Data as of .
BIGY vs KNG: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year BIGY paid 12.5% of its price in cash against KNG’s 8.5%, and 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 KNG hold 16% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BIGY | KNG |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson & Johnson | 2.01% | 1.85% |
| Procter & Gamble Co/The | 1.93% | 1.72% |
| Walmart Inc | 3.32% | 1.71% |
| Chevron Corp | 2.25% | 1.58% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp | 2.23% | 1.54% |
| IBM | 1.53% | 1.62% |
| Caterpillar Inc | 2.73% | 1.32% |
| Coca-Cola Co/The | 1.06% | 1.56% |
| PepsiCo Inc | 1.06% | 1.39% |
| AbbVie Inc | 0.93% | 1.52% |
| McDonald's Corp | 0.92% | 1.37% |
| Abbott Laboratories | 0.82% | 1.49% |
| Only in BIGY | Only in KNG |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 6.30% | Nucor Corporation 1.85% |
| Apple Inc 6.13% | West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 1.77% |
| Alphabet Inc 5.61% | Chubb Limited 1.74% |
| Amazon.com Inc 5.45% | Becton, Dickinson and Company 1.72% |
| Broadcom Inc 3.73% | Archer-Daniels-Midland Company 1.71% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 3.59% | FactSet Research Systems Inc. 1.69% |
| Microsoft Corp 3.35% | Target Corporation 1.67% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.06% | Aflac Incorporated 1.65% |
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 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIGY | KNG | BIGY | KNG | BIGY | KNG | |
| 3 months | +2.6% | +1.8% | 3.0% | 2.2% | +0.3 pts | −0.1 pts |
| 6 months | +15.0% | +7.1% | 6.9% | 4.4% | −3.0 pts | −0.9 pts |
| 1 year | +13.0% | +8.3% | 12.5% | 8.5% | −3.6 pts | −1.6 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +24.0% | not published | 25.4% | not published | −4.3 pts |
| Since launch | +28.9% | +101.5% | 21.8% | 59.4% | −2.4 pts | −15.2 pts |
| BIGY YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) Big 50 Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly | KNG FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on NOBL, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | First Trust |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | dividend stocks with call overlay |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 12.1% | 8.8% |
| Expense ratio | 1.09% | 0.74% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.5% | 8.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.3% | −0.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.0% | +8.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +9.9% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.6 pts | −1.6 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 0% | not published |
| Age | 666 days | 3097 days |
| Net assets | $33m | $3.3bn |
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).
KNG in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, KNG paid 8.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.3%. S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) returned +9.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.8%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, BIGY or KNG?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BIGY paid 12.5% of its starting price in cash and KNG paid 8.5%, 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 KNG?
- With every distribution reinvested, BIGY returned +13.0% and KNG returned +8.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so BIGY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, BIGY or KNG?
- BIGY charges 1.09% a year and KNG charges 0.74%, so KNG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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