Which paid more, BIGY or GPIQ?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BIGY paid 13.1% of its starting price in cash and GPIQ paid 10.9%, 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 GPIQ?

With every distribution reinvested, BIGY returned +7.4% and GPIQ +13.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, BIGY or GPIQ?

BIGY charges 1.09% a year and GPIQ charges 0.29%, so GPIQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

BIGY vs GPIQ: 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 GPIQ’s 10.9%, though GPIQ 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 $6.4bn for Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Premium Income ETF.

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At a glance

13.1%

BIGY cash paid, 1 year

10.9%

GPIQ cash paid, 1 year

+7.4%

BIGY total return, 1 year

+13.0%

GPIQ 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.

GPIQ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.7 pts ahead of QQQ

GPIQ

+13.0%

QQQ

+12.3%

0.7 pts ahead of QQQ

GPIQ over 1 year: paid 10.9%, price +1.7%, total +13.0%, QQQ +12.3%, +0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

GPIQ

+13.0%

10.9% of it arrived as cash

0.7 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.7 pts ahead of QQQ

GPIQ over 1 year: paid 10.9%, price +1.7%, total +13.0%, QQQ +12.3%, +0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

GPIQ

+13.0%

10.9% as cash

0.7 pts ahead of QQQ

10.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. GPIQ over 1 year: paid 10.9%, price +1.7%, total +13.0%, QQQ +12.3%, +0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

GPIQ costs 0.80 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.6 points; GPIQ is far larger, $6.4bn against $31m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BIGY vs GPIQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	BIGY	GPIQ
Paid and earned
Measure	BIGY	GPIQ
Total return, 1 year	+7.4%	+13.0%
Price change, 1 year	fell 6.1%	rose 1.7%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	29% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	BIGY	GPIQ
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Measure	BIGY	GPIQ
Expense ratio	1.09%	0.29%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$31m	$6.4bn
Holdings
Measure	BIGY	GPIQ
Holdings in common	48%

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

IQ Income Score38BIGY69.8GPIQ

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

GPIQ 69.8

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

48%

By the books each fund has filed, BIGY and GPIQ hold 48% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

48% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BIGY GPIQ

NVIDIA Corp 7.62% 7.47%

Apple Inc 9.15% 6.59%

Amazon.com Inc 6.70% 4.20%

Microsoft Corp 9.51% 3.95%

Alphabet Inc 7.37% 3.54%

Tesla Inc 3.63% 3.17%

Meta Platforms Inc 3.69% 2.77%

Broadcom Inc 3.57% 2.68%

Walmart Inc 2.45% 2.12%

Micron Technology Inc 2.05% 5.62%

Advanced Micro Devices Inc 1.86% 4.10%

Costco Wholesale Corp 1.09% 1.97%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in BIGY

Space Exploration Technologies Corp 4.31%

Eli Lilly & Co 3.14%

Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.92%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 2.22%

Visa Inc 1.92%

ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 1.66%

Johnson & Johnson 1.59%

Mastercard Inc 1.39%

Only in GPIQ

ALPHABET INC 2.56%

KLA CORP 1.74%

SANDISK CORP 1.48%

MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC 1.11%

LINDE PLC 1.11%

WESTERN DIGITAL CORP 0.98%

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC 0.90%

ANALOG DEVICES INC 0.88%

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Side by side

BIGY YieldMax Target 12 Big 50 Option Income ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly GPIQ Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Premium Income ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly

Issuer YieldMax Goldman Sachs

Strategy synthetic covered call covered call

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

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 11.9% 10.5%

Expense ratio 1.09% 0.29%

Cash paid, 1 year 13.1% 10.9%

Price change, 1 year −6.1% +1.7%

Total return, 1 year +7.4% +13.0%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +12.3%

Ahead or behind −7.4 pts +0.7 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 29% not published

Age 2.0 years 3.0 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $31m $6.4bn

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 GPIQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	BIGY	GPIQ	BIGY	GPIQ	BIGY	GPIQ
3 months	−1.2%	−2.6%	3.0%	2.6%	−1.1 pts	+0.8 pts
6 months	+2.1%	+0.5%	6.4%	5.3%	−2.9 pts	+0.9 pts
1 year	+7.4%	+13.0%	13.1%	10.9%	−7.4 pts	+0.7 pts
3 years	–	+80.0%	–	38.3%	–	−11.4 pts
Since launchNot the same days: BIGY Nov 2024 · GPIQ Oct 2023	+26.8%	+91.4%	23.9%	40.7%	−5.3 pts	−13.4 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.

GPIQ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GPIQ paid 10.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.7 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.5%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, BIGY or GPIQ?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BIGY paid 13.1% of its starting price in cash and GPIQ paid 10.9%, 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 GPIQ?: With every distribution reinvested, BIGY returned +7.4% and GPIQ +13.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, BIGY or GPIQ?: BIGY charges 1.09% a year and GPIQ charges 0.29%, so GPIQ 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 ↗

GPIQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

GPIQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Goldman Sachs website ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

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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