Data as of .
BIGY vs ISPY: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year BIGY paid 12.5% of its price in cash against ISPY’s 5.6% and the two finished level on total return.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: ISPY 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 ISPY hold 48% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BIGY | ISPY |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 6.66% | 7.07% |
| Apple Inc | 7.21% | 6.31% |
| Microsoft Corp | 3.84% | 4.60% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 4.95% | 3.64% |
| Alphabet Inc | 4.84% | 3.05% |
| Broadcom Inc | 3.04% | 2.92% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 3.70% | 1.91% |
| Tesla Inc | 2.35% | 1.69% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | 1.99% | 1.21% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 4.19% | 1.16% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. | 3.24% | 1.11% |
| Visa Inc | 2.10% | 0.76% |
| Only in BIGY | Only in ISPY |
|---|---|
| ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 2.23% | ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF 10.56% |
| First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 0.84% | Alphabet, Inc. 2.42% |
| Space Exploration Technologies Corp 0.75% | Micron Technology, Inc. 1.50% |
| NVDA US 10/16/26 C230 0.13% | Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. 1.20% |
| AMD US 10/16/26 C630 0.07% | Exxon Mobil Corp. 0.84% |
| AVGO US 10/16/26 C380 0.05% | Intel Corp. 0.74% |
| META US 10/16/26 C730 0.05% | Lam Research Corp. 0.55% |
| GOOGL US 10/16/26 C380 0.04% | Applied Materials, Inc. 0.49% |
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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIGY | ISPY | BIGY | ISPY | BIGY | ISPY | |
| 3 months | +2.6% | +1.4% | 3.0% | 1.5% | +0.3 pts | −0.8 pts |
| 6 months | +15.0% | +14.7% | 6.9% | 3.6% | −3.0 pts | −3.3 pts |
| 1 year | +13.0% | +13.5% | 12.5% | 5.6% | −3.6 pts | −3.1 pts |
| Since launch | +28.9% | +53.4% | 21.8% | 25.8% | −2.4 pts | −14.5 pts |
| BIGY YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) 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), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 12.1% | 5.8% |
| Expense ratio | 1.09% | 0.56% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.5% | 5.6% |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.3% | +7.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.0% | +13.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.6 pts | −3.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 0% | not published |
| Age | 666 days | 1003 days |
| Net assets | $33m | $1.2bn |
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).
ISPY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, ISPY paid 5.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 7.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.8%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, BIGY or ISPY?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BIGY paid 12.5% of its starting price in cash and ISPY paid 5.6%, 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 +13.0% and ISPY returned +13.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so ISPY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, BIGY or ISPY?
- BIGY charges 1.09% a year and ISPY charges 0.56%, so ISPY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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