Data as of .
BIGY vs JANJ: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year BIGY paid 12.5% of its price in cash against JANJ’s 5.0%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: BIGY 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 JANJ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in BIGY | Only in JANJ |
|---|---|
| Apple Inc 7.21% | TREASURY BILL 97.55% |
| NVIDIA Corp 6.66% | TREASURY BILL 1.23% |
| Amazon.com Inc 4.95% | TREASURY BILL 1.22% |
| Alphabet Inc 4.84% | |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.19% | |
| Microsoft Corp 3.84% | |
| Meta Platforms Inc 3.70% | |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 3.24% |
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 | JANJ | BIGY | JANJ | BIGY | JANJ | |
| 3 months | +2.6% | +1.3% | 3.0% | 1.2% | +0.3 pts | −0.9 pts |
| 6 months | +15.0% | +5.0% | 6.9% | 2.5% | −3.0 pts | −13.0 pts |
| 1 year | +13.0% | +5.1% | 12.5% | 5.0% | −3.6 pts | −11.4 pts |
| Since launch | +28.9% | +15.9% | 21.8% | 13.2% | −2.4 pts | −50.5 pts |
| BIGY YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) Big 50 Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly | JANJ Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - January Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | Innovator |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | defined income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | quarterly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 12.1% | 5.0% |
| Expense ratio | 1.09% | 0.79% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.5% | 5.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.3% | 0.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.0% | +5.1% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.6 pts | −11.4 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 0% | not published |
| Age | 666 days | 990 days |
| Net assets | $33m | $14m |
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).
JANJ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JANJ paid 5.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.0%, paid quarterly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, BIGY or JANJ?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BIGY paid 12.5% of its starting price in cash and JANJ paid 5.0%, 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 JANJ?
- With every distribution reinvested, BIGY returned +13.0% and JANJ returned +5.1% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so BIGY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, BIGY or JANJ?
- BIGY charges 1.09% a year and JANJ charges 0.79%, so JANJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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