Which paid more, BIGY or ISPY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BIGY paid 13.1% of its starting price in cash and ISPY paid 6.2%, 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 ISPY?

With every distribution reinvested, BIGY returned +7.4% and ISPY +11.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, BIGY or ISPY?

BIGY charges 1.09% a year and ISPY charges 0.55%, so ISPY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

BIGY vs ISPY: 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 ISPY’s 6.2%, though ISPY returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $31m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Target 12 Big 50 Option Income ETF, and $1.2bn on Nov 4, 2026 for ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF.

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At a glance

13.1%

BIGY cash paid, 1 year

6.2%

ISPY cash paid, 1 year

+7.4%

BIGY total return, 1 year

+11.3%

ISPY 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.

ISPY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3.5 pts behind SPY

ISPY

+11.3%

SPY

+14.8%

3.5 pts behind SPY

ISPY over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price +4.8%, total +11.3%, SPY +14.8%, −3.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

ISPY

+11.3%

6.2% of it arrived as cash

3.5 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.5 pts behind SPY

ISPY over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price +4.8%, total +11.3%, SPY +14.8%, −3.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

ISPY

+11.3%

3.5 pts behind SPY

6.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. ISPY over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price +4.8%, total +11.3%, SPY +14.8%, −3.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

ISPY costs 0.54 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.9 points; ISPY is far larger, $1.1bn against $31m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BIGY vs ISPY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	BIGY	ISPY
Paid and earned
Measure	BIGY	ISPY
Total return, 1 year	+7.4%	+11.3%
Price change, 1 year	fell 6.1%	rose 4.8%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	29% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment	87% of the Nov 6, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	BIGY	ISPY
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	BIGY	ISPY
Expense ratio	1.09%	0.55%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$31m	$1.1bn
Holdings
Measure	BIGY	ISPY
Holdings in common	51%

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

IQ Income Score38BIGY83.5ISPY

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

ISPY 83.5

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

51%

By the books each fund has filed, BIGY and ISPY hold 51% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

51% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BIGY ISPY

NVIDIA Corp 7.62% 6.80%

Apple Inc 9.15% 5.92%

Microsoft Corp 9.51% 4.80%

Amazon.com Inc 6.70% 3.24%

Alphabet Inc 7.37% 2.53%

Broadcom Inc 3.57% 2.23%

Meta Platforms Inc 3.69% 1.60%

Micron Technology Inc 2.05% 1.38%

Tesla Inc 3.63% 1.32%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 2.22% 1.22%

Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.92% 1.18%

Eli Lilly & Co 3.14% 1.16%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in BIGY

Space Exploration Technologies Corp 4.31%

BRKB US 11/20/26 C540 0.20%

WMT US 11/20/26 C120 0.20%

AMZN US 11/20/26 C275 0.09%

GOOGL US 11/20/26 C300 0.09%

MSFT US 11/20/26 C575 0.09%

LLY US 11/20/26 C1420 0.07%

SPACE EX CLL OPT 11/26 148 0.07%

Only in ISPY

Alphabet, Inc. 2.02%

RTX Corp. 0.36%

Sandisk Corp. 0.29%

KLA Corp. 0.29%

Linde plc 0.29%

Citigroup, Inc. 0.29%

Salesforce, Inc. 0.27%

Verizon Communications, Inc. 0.27%

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Side by side

BIGY YieldMax Target 12 Big 50 Option Income ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly ISPY ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly

Issuer YieldMax ProShares

Strategy synthetic covered call option income

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 11.9% 6.0%

Expense ratio 1.09% 0.55%

Cash paid, 1 year 13.1% 6.2%

Price change, 1 year −6.1% +4.8%

Total return, 1 year +7.4% +11.3%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −7.4 pts −3.5 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 29% 87%

Age 2.0 years 2.9 years

Net assets, BIGY as of Nov 3, 2026 and ISPY as of Nov 4, 2026 $31m $1.2bn

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 ISPY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	BIGY	ISPY	BIGY	ISPY	BIGY	ISPY
3 months	−1.2%	−0.5%	3.0%	1.5%	−1.1 pts	−0.3 pts
6 months	+2.1%	+3.8%	6.4%	3.1%	−2.9 pts	−1.2 pts
1 year	+7.4%	+11.3%	13.1%	6.2%	−7.4 pts	−3.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: BIGY Nov 2024 · ISPY Dec 2023	+26.8%	+54.0%	23.9%	27.1%	−5.3 pts	−15.1 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.

ISPY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ISPY paid 6.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.0%, paid monthly. ProShares estimates that 87% of the distribution paid Nov 6, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, BIGY or ISPY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BIGY paid 13.1% of its starting price in cash and ISPY paid 6.2%, 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 ISPY?: With every distribution reinvested, BIGY returned +7.4% and ISPY +11.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, BIGY or ISPY?: BIGY charges 1.09% a year and ISPY charges 0.55%, so ISPY 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 ↗

ISPY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ISPY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

ISPY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

ProShares page for ISPY ↗

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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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