Which paid more, BIGY or QQQY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BIGY paid 13.1% of its starting price in cash and QQQY paid 29.9%, so QQQY 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 QQQY?

With every distribution reinvested, BIGY returned +7.4% and QQQY +13.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, BIGY or QQQY?

BIGY charges 1.09% a year and QQQY charges 1.01%, so QQQY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

BIGY vs QQQY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QQQY paid 29.9% of its price in cash against BIGY’s 13.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $31m for YieldMax Target 12 Big 50 Option Income ETF and $178m for Defiance Nasdaq 100 Weekly Distribution ETF.

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At a glance

13.1%

BIGY cash paid, 1 year

29.9%

QQQY cash paid, 1 year

+7.4%

BIGY total return, 1 year

+13.6%

QQQY total return, 1 year

BIGY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 7.4 pts behind SPY

BIGY

+7.4%

SPY

+14.8%

7.4 pts behind SPY

BIGY over 1 year: paid 13.1%, price −6.1%, total +7.4%, SPY +14.8%, −7.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

BIGY

+7.4%

13.1% of it arrived as cash

7.4 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

7.4 pts behind SPY

BIGY over 1 year: paid 13.1%, price −6.1%, total +7.4%, SPY +14.8%, −7.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

BIGY

+7.4%

7.4 pts behind SPY

13.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. BIGY over 1 year: paid 13.1%, price −6.1%, total +7.4%, SPY +14.8%, −7.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.3 pts ahead of QQQ

QQQY

+13.6%

QQQ

+12.3%

1.3 pts ahead of QQQ

QQQY over 1 year: paid 29.9%, price −17.8%, total +13.6%, QQQ +12.3%, +1.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QQQY

+13.6%

29.9% of it arrived as cash

1.3 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.3 pts ahead of QQQ

QQQY over 1 year: paid 29.9%, price −17.8%, total +13.6%, QQQ +12.3%, +1.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QQQY

+13.6%

29.9% as cash

1.3 pts ahead of QQQ

29.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QQQY over 1 year: paid 29.9%, price −17.8%, total +13.6%, QQQ +12.3%, +1.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

QQQY costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.2 points; QQQY is 5.7 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BIGY vs QQQY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	BIGY	QQQY
Paid and earned
Measure	BIGY	QQQY
Total return, 1 year	+7.4%	+13.6%
Price change, 1 year	fell 6.1%	fell 17.8%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	29% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment	81% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	BIGY	QQQY
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Measure	BIGY	QQQY
Expense ratio	1.09%	1.01%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$31m	$178m
Holdings
Measure	BIGY	QQQY
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · BIGY scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score38BIGY33.8QQQY

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

BIGY 38

QQQY 33.8

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, BIGY and QQQY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 4, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BIGY QQQY

Only in one fund ↓

Only in BIGY

Microsoft Corp 9.51%

Apple Inc 9.15%

NVIDIA Corp 7.62%

Alphabet Inc 7.37%

Amazon.com Inc 6.70%

Space Exploration Technologies Corp 4.31%

Meta Platforms Inc 3.69%

Tesla Inc 3.63%

Only in QQQY

Ndx 12/18/2026 1000.34 C 98.45%

Ndx 11/05/2026 28516.79 C 0.38%

Ndx 11/05/2026 28437.17 C -0.51%

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Side by side

BIGY YieldMax Target 12 Big 50 Option Income ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly QQQY Defiance Nasdaq 100 Weekly Distribution ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying weekly

Issuer YieldMax Defiance

Strategy synthetic covered call option income

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)

Pays monthly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 11.9% 31.5%

Expense ratio 1.09% 1.01%

Cash paid, 1 year 13.1% 29.9%

Price change, 1 year −6.1% −17.8%

Total return, 1 year +7.4% +13.6%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +12.3%

Ahead or behind −7.4 pts +1.3 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 29% 81%

Age 2.0 years 3.1 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $31m $178m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: BIGY vs QQQY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	BIGY	QQQY	BIGY	QQQY	BIGY	QQQY
3 months	−1.2%	−3.5%	3.0%	7.3%	−1.1 pts	−0.1 pts
6 months	+2.1%	+0.4%	6.4%	15.4%	−2.9 pts	+0.7 pts
1 year	+7.4%	+13.6%	13.1%	29.9%	−7.4 pts	+1.3 pts
3 years	–	+51.9%	–	88.2%	–	−39.4 pts
Since launchNot the same days: BIGY Nov 2024 · QQQY Sep 2023	+26.8%	+49.8%	23.9%	88.1%	−5.3 pts	−37.0 pts

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About each fund

BIGY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BIGY paid 13.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 6.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.4%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.9%, paid monthly. YieldMax estimates that 29% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

QQQY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QQQY paid 29.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 17.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.6%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 31.5%, paid weekly. Defiance estimates that 81% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, BIGY or QQQY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BIGY paid 13.1% of its starting price in cash and QQQY paid 29.9%, so QQQY 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 QQQY?: With every distribution reinvested, BIGY returned +7.4% and QQQY +13.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, BIGY or QQQY?: BIGY charges 1.09% a year and QQQY charges 1.01%, so QQQY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

BIGY and QQQY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BIGY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

BIGY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for BIGY ↗

QQQY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

QQQY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Defiance page for QQQY ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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