Data as of .
BIGY vs QQQI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year QQQI paid 15.2% 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 QQQI hold 50% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BIGY | QQQI |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc | 7.21% | 7.79% |
| NVIDIA Corp | 6.66% | 8.58% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 4.95% | 4.36% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 4.19% | 4.02% |
| Microsoft Corp | 3.84% | 5.84% |
| Alphabet Inc | 4.84% | 3.24% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 3.70% | 3.14% |
| Broadcom Inc | 3.04% | 2.70% |
| Tesla Inc | 2.35% | 2.91% |
| Walmart Inc | 2.54% | 2.28% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp | 1.74% | 1.74% |
| Netflix Inc | 1.59% | 1.33% |
| Only in BIGY | Only in QQQI |
|---|---|
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 3.24% | Micron Technology Inc 5.03% |
| Caterpillar Inc 2.35% | Alphabet Inc 2.99% |
| Chevron Corp 2.31% | Intel Corp 2.44% |
| Johnson & Johnson 2.25% | Palantir Technologies Inc 1.79% |
| ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 2.23% | Applied Materials Inc 1.58% |
| Visa Inc 2.10% | Lam Research Corp 1.58% |
| Bank of America Corp 2.06% | Palo Alto Networks Inc 1.33% |
| Mastercard Inc 2.00% | Sandisk Corp 1.19% |
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 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIGY | QQQI | BIGY | QQQI | BIGY | QQQI | |
| 3 months | +2.6% | −0.7% | 3.0% | 3.4% | +0.3 pts | +1.8 pts |
| 6 months | +15.0% | +16.7% | 6.9% | 7.7% | −3.0 pts | −7.5 pts |
| 1 year | +13.0% | +16.4% | 12.5% | 15.2% | −3.6 pts | −5.3 pts |
| Since launch | +28.9% | +59.6% | 21.8% | 39.9% | −2.4 pts | −12.3 pts |
| BIGY YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) Big 50 Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly | QQQI NEOS Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | NEOS |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 12.1% | 14.0% |
| Expense ratio | 1.09% | 0.68% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.5% | 15.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.3% | −0.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.0% | +16.4% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.6 pts | −5.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 0% | 98% |
| Age | 666 days | 962 days |
| Net assets | $33m | $14.8bn |
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).
QQQI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QQQI paid 15.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.4%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.0%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 98% of the distribution paid Jun 18, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, BIGY or QQQI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BIGY paid 12.5% of its starting price in cash and QQQI paid 15.2%, so QQQI 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 QQQI?
- With every distribution reinvested, BIGY returned +13.0% and QQQI returned +16.4% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so QQQI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, BIGY or QQQI?
- BIGY charges 1.09% a year and QQQI charges 0.68%, so QQQI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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