Data as of .
BIGY vs OMAH: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year OMAH paid 14.4% of its price in cash against BIGY’s 12.5%, though BIGY returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: OMAH scores higher
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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 OMAH hold 17% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BIGY | OMAH |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc | 6.13% | 10.59% |
| Alphabet Inc | 5.61% | 4.57% |
| Chevron Corp | 2.25% | 4.75% |
| Bank of America Corp | 2.02% | 4.06% |
| Coca-Cola Co/The | 1.06% | 4.94% |
| American Express Co | 0.88% | 6.57% |
| Only in BIGY | Only in OMAH |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 6.30% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 10.22% |
| Amazon.com Inc 5.45% | VeriSign Inc 4.90% |
| Broadcom Inc 3.73% | Kroger Co/The 4.79% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 3.59% | DAVITA INC 4.75% |
| Microsoft Corp 3.35% | Occidental Petroleum Corp 4.64% |
| Walmart Inc 3.32% | Alphabet Inc 4.54% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.06% | Chubb Ltd 4.49% |
| Texas Instruments Inc 2.83% | Kraft Heinz Co/The 4.46% |
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 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIGY | OMAH | BIGY | OMAH | BIGY | OMAH | |
| 3 months | +2.6% | +1.7% | 3.0% | 3.7% | +0.3 pts | −2.4 pts |
| 6 months | +15.0% | +8.8% | 6.9% | 7.7% | −3.0 pts | +2.8 pts |
| 1 year | +13.0% | +8.8% | 12.5% | 14.4% | −3.6 pts | +4.9 pts |
| Since launch | +28.9% | +14.6% | 21.8% | 21.4% | −2.4 pts | +12.4 pts |
| BIGY YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) Big 50 Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly | OMAH VistaShares Target 15 Berkshire Select Income ETF Covered call on BRK-B, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | VistaShares |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | Berkshire Hathaway B (BRK-B), used as the proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 12.1% | 15.1% |
| Expense ratio | 1.09% | 0.98% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.5% | 14.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.3% | −6.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.0% | +8.8% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +3.9% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.6 pts | +4.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 0% | not published |
| Age | 666 days | 562 days |
| Net assets | $33m | $1.1bn |
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).
OMAH in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, OMAH paid 14.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 6.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.8%. Berkshire Hathaway B (BRK-B), used as the proxy returned +3.9% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.1%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, BIGY or OMAH?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BIGY paid 12.5% of its starting price in cash and OMAH paid 14.4%, so OMAH 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 OMAH?
- With every distribution reinvested, BIGY returned +13.0% and OMAH returned +8.8% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so BIGY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, BIGY or OMAH?
- BIGY charges 1.09% a year and OMAH charges 0.98%, so OMAH 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 OMAH, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/bigy-vs-omah Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.