Data as of .
BIGY vs OEI: which paid, and which earned it?
BIGY and OEI both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BIGY and OEI hold 69% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BIGY | OEI |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 6.66% | 8.32% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 4.95% | 4.56% |
| Apple Inc | 7.21% | 4.28% |
| Microsoft Corp | 3.84% | 5.99% |
| Alphabet Inc | 4.84% | 3.48% |
| Broadcom Inc | 3.04% | 3.04% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 3.70% | 2.18% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2.25% | 2.10% |
| ExxonMobil Holdings Corp | 2.23% | 2.07% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | 1.99% | 1.80% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. | 3.24% | 1.65% |
| Mastercard Inc | 2.00% | 1.57% |
| Only in BIGY | Only in OEI |
|---|---|
| First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 0.84% | Alphabet Inc 2.79% |
| Danaher Corp 0.83% | Micron Technology Inc 2.57% |
| Space Exploration Technologies Corp 0.75% | Booking Holdings Inc 1.89% |
| NVDA US 10/16/26 C230 0.13% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.60% |
| AMD US 10/16/26 C630 0.07% | Intel Corp 1.34% |
| AVGO US 10/16/26 C380 0.05% | GE Vernova Inc 1.16% |
| META US 10/16/26 C730 0.05% | RTX Corp 1.09% |
| GOOGL US 10/16/26 C380 0.04% | Realty Income Corp 0.85% |
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 Jul 31, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIGY | OEI | BIGY | OEI | BIGY | OEI | |
| 3 months | +2.6% | +4.8% | 3.0% | 2.3% | +0.3 pts | +2.5 pts |
| 6 months | +15.0% | +12.5% | 6.9% | 4.9% | −3.0 pts | −5.6 pts |
| 1 year | +13.0% | not published | 12.5% | not published | −3.6 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +28.9% | +14.4% | 21.8% | 8.6% | −2.4 pts | −0.9 pts |
| BIGY YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) Big 50 Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly | OEI Optimized Equity Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | Core Alternative |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 12.1% | 9.2% |
| Expense ratio | 1.09% | 1.02% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.5% | 8.6% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.3% | +5.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.0% | +14.4% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +15.3% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.6 pts | −0.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 0% | not published |
| Age | 666 days | 331 days |
| Net assets | $33m | $46m |
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).
OEI in plain words
Over the period since launch on Oct 22, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, OEI paid 8.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.4%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +15.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.2%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, BIGY or OEI?
- BIGY charges 1.09% a year and OEI charges 1.02%, so OEI 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 OEI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/bigy-vs-oei Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.