Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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BIGY vs FGSI: 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 FGSI’s 8.3%, though FGSI 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 $2.0m for FT Vest Growth Strength & Target Income ETF.

At a glance
13.1%
BIGY cash paid, 1 year
8.3%
FGSI cash paid, 1 year
+7.4%
BIGY total return, 1 year
+9.0%
FGSI 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.
FGSI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with FTGS
FGSI
+9.0%
FTGS
+8.8%

About even with FTGS

FGSI over 1 year: paid 8.3%, price +0.2%, total +9.0%, FTGS +8.8%, +0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FTGS

+8.8%

FGSI

+9.0%

8.3% of it arrived as cash

about even with FTGS

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with FTGS

FGSI over 1 year: paid 8.3%, price +0.2%, total +9.0%, FTGS +8.8%, +0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FTGS

+8.8%

FGSI

+9.0%

8.3% cash

about even with FTGS

8.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. FGSI over 1 year: paid 8.3%, price +0.2%, total +9.0%, FTGS +8.8%, +0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

FGSI costs 0.24 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.6 points; BIGY is 15.5 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BIGY vs FGSI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureBIGYFGSI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+7.4%+9.0%
Price change, 1 yearfell 6.1%rose 0.2%
Return of capital, issuer estimate29% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment53% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYFirst Trust Growth Strength ETF, measured through FTGS
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.09%0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$31m$2.0m
Holdings
Holdings in common11%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · FGSI scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score38BIGY63.2FGSI

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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Method

What they share

11%

By the books each fund has filed, BIGY and FGSI hold 11% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

11% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BIGY FGSI
Eli Lilly & Co 3.14% 2.25%
Broadcom Inc 3.57% 2.02%
NVIDIA Corp 7.62% 1.93%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.69% 1.73%
Mastercard Inc 1.39% 2.10%
Palantir Technologies Inc 0.97% 1.88%
Netflix Inc 0.65% 1.79%
Arista Networks Inc 0.53% 1.91%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in BIGY
Microsoft Corp 9.51%
Apple Inc 9.15%
Alphabet Inc 7.37%
Amazon.com Inc 6.70%
Space Exploration Technologies Corp 4.31%
Tesla Inc 3.63%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.92%
Walmart Inc 2.45%
Only in FGSI
Vertiv Holdings Co (Class A) 2.28%
United Therapeutics Corporation 2.25%
Blackstone Inc. 2.21%
Delta Air Lines, Inc. 2.20%
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. 2.18%
General Dynamics Corporation 2.16%
S&P Global Inc. 2.16%
Cincinnati Financial Corporation 2.15%
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Side by side

BIGY YieldMax Target 12 Big 50 Option Income ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly FGSI FT Vest Growth Strength & Target Income ETF · Writes calls on the S&P 500, measured against The Growth Strength Index, paying monthly
Strategy synthetic covered call option income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) First Trust Growth Strength ETF (FTGS)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 11.9% 8.3%
Expense ratio 1.09% 0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year 13.1% 8.3%
Price change, 1 year −6.1% +0.2%
Total return, 1 year +7.4% +9.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +8.8%
Ahead or behind −7.4 pts +0.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 29% 53%
Age 2.0 years 1.4 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $31m $2.0m

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 FGSI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowBIGYFGSIBIGYFGSIBIGYFGSI
3 months−1.2%−2.2%3.0%2.0%−1.1 pts+0.6 pts
6 months+2.1%+6.3%6.4%4.3%−2.9 pts+0.2 pts
1 year+7.4%+9.0%13.1%8.3%−7.4 pts+0.2 pts
Since launchNot the same days: BIGY Nov 2024 · FGSI Jun 2025+26.8%+13.6%23.9%11.3%−5.3 pts−0.7 pts

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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.

FGSI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FGSI paid 8.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.0%. First Trust Growth Strength ETF (FTGS) returned +8.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.3%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 53% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, BIGY or FGSI?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BIGY paid 13.1% of its starting price in cash and FGSI paid 8.3%, 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 FGSI?
With every distribution reinvested, BIGY returned +7.4% and FGSI +9.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, BIGY or FGSI?
BIGY charges 1.09% a year and FGSI charges 0.85%, so FGSI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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