratio 1.09% 0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year 13.1% 9.2%
Price change, 1 year −6.1% +4.7%
Total return, 1 year +7.4% +14.8%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% not published
Ahead or behind −7.4 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 29% 32%
Age 2.0 years 3.3 years
Net assets, BIGY as of Nov 3, 2026 and DYLG as of Oct 12, 2026 $31m $4.8m

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 DYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowBIGYDYLGBIGYDYLGBIGYDYLG
3 months−1.2%−0.1%3.0%0.8%−1.1 ptsnot measured
6 months+2.1%+8.2%6.4%1.8%−2.9 ptsnot measured
1 year+7.4%+14.8%13.1%9.2%−7.4 ptsnot measured
3 years–+53.4%–31.6%–not measured
Since launchNot the same days: BIGY Nov 2024 · DYLG Jul 2023+26.8%+49.0%23.9%31.3%−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.

DYLG

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DYLG paid 9.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.8%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.0%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 32% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, BIGY or DYLG?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BIGY paid 13.1% of its starting price in cash and DYLG paid 9.2%, 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 DYLG?
With every distribution reinvested, BIGY returned +7.4% and DYLG +14.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, BIGY or DYLG?
BIGY charges 1.09% a year and DYLG charges 0.35%, so DYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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