Data as of .
BIGY vs FTHI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year BIGY paid 12.5% of its price in cash against FTHI’s 8.9%, 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 FTHI hold 44% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BIGY | FTHI |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc | 7.21% | 7.75% |
| NVIDIA Corp | 6.66% | 6.90% |
| Microsoft Corp | 3.84% | 2.94% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. | 3.24% | 2.67% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 4.95% | 2.53% |
| Alphabet Inc | 4.84% | 2.41% |
| Bank of America Corp | 2.06% | 2.22% |
| Broadcom Inc | 3.04% | 2.01% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp | 1.74% | 1.74% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 3.70% | 1.31% |
| Cisco Systems Inc | 1.32% | 1.26% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2.25% | 1.11% |
| Only in BIGY | Only in FTHI |
|---|---|
| Texas Instruments Inc 2.54% | US Dollar 5.90% |
| Visa Inc 2.10% | Dell Technologies Inc. (Class C) 2.52% |
| Mastercard Inc 2.00% | ASML Holding N.V. (New York Registry Shares) 2.17% |
| Procter & Gamble Co/The 1.82% | Alphabet Inc. (Class C) 1.74% |
| Home Depot Inc/The 1.46% | Gilead Sciences, Inc. 1.27% |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc 1.23% | Fortinet, Inc. 1.25% |
| Verizon Communications Inc 1.13% | Linde Plc 1.11% |
| QUALCOMM Inc 1.06% | Micron Technology, Inc. 1.10% |
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 | FTHI | BIGY | FTHI | BIGY | FTHI | |
| 3 months | +2.6% | +1.7% | 3.0% | 2.2% | +0.3 pts | −0.6 pts |
| 6 months | +15.0% | +9.8% | 6.9% | 4.6% | −3.0 pts | −8.2 pts |
| 1 year | +13.0% | +9.7% | 12.5% | 8.9% | −3.6 pts | −6.9 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +47.9% | not published | 28.9% | not published | −30.5 pts |
| Since launch | +28.9% | +156.3% | 21.8% | 82.6% | −2.4 pts | −257.8 pts |
| BIGY YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) Big 50 Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly | FTHI First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | First Trust |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | covered call |
| 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% | 9.0% |
| Expense ratio | 1.09% | 0.75% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.5% | 8.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.3% | +0.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.0% | +9.7% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.6 pts | −6.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 0% | not published |
| Age | 666 days | 4637 days |
| Net assets | $33m | $2.5bn |
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).
FTHI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTHI paid 8.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.7%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.0%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, BIGY or FTHI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BIGY paid 12.5% of its starting price in cash and FTHI paid 8.9%, 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 FTHI?
- With every distribution reinvested, BIGY returned +13.0% and FTHI returned +9.7% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so BIGY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, BIGY or FTHI?
- BIGY charges 1.09% a year and FTHI charges 0.75%, so FTHI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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