Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
BIGY vs QYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QYLG paid 16.7% of its price in cash against BIGY’s 13.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.
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Net assets: $31m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Target 12 Big 50 Option Income ETF, and $183m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF.
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, 2026.2.1 pts ahead of QQQ
QYLG over 1 year: paid 16.7%, price −3.9%, total +14.4%, QQQ +12.3%, +2.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+12.3%
QYLG
+14.4%
16.7% of it arrived as cash
2.1 pts ahead of QQQ
Total return, distributions reinvested
2.1 pts ahead of QQQ
QYLG over 1 year: paid 16.7%, price −3.9%, total +14.4%, QQQ +12.3%, +2.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+12.3%
QYLG
+14.4%
16.7% as cash
2.1 pts ahead of QQQ
16.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QYLG over 1 year: paid 16.7%, price −3.9%, total +14.4%, QQQ +12.3%, +2.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
QYLG costs 0.74 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.0 points; QYLG is 5.5 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | BIGY | QYLG |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +7.4% | +14.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | fell 6.1% | fell 3.9% |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 29% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment | 93% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 1.09% | 0.35% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026 | $33m | $183m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 53% | |
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
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What they share
By the books each fund has filed, BIGY and QYLG hold 53% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
half
53% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | BIGY | QYLG | BIGY | QYLG | BIGY | QYLG |
| 3 months | −1.2% | −0.8% | 3.0% | 1.6% | −1.1 pts | +2.6 pts |
| 6 months | +2.1% | +2.5% | 6.4% | 4.0% | −2.9 pts | +2.8 pts |
| 1 year | +7.4% | +14.4% | 13.1% | 16.7% | −7.4 pts | +2.1 pts |
| 3 years | – | +72.0% | – | 52.1% | – | −19.4 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: BIGY Nov 2024 · QYLG Sep 2020 | +26.8% | +116.2% | 23.9% | 76.4% | −5.3 pts | −46.8 pts |
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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.
QYLG
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QYLG paid 16.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.4%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.1%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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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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