Data as of .
BIGY vs JEPQ: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year BIGY paid 12.5% of its price in cash against JEPQ’s 11.9%, though JEPQ returned more with it reinvested.
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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 JEPQ hold 47% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BIGY | JEPQ |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 6.66% | 6.68% |
| Apple Inc | 7.21% | 5.83% |
| Alphabet Inc | 4.84% | 5.05% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 4.19% | 3.87% |
| Microsoft Corp | 3.84% | 3.90% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 4.95% | 3.67% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 3.70% | 2.38% |
| Tesla Inc | 2.35% | 2.39% |
| Broadcom Inc | 3.04% | 2.16% |
| Walmart Inc | 2.54% | 1.79% |
| Cisco Systems Inc | 1.32% | 1.34% |
| Netflix Inc | 1.59% | 1.22% |
| Only in BIGY | Only in JEPQ |
|---|---|
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 3.24% | Micron Technology, Inc. 5.58% |
| Caterpillar Inc 2.35% | Lam Research Corp. 2.89% |
| Chevron Corp 2.31% | Seagate Technology Holdings plc 1.93% |
| Johnson & Johnson 2.25% | Intel Corp. 1.62% |
| ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 2.23% | Marvell Technology, Inc. 1.38% |
| Visa Inc 2.10% | Applied Materials, Inc. 1.31% |
| Bank of America Corp 2.06% | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 1.19% |
| Eli Lilly & Co 1.99% | Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc. 1.14% |
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 | JEPQ | BIGY | JEPQ | BIGY | JEPQ | |
| 3 months | +2.6% | +1.6% | 3.0% | 3.3% | +0.3 pts | +4.1 pts |
| 6 months | +15.0% | +15.1% | 6.9% | 6.7% | −3.0 pts | −9.2 pts |
| 1 year | +13.0% | +18.5% | 12.5% | 11.9% | −3.6 pts | −3.2 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +73.0% | not published | 37.2% | not published | −25.1 pts |
| Since launch | +28.9% | +91.7% | 21.8% | 49.2% | −2.4 pts | −33.0 pts |
| BIGY YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) Big 50 Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly | JEPQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | JPMorgan |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 12.1% | 13.6% |
| Expense ratio | 1.09% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.5% | 11.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.3% | +5.7% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.0% | +18.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.6 pts | −3.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 0% | not published |
| Age | 666 days | 1598 days |
| Net assets | $33m | $43.0bn |
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).
JEPQ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JEPQ paid 11.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.6%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, BIGY or JEPQ?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BIGY paid 12.5% of its starting price in cash and JEPQ paid 11.9%, 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 JEPQ?
- With every distribution reinvested, BIGY returned +13.0% and JEPQ returned +18.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so JEPQ returned more.
- Which is cheaper, BIGY or JEPQ?
- BIGY charges 1.09% a year and JEPQ charges 0.35%, so JEPQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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