Data as of .
BIGY vs FEPI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year FEPI paid 23.4% 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 FEPI hold 30% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BIGY | FEPI |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc | 7.21% | 5.14% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 4.95% | 5.21% |
| Alphabet Inc | 4.84% | 8.83% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 4.19% | 9.98% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 3.70% | 5.14% |
| Broadcom Inc | 3.04% | 8.05% |
| Tesla Inc | 2.35% | 7.47% |
| Netflix Inc | 1.59% | 5.16% |
| Only in BIGY | Only in FEPI |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 6.66% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 8.91% |
| Microsoft Corp 3.84% | NVIDIA CORPORATION 7.76% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 3.24% | INTEL CORPORATION 5.24% |
| Texas Instruments Inc 2.54% | MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.19% |
| Walmart Inc 2.54% | PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. 5.17% |
| Caterpillar Inc 2.35% | APPLOVIN CORPORATION 5.16% |
| Chevron Corp 2.31% | ORACLE CORPORATION 5.16% |
| Johnson & Johnson 2.25% | United States of America 2.42% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIGY | FEPI | BIGY | FEPI | BIGY | FEPI | |
| 3 months | +2.6% | +2.9% | 3.0% | 6.0% | +0.3 pts | +5.4 pts |
| 6 months | +15.0% | +17.2% | 6.9% | 12.8% | −3.0 pts | −7.1 pts |
| 1 year | +13.0% | +15.7% | 12.5% | 23.4% | −3.6 pts | −6.1 pts |
| Since launch | +28.9% | +69.0% | 21.8% | 66.8% | −2.4 pts | −28.5 pts |
| BIGY YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) Big 50 Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly | FEPI REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | REX |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 12.1% | 24.9% |
| Expense ratio | 1.09% | 0.65% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.5% | 23.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.3% | −10.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.0% | +15.7% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.6 pts | −6.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 0% | not published |
| Age | 666 days | 1073 days |
| Net assets | $33m | $713m |
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).
FEPI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FEPI paid 23.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 24.9%, paid weekly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, BIGY or FEPI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BIGY paid 12.5% of its starting price in cash and FEPI paid 23.4%, so FEPI 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 FEPI?
- With every distribution reinvested, BIGY returned +13.0% and FEPI returned +15.7% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so FEPI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, BIGY or FEPI?
- BIGY charges 1.09% a year and FEPI charges 0.65%, so FEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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