Which paid more, BIGY or QXQ?

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, BIGY paid 12.2% of its starting price in cash and QXQ paid 15.1%, so QXQ 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 QXQ?

With every distribution reinvested, BIGY returned +6.2% and QXQ +12.1% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.

Which is cheaper, BIGY or QXQ?

BIGY charges 1.09% a year and QXQ charges 0.98%, so QXQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 12, 2026.

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BIGY vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

Return, fees and overlap, side by side.

Return gap

+5.9 pts

1 year to Nov 12, 2026: QXQ ahead, total return

Fee gap

0.11 pts

A year: BIGY 1.09%, QXQ 0.98%, per filings dated Nov 21, 2025 and Jan 5, 2026

Overlap

–

No book read for both funds

Net flow

–

Needs daily flows for both funds

Pair scorecard

QXQ costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.9 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BIGY vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	BIGY	QXQ
Paid and earned
Measure	BIGY	QXQ
Total return, 1 year	+6.2%	+12.1%
Price change, 1 year	fell 6.2%	fell 4.7%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	29% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	BIGY	QXQ
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Measure	BIGY	QXQ
Expense ratio	1.09%	0.98%
Net assets, BIGY as of Nov 11, 2026 and QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026	$31m	$82m
Holdings
Measure	BIGY	QXQ
Holdings in common	not published

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

IQ Income Score41.8BIGY52QXQ

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 171 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

BIGY 41.8

QXQ 52

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

Key numbers

12.2%

BIGY cash paid, 1 year

15.1%

QXQ cash paid, 1 year

+6.2%

BIGY total return, 1 year

+12.1%

QXQ total return, 1 year

BIGY · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 5.8 pts behind SPY

BIGY

+6.2%

SPY

+12.0%

5.8 pts behind SPY

BIGY over 1 year: paid 12.2%, price −6.2%, total +6.2%, SPY +12.0%, −5.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

SPY

+12.0%

BIGY

+6.2%

12.2% of it arrived as cash

5.8 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

5.8 pts behind SPY

BIGY over 1 year: paid 12.2%, price −6.2%, total +6.2%, SPY +12.0%, −5.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

SPY

+12.0%

BIGY

+6.2%

5.8 pts behind SPY

12.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. BIGY over 1 year: paid 12.2%, price −6.2%, total +6.2%, SPY +12.0%, −5.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QXQ · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ

+12.1%

QQQ

+11.3%

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QXQ

+12.1%

15.1% of it arrived as cash

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QXQ

+12.1%

15.1% as cash

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

15.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Side by side

BIGY YieldMax Target 12 Big 50 Option Income ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly QXQ SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying quarterly

Issuer YieldMax SGI

Strategy synthetic covered call covered call

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

Pays monthly quarterly

Payout rate, annualized 11.9% 1.0%

Expense ratio 1.09% 0.98%

Cash paid, 1 year 12.2% 15.1%

Price change, 1 year −6.2% −4.7%

Total return, 1 year +6.2% +12.1%

Benchmark return, 1 year +12.0% +11.3%

Ahead or behind −5.8 pts +0.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 29% not published

Age 2.0 years 2.4 years

Net assets, BIGY as of Nov 11, 2026 and QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026 $31m $82m

As of Nov 12, 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 QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	BIGY	QXQ	BIGY	QXQ	BIGY	QXQ
3 months	−2.3%	−5.4%	2.9%	0.2%	+0.2 pts	+0.5 pts
6 months	+0.1%	−3.8%	6.3%	0.5%	−1.6 pts	+0.4 pts
1 year	+6.2%	+12.1%	12.2%	15.1%	−5.8 pts	+0.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: BIGY Nov 2024 · QXQ Jun 2024	+26.2%	+47.7%	23.9%	22.8%	−4.2 pts	+2.2 pts

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About each fund

BIGY

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, BIGY paid 12.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 6.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +12.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.8 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 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.

QXQ

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QXQ paid 15.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 1.0%, paid quarterly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, BIGY or QXQ?: Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, BIGY paid 12.2% of its starting price in cash and QXQ paid 15.1%, so QXQ 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 QXQ?: With every distribution reinvested, BIGY returned +6.2% and QXQ +12.1% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.
Which is cheaper, BIGY or QXQ?: BIGY charges 1.09% a year and QXQ charges 0.98%, so QXQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

BIGY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BIGY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

BIGY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for BIGY ↗

QXQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QXQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SGI website ↗

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How this is computed

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

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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Net assets: $31m on Nov 11, 2026 for YieldMax Target 12 Big 50 Option Income ETF, and $82m on Aug 31, 2026 for SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF.

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BIGY and QXQ

Total return, distributions reinvested, 1 year.

BIGY +6.2%QXQ +12.1%

Nov 12, 2025Nov 12, 2026

BIGY +6.2%, QXQ +12.1%: QXQ +5.9 pts ahead, 1 year, Nov 12, 2025 to Nov 12, 2026.