Data as of .
BIGY vs HEMI: which paid, and which earned it?
BIGY and HEMI both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BIGY and HEMI hold 49% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BIGY | HEMI |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 6.66% | 9.11% |
| Apple Inc | 7.21% | 5.86% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 4.95% | 5.73% |
| Alphabet Inc | 4.84% | 7.69% |
| Microsoft Corp | 3.84% | 5.72% |
| Broadcom Inc | 3.04% | 4.02% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 3.70% | 2.66% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. | 3.24% | 2.42% |
| Mastercard Inc | 2.00% | 2.04% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | 1.99% | 2.13% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 4.19% | 1.89% |
| Walmart Inc | 2.54% | 1.70% |
| Only in BIGY | Only in HEMI |
|---|---|
| Caterpillar Inc 2.35% | Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The 1.71% |
| Chevron Corp 2.31% | KLA Corp 1.39% |
| Johnson & Johnson 2.25% | Intercontinental Exchange Inc 1.28% |
| ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 2.23% | Welltower Inc 1.26% |
| Visa Inc 2.10% | AutoZone Inc 1.21% |
| Bank of America Corp 2.06% | Micron Technology Inc 1.15% |
| GE AEROSPACE 1.98% | Marriott International Inc/MD 1.12% |
| Procter & Gamble Co/The 1.82% | ITT Inc 1.12% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIGY | HEMI | BIGY | HEMI | BIGY | HEMI | |
| 3 months | +2.6% | +0.8% | 3.0% | 2.2% | +0.3 pts | −1.5 pts |
| 6 months | +15.0% | +13.6% | 6.9% | 4.9% | −3.0 pts | −4.5 pts |
| 1 year | +13.0% | not published | 12.5% | not published | −3.6 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +28.9% | +11.2% | 21.8% | 6.0% | −2.4 pts | −3.4 pts |
| BIGY YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) Big 50 Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly | HEMI Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | Hartford |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 12.1% | 9.1% |
| Expense ratio | 1.09% | 0.49% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.5% | 6.0% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.3% | +4.9% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.0% | +11.2% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +14.7% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.6 pts | −3.4 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 0% | not published |
| Age | 666 days | 275 days |
| Net assets | $33m | $33m |
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).
HEMI in plain words
Over the period since launch on Dec 17, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, HEMI paid 6.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.1%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, BIGY or HEMI?
- BIGY charges 1.09% a year and HEMI charges 0.49%, so HEMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, BIGY against HEMI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/bigy-vs-hemi Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.