Data as of .
BIGY vs FDND: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year BIGY paid 12.5% of its price in cash against FDND’s 7.1%, 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 FDND hold 18% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BIGY | FDND |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com Inc | 4.95% | 9.98% |
| Alphabet Inc | 4.84% | 5.82% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 3.70% | 10.12% |
| Netflix Inc | 1.59% | 5.90% |
| Cisco Systems Inc | 1.32% | 8.66% |
| Salesforce Inc | 0.95% | 4.36% |
| Oracle Corp | 0.77% | 4.08% |
| Only in BIGY | Only in FDND |
|---|---|
| Apple Inc 7.21% | Alphabet Inc. (Class C) 4.65% |
| NVIDIA Corp 6.66% | Arista Networks, Inc. 4.62% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.19% | Booking Holdings Inc. 4.28% |
| Microsoft Corp 3.84% | Snowflake Inc. (Class A) 3.90% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 3.24% | Cloudflare, Inc. (Class A) 3.53% |
| Broadcom Inc 3.04% | Datadog, Inc. (Class A) 2.62% |
| Texas Instruments Inc 2.54% | DoorDash, Inc. (Class A) 2.46% |
| Walmart Inc 2.54% | Airbnb, Inc. (Class A) 2.36% |
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 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIGY | FDND | BIGY | FDND | BIGY | FDND | |
| 3 months | +2.6% | +8.9% | 3.0% | 2.0% | +0.3 pts | +8.5 pts |
| 6 months | +15.0% | +18.8% | 6.9% | 4.3% | −3.0 pts | +4.8 pts |
| 1 year | +13.0% | −0.6% | 12.5% | 7.1% | −3.6 pts | −14.1 pts |
| Since launch | +28.9% | +34.3% | 21.8% | 20.4% | −2.4 pts | −0.5 pts |
| BIGY YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) Big 50 Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly | FDND FT Vest Dow Jones Internet & Target Income ETF Option income on DIA, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | First Trust |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 12.1% | 7.8% |
| Expense ratio | 1.09% | 0.75% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.5% | 7.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.3% | −8.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.0% | −0.6% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +13.5% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.6 pts | −14.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 0% | not published |
| Age | 666 days | 911 days |
| Net assets | $33m | $10m |
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).
FDND in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FDND paid 7.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.6%. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) returned +13.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 14.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.8%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, BIGY or FDND?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BIGY paid 12.5% of its starting price in cash and FDND paid 7.1%, 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 FDND?
- With every distribution reinvested, BIGY returned +13.0% and FDND returned −0.6% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so BIGY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, BIGY or FDND?
- BIGY charges 1.09% a year and FDND charges 0.75%, so FDND is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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