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BIGY vs QUSA: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QUSA paid 14.6% of its price in cash against BIGY’s 13.1%, though BIGY 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 $20m for VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF.

At a glance
13.1%
BIGY cash paid, 1 year
14.6%
QUSA cash paid, 1 year
+7.4%
BIGY total return, 1 year
+1.9%
QUSA 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.
QUSA · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 12.9 pts behind SPY
QUSA
+1.9%
SPY
+14.8%

12.9 pts behind SPY

QUSA over 1 year: paid 14.6%, price −12.3%, total +1.9%, SPY +14.8%, −12.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

QUSA

+1.9%

14.6% cash

12.9 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

12.9 pts behind SPY

QUSA over 1 year: paid 14.6%, price −12.3%, total +1.9%, SPY +14.8%, −12.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

QUSA

+1.9%

12.9 pts behind SPY

14.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QUSA over 1 year: paid 14.6%, price −12.3%, total +1.9%, SPY +14.8%, −12.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

QUSA costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.5 points; BIGY is 1.6 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BIGY vs QUSA: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureBIGYQUSA
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+7.4%+1.9%
Price change, 1 yearfell 6.1%fell 12.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate29% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.09%0.97%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$31m$20m
Holdings
Holdings in common42%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · BIGY scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score38BIGY21.9QUSA

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

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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What they share

42%

By the books each fund has filed, BIGY and QUSA hold 42% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

42% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BIGY QUSA
Apple Inc 9.15% 7.27%
Microsoft Corp 9.51% 6.27%
NVIDIA Corp 7.62% 6.15%
Alphabet Inc 7.37% 4.97%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.69% 3.71%
Broadcom Inc 3.57% 3.32%
Micron Technology Inc 2.05% 3.17%
Visa Inc 1.92% 5.70%
Mastercard Inc 1.39% 4.37%
Palantir Technologies Inc 0.97% 2.39%
Cisco Systems Inc 0.95% 2.96%
GE AEROSPACE 0.80% 2.89%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in BIGY
Amazon.com Inc 6.70%
Space Exploration Technologies Corp 4.31%
Tesla Inc 3.63%
Eli Lilly & Co 3.14%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.92%
Walmart Inc 2.45%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 2.22%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 1.86%
Only in QUSA
Adobe Inc 4.17%
Newmont Corp 2.87%
Fortinet Inc 2.85%
KLA CORP 2.62%
Airbnb Inc 2.56%
AppLovin Corp 2.48%
QUALCOMM Inc 2.14%
Tapestry Inc 2.12%
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Side by side

BIGY YieldMax Target 12 Big 50 Option Income ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly QUSA VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
Strategy synthetic covered call covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 11.9% 15.4%
Expense ratio 1.09% 0.97%
Cash paid, 1 year 13.1% 14.6%
Price change, 1 year −6.1% −12.3%
Total return, 1 year +7.4% +1.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −7.4 pts −12.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 29% 100%
Age 2.0 years 1.5 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $31m $20m

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 QUSA: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowBIGYQUSABIGYQUSABIGYQUSA
3 months−1.2%−8.5%3.0%3.6%−1.1 pts−8.4 pts
6 months+2.1%−5.5%6.4%7.3%−2.9 pts−10.5 pts
1 year+7.4%+1.9%13.1%14.6%−7.4 pts−12.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: BIGY Nov 2024 · QUSA May 2025+26.8%−1.8%23.9%17.3%−5.3 pts−41.3 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.

QUSA

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QUSA paid 14.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 12.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 12.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.4%, paid monthly. VistaShares estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 27, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, BIGY or QUSA?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BIGY paid 13.1% of its starting price in cash and QUSA paid 14.6%, 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 +7.4% and QUSA +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
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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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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