Which paid more, BIGY or FTQI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BIGY paid 13.1% of its starting price in cash and FTQI paid 12.1%, 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 FTQI?

With every distribution reinvested, BIGY returned +7.4% and FTQI +16.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, BIGY or FTQI?

BIGY charges 1.09% a year and FTQI charges 0.75%, so FTQI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

BIGY vs FTQI: 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 FTQI’s 12.1%, though FTQI 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 $997m for First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF.

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At a glance

13.1%

BIGY cash paid, 1 year

12.1%

FTQI cash paid, 1 year

+7.4%

BIGY total return, 1 year

+16.5%

FTQI 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.

FTQI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

FTQI

+16.5%

QQQ

+12.3%

4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

FTQI over 1 year: paid 12.1%, price +3.5%, total +16.5%, QQQ +12.3%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

FTQI

+16.5%

12.1% of it arrived as cash

4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

FTQI over 1 year: paid 12.1%, price +3.5%, total +16.5%, QQQ +12.3%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

FTQI

+16.5%

12.1% as cash

4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

12.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. FTQI over 1 year: paid 12.1%, price +3.5%, total +16.5%, QQQ +12.3%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

FTQI costs 0.34 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.1 points; FTQI is far larger, $997m against $31m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BIGY vs FTQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	BIGY	FTQI
Paid and earned
Measure	BIGY	FTQI
Total return, 1 year	+7.4%	+16.5%
Price change, 1 year	fell 6.1%	rose 3.5%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	29% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment	99% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	BIGY	FTQI
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Measure	BIGY	FTQI
Expense ratio	1.09%	0.75%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$31m	$997m
Holdings
Measure	BIGY	FTQI
Holdings in common	44%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · FTQI scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score38BIGY74FTQI

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

BIGY 38

FTQI 74

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

44%

By the books each fund has filed, BIGY and FTQI hold 44% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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44% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BIGY FTQI

Apple Inc 9.15% 8.98%

NVIDIA Corp 7.62% 6.22%

Amazon.com Inc 6.70% 4.23%

Tesla Inc 3.63% 3.05%

Meta Platforms Inc 3.69% 2.67%

Micron Technology Inc 2.05% 2.01%

Advanced Micro Devices Inc 1.86% 4.73%

Alphabet Inc 7.37% 1.72%

Broadcom Inc 3.57% 1.64%

Microsoft Corp 9.51% 1.55%

AbbVie Inc 1.23% 1.48%

Costco Wholesale Corp 1.09% 1.54%

Only in one fund ↓

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%

Mastercard Inc 1.39%

Procter & Gamble Co 0.91%

Only in FTQI

Alphabet Inc. (Class C) 1.72%

Seagate Technology Holdings Plc 1.59%

Gilead Sciences, Inc. 1.41%

KLA Corporation 1.16%

CME Group Inc. 1.10%

eBay Inc. 0.94%

Medpace Holdings, Inc. 0.86%

Expedia Group, Inc. 0.84%

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Side by side

BIGY YieldMax Target 12 Big 50 Option Income ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly FTQI First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly

Issuer YieldMax First Trust

Strategy synthetic covered call covered call

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 11.9% 12.3%

Expense ratio 1.09% 0.75%

Cash paid, 1 year 13.1% 12.1%

Price change, 1 year −6.1% +3.5%

Total return, 1 year +7.4% +16.5%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +12.3%

Ahead or behind −7.4 pts +4.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 29% 99%

Age 2.0 years 12.8 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $31m $997m

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 FTQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	BIGY	FTQI	BIGY	FTQI	BIGY	FTQI
3 months	−1.2%	+0.4%	3.0%	3.0%	−1.1 pts	+3.8 pts
6 months	+2.1%	+6.6%	6.4%	6.0%	−2.9 pts	+6.9 pts
1 year	+7.4%	+16.5%	13.1%	12.1%	−7.4 pts	+4.3 pts
3 years	–	+60.8%	–	38.1%	–	−30.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: BIGY Nov 2024 · FTQI Jan 2014	+26.8%	+138.8%	23.9%	81.1%	−5.3 pts	−641.3 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.

FTQI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FTQI paid 12.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.3%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, BIGY or FTQI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BIGY paid 13.1% of its starting price in cash and FTQI paid 12.1%, 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 FTQI?: With every distribution reinvested, BIGY returned +7.4% and FTQI +16.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, BIGY or FTQI?: BIGY charges 1.09% a year and FTQI charges 0.75%, so FTQI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

BIGY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BIGY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

BIGY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for BIGY ↗

FTQI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FTQI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

FTQI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for FTQI ↗

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How this is computed

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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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