Data as of .
BIGY vs KIQQ: which paid, and which earned it?
BIGY and KIQQ both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BIGY and KIQQ hold 51% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BIGY | KIQQ |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc | 7.21% | 8.20% |
| NVIDIA Corp | 6.66% | 8.90% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 4.95% | 4.50% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 4.19% | 4.21% |
| Microsoft Corp | 3.84% | 6.17% |
| Alphabet Inc | 4.84% | 3.40% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 3.70% | 3.31% |
| Broadcom Inc | 3.04% | 2.76% |
| Walmart Inc | 2.54% | 2.37% |
| Tesla Inc | 2.35% | 3.19% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp | 1.74% | 1.82% |
| Netflix Inc | 1.59% | 1.39% |
| Only in BIGY | Only in KIQQ |
|---|---|
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 3.24% | +NDXDBHIO/-FED FUNDS 100.58% |
| Caterpillar Inc 2.35% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 5.14% |
| Chevron Corp 2.31% | ALPHABET INC-CL C 3.15% |
| Johnson & Johnson 2.25% | INTEL CORP 2.66% |
| ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 2.23% | PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-A 1.90% |
| Visa Inc 2.10% | LAM RESEARCH CORP 1.58% |
| Bank of America Corp 2.06% | APPLIED MATERIALS INC 1.56% |
| Mastercard Inc 2.00% | PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC 1.38% |
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 Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIGY | KIQQ | BIGY | KIQQ | BIGY | KIQQ | |
| 3 months | +2.6% | −3.2% | 3.0% | 1.9% | +0.3 pts | −0.7 pts |
| 6 months | +15.0% | +11.9% | 6.9% | 4.5% | −3.0 pts | −12.3 pts |
| 1 year | +13.0% | not published | 12.5% | not published | −3.6 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +28.9% | +6.0% | 21.8% | 5.8% | −2.4 pts | −9.9 pts |
| BIGY YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) Big 50 Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly | KIQQ KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF Buffer with income on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | KraneShares |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | buffer with income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 12.1% | 6.3% |
| Expense ratio | 1.09% | 0.79% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.5% | 5.8% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.3% | −0.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.0% | +6.0% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +15.9% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.6 pts | −9.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 0% | not published |
| Age | 666 days | 254 days |
| Net assets | $33m | $3m |
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).
KIQQ in plain words
Over the period since launch on Jan 7, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, KIQQ paid 5.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +15.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, BIGY or KIQQ?
- BIGY charges 1.09% a year and KIQQ charges 0.79%, so KIQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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