Which paid more, BIGY or FEPI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BIGY paid 13.1% of its starting price in cash and FEPI paid 22.1%, 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 +7.4% and FEPI +2.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

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.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

BIGY vs FEPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FEPI paid 22.1% of its price in cash against BIGY’s 13.1%, though BIGY returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $31m for YieldMax Target 12 Big 50 Option Income ETF and $679m for REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF.

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At a glance

13.1%

BIGY cash paid, 1 year

22.1%

FEPI cash paid, 1 year

+7.4%

BIGY total return, 1 year

+2.9%

FEPI 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.

FEPI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

FEPI

+2.9%

none

Not measured

FEPI over 1 year: paid 22.1%, price −19.3%, total +2.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FEPI

+2.9%

22.1% as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

FEPI over 1 year: paid 22.1%, price −19.3%, total +2.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FEPI

+2.9%

22.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. FEPI over 1 year: paid 22.1%, price −19.3%, total +2.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

FEPI costs 0.44 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.5 points; FEPI is far larger, $679m against $31m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BIGY vs FEPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	BIGY	FEPI
Paid and earned
Measure	BIGY	FEPI
Total return, 1 year	+7.4%	+2.9%
Price change, 1 year	fell 6.1%	fell 19.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	29% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	BIGY	FEPI
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	not published
Cost and size
Measure	BIGY	FEPI
Expense ratio	1.09%	0.65%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$31m	$679m
Holdings
Measure	BIGY	FEPI
Holdings in common	47%

Method

What they share

47%

By the books each fund has filed, BIGY and FEPI hold 47% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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47% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BIGY FEPI

Alphabet Inc 7.37% 7.00%

Apple Inc 9.15% 6.90%

NVIDIA Corp 7.62% 6.68%

Microsoft Corp 9.51% 4.23%

Amazon.com Inc 6.70% 4.21%

Meta Platforms Inc 3.69% 4.25%

Tesla Inc 3.63% 4.22%

Broadcom Inc 3.57% 6.95%

Micron Technology Inc 2.05% 5.88%

Advanced Micro Devices Inc 1.86% 6.04%

Palantir Technologies Inc 0.97% 4.22%

Oracle Corp 0.84% 4.23%

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Only in BIGY

Space Exploration Technologies Corp 4.31%

Eli Lilly & Co 3.14%

Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.92%

Walmart Inc 2.45%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 2.22%

Visa Inc 1.92%

ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 1.66%

Johnson & Johnson 1.59%

Only in FEPI

SANDISK CORPORATION 4.09%

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Side by side

BIGY YieldMax Target 12 Big 50 Option Income ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly FEPI REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF · Covered call, paying weekly

Issuer YieldMax REX

Strategy synthetic covered call covered call

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) none

Pays monthly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 11.9% 24.9%

Expense ratio 1.09% 0.65%

Cash paid, 1 year 13.1% 22.1%

Price change, 1 year −6.1% −19.3%

Total return, 1 year +7.4% +2.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% not published

Ahead or behind −7.4 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate 29% not published

Age 2.0 years 3.1 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $31m $679m

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 FEPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	BIGY	FEPI	BIGY	FEPI	BIGY	FEPI
3 months	−1.2%	−1.5%	3.0%	6.4%	−1.1 pts	not measured
6 months	+2.1%	−2.4%	6.4%	11.2%	−2.9 pts	not measured
1 year	+7.4%	+2.9%	13.1%	22.1%	−7.4 pts	not measured
3 years	–	+55.6%	–	69.1%	–	not measured
Since launchNot the same days: BIGY Nov 2024 · FEPI Oct 2023	+26.8%	+56.7%	23.9%	69.6%	−5.3 pts	not 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.

FEPI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FEPI paid 22.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 19.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.9%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 24.9%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, BIGY or FEPI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BIGY paid 13.1% of its starting price in cash and FEPI paid 22.1%, 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 +7.4% and FEPI +2.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
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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S&P 500 (SPY) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →BIGY on its own →FEPI on its own →BIGY dividend history →BIGY holdings →FEPI dividend history →FEPI holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

BIGY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BIGY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

BIGY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for BIGY ↗

FEPI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FEPI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

REX page for FEPI ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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