Data as of .
BIGY vs QDTE: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year QDTE paid 36.1% of its price in cash against BIGY’s 12.5%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: BIGY 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 QDTE hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BIGY | QDTE |
|---|---|---|
| First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 | 0.84% | 3.90% |
| Only in BIGY | Only in QDTE |
|---|---|
| Apple Inc 7.21% | NDX 03/19/2027 2510.15 C 25.90% |
| NVIDIA Corp 6.66% | QQQ 11/19/2027 70.11 C 24.77% |
| Amazon.com Inc 4.95% | NDX 06/11/2027 3059.42 C 22.64% |
| Alphabet Inc 4.84% | QQQ 09/17/2027 70.69 C 17.82% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.19% | Roundhill Weekly T-Bill ETF 4.97% |
| 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 Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIGY | QDTE | BIGY | QDTE | BIGY | QDTE | |
| 3 months | +2.6% | −0.9% | 3.0% | 7.6% | +0.3 pts | +1.6 pts |
| 6 months | +15.0% | +19.7% | 6.9% | 16.2% | −3.0 pts | −4.5 pts |
| 1 year | +13.0% | +21.1% | 12.5% | 36.1% | −3.6 pts | −0.7 pts |
| Since launch | +28.9% | +59.9% | 21.8% | 74.1% | −2.4 pts | −4.3 pts |
| BIGY YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) Big 50 Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly | QDTE Roundhill Innovation-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF 0DTE covered call on QQQ, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | Roundhill |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | 0DTE covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 12.1% | 20.8% |
| Expense ratio | 1.09% | 0.96% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.5% | 36.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.3% | −19.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.0% | +21.1% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.6 pts | −0.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 0% | not published |
| Age | 666 days | 925 days |
| Net assets | $33m | $967m |
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).
QDTE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QDTE paid 36.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 19.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 20.8%, paid weekly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, BIGY or QDTE?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BIGY paid 12.5% of its starting price in cash and QDTE paid 36.1%, so QDTE 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 QDTE?
- With every distribution reinvested, BIGY returned +13.0% and QDTE returned +21.1% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so QDTE returned more.
- Which is cheaper, BIGY or QDTE?
- BIGY charges 1.09% a year and QDTE charges 0.96%, so QDTE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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