Data as of .
BIGY vs ODTE: which paid, and which earned it?
BIGY and ODTE both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BIGY and ODTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in BIGY | Only in ODTE |
|---|---|
| Apple Inc 7.21% | Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF 33.70% |
| NVIDIA Corp 6.66% | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 33.27% |
| Amazon.com Inc 4.95% | Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF 33.03% |
| 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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIGY | ODTE | BIGY | ODTE | BIGY | ODTE | |
| 3 months | +2.6% | −4.8% | 3.0% | 3.4% | +0.3 pts | −7.0 pts |
| 6 months | +15.0% | not published | 6.9% | not published | −3.0 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +13.0% | not published | 12.5% | not published | −3.6 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +28.9% | +6.2% | 21.8% | 6.7% | −2.4 pts | −10.5 pts |
| BIGY YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) Big 50 Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly | ODTE VegaShares SPX NDX RTY Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | VegaShares |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 12.1% | 14.1% |
| Expense ratio | 1.09% | 0.68% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.5% | 6.7% (since launch on Apr 2, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.3% | −0.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.0% | +6.2% (since launch on Apr 2, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.7% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.6 pts | −10.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 0% | not published |
| Age | 666 days | 169 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).
ODTE in plain words
Over the period since launch on Apr 2, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, ODTE paid 6.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.2%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.1%, paid weekly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, BIGY or ODTE?
- BIGY charges 1.09% a year and ODTE charges 0.68%, so ODTE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, BIGY against ODTE, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/bigy-vs-odte Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.