Data as of .
BIGY vs JEPI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year BIGY paid 12.5% of its price in cash against JEPI’s 8.1%, 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 JEPI hold 28% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BIGY | JEPI |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson & Johnson | 2.25% | 1.68% |
| Apple Inc | 7.21% | 1.53% |
| NVIDIA Corp | 6.66% | 1.53% |
| Alphabet Inc | 4.84% | 1.52% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 4.95% | 1.48% |
| Visa Inc | 2.10% | 1.42% |
| Philip Morris International Inc | 1.99% | 1.35% |
| Mastercard Inc | 2.00% | 1.34% |
| Broadcom Inc | 3.04% | 1.33% |
| Microsoft Corp | 3.84% | 1.30% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 3.70% | 1.22% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp | 1.74% | 1.12% |
| Only in BIGY | Only in JEPI |
|---|---|
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 3.24% | Howmet Aerospace, Inc. 1.70% |
| Caterpillar Inc 2.35% | Eaton Corp. plc 1.64% |
| Tesla Inc 2.35% | Trane Technologies plc 1.62% |
| Chevron Corp 2.31% | Lam Research Corp. 1.57% |
| ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 2.23% | Ross Stores, Inc. 1.52% |
| GE AEROSPACE 1.98% | NextEra Energy, Inc. 1.50% |
| Home Depot Inc/The 1.46% | Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 1.48% |
| International Business Machines Corp 1.44% | EOG Resources, Inc. 1.46% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIGY | JEPI | BIGY | JEPI | BIGY | JEPI | |
| 3 months | +2.6% | +2.3% | 3.0% | 2.0% | +0.3 pts | 0.0 pts |
| 6 months | +15.0% | +4.6% | 6.9% | 4.3% | −3.0 pts | −13.5 pts |
| 1 year | +13.0% | +7.0% | 12.5% | 8.1% | −3.6 pts | −9.5 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +29.4% | not published | 24.6% | not published | −49.0 pts |
| Since launch | +28.9% | +92.6% | 21.8% | 60.9% | −2.4 pts | −89.9 pts |
| BIGY YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) Big 50 Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly | JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | JPMorgan |
| 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% | 7.9% |
| Expense ratio | 1.09% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.5% | 8.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.3% | −1.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.0% | +7.0% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.6 pts | −9.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 0% | not published |
| Age | 666 days | 2311 days |
| Net assets | $33m | $45.3bn |
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).
JEPI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JEPI paid 8.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.0%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.9%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, BIGY or JEPI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BIGY paid 12.5% of its starting price in cash and JEPI paid 8.1%, 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 JEPI?
- With every distribution reinvested, BIGY returned +13.0% and JEPI returned +7.0% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so BIGY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, BIGY or JEPI?
- BIGY charges 1.09% a year and JEPI charges 0.35%, so JEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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