Data as of .
BIGY vs QUSA: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year QUSA paid 13.8% of its price in cash against BIGY’s 12.5%, though BIGY returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: BIGY scores higher
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BIGY and QUSA hold 51% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BIGY | QUSA |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc | 6.13% | 5.99% |
| NVIDIA Corp | 6.30% | 5.78% |
| Broadcom Inc | 3.73% | 4.70% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 3.59% | 4.28% |
| Microsoft Corp | 3.35% | 6.08% |
| Walmart Inc | 3.32% | 4.17% |
| Caterpillar Inc | 2.73% | 4.91% |
| Alphabet Inc | 5.61% | 2.22% |
| Netflix Inc | 2.19% | 3.79% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp | 2.06% | 4.40% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2.01% | 2.93% |
| Visa Inc | 1.97% | 3.37% |
| Only in BIGY | Only in QUSA |
|---|---|
| Amazon.com Inc 5.45% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 5.35% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.06% | Lam Research Corp 3.47% |
| Texas Instruments Inc 2.83% | Blackrock Inc 2.99% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 2.80% | KLA CORP 2.69% |
| Tesla Inc 2.60% | Applied Materials Inc 2.61% |
| Chevron Corp 2.25% | Alphabet Inc 1.84% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp 2.23% | Lockheed Martin Corp 1.76% |
| Bank of America Corp 2.02% | Fortinet Inc 1.49% |
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 | QUSA | BIGY | QUSA | BIGY | QUSA | |
| 3 months | +2.6% | −1.9% | 3.0% | 3.6% | +0.3 pts | −3.6 pts |
| 6 months | +15.0% | +10.4% | 6.9% | 7.8% | −3.0 pts | −4.3 pts |
| 1 year | +13.0% | +3.5% | 12.5% | 13.8% | −3.6 pts | −11.7 pts |
| Since launch | +28.9% | +4.9% | 21.8% | 15.1% | −2.4 pts | −25.8 pts |
| BIGY YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) Big 50 Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly | QUSA VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF Covered call on QUAL, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | VistaShares |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | USA Quality (QUAL), used as the quality proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 12.1% | 15.3% |
| Expense ratio | 1.09% | 0.97% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.5% | 13.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.3% | −11.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.0% | +3.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +15.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.6 pts | −11.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 0% | not published |
| Age | 666 days | 500 days |
| Net assets | $33m | $22m |
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).
QUSA in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QUSA paid 13.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 11.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.5%. USA Quality (QUAL), used as the quality proxy returned +15.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, BIGY or QUSA?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BIGY paid 12.5% of its starting price in cash and QUSA paid 13.8%, so QUSA 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 QUSA?
- With every distribution reinvested, BIGY returned +13.0% and QUSA returned +3.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so BIGY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, BIGY or QUSA?
- BIGY charges 1.09% a year and QUSA charges 0.97%, so QUSA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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