Data as of .
BIGY vs EGGY: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year EGGY paid 28.1% of its price in cash against BIGY’s 12.5%, 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 EGGY hold 11% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BIGY | EGGY |
|---|---|---|
| Alphabet Inc | 4.84% | 4.68% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 4.19% | 4.86% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | 1.99% | 4.01% |
| Only in BIGY | Only in EGGY |
|---|---|
| Apple Inc 7.21% | Seagate Technology Holdings PL 12.31% |
| NVIDIA Corp 6.66% | Bloom Energy Corp 10.77% |
| Amazon.com Inc 4.95% | Micron Technology Inc 7.95% |
| Microsoft Corp 3.84% | Lumentum Holdings Inc 6.86% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 3.70% | Astera Labs Inc 6.85% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 3.24% | Coherent Corp 5.81% |
| Broadcom Inc 3.04% | Vertiv Holdings Co 5.60% |
| Texas Instruments Inc 2.54% | Credo Technology Group Holding 4.79% |
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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIGY | EGGY | BIGY | EGGY | BIGY | EGGY | |
| 3 months | +2.6% | −15.1% | 3.0% | 7.1% | +0.3 pts | −17.3 pts |
| 6 months | +15.0% | +27.6% | 6.9% | 19.4% | −3.0 pts | +9.6 pts |
| 1 year | +13.0% | +15.3% | 12.5% | 28.1% | −3.6 pts | −1.2 pts |
| Since launch | +28.9% | +42.3% | 21.8% | 45.5% | −2.4 pts | +11.8 pts |
| BIGY YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) Big 50 Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly | EGGY NestYield Dynamic Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | Nest Egg |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 12.1% | 34.8% |
| Expense ratio | 1.09% | 0.92% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.5% | 28.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.3% | −16.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.0% | +15.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.6 pts | −1.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 0% | not published |
| Age | 666 days | 630 days |
| Net assets | $33m | $126m |
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).
EGGY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, EGGY paid 28.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 16.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.3%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 34.8%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, BIGY or EGGY?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BIGY paid 12.5% of its starting price in cash and EGGY paid 28.1%, so EGGY 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 EGGY?
- With every distribution reinvested, BIGY returned +13.0% and EGGY returned +15.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so EGGY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, BIGY or EGGY?
- BIGY charges 1.09% a year and EGGY charges 0.92%, so EGGY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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