Data as of .
BIGY vs RDVI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year BIGY paid 12.5% of its price in cash against RDVI’s 8.8%, though RDVI returned more with it reinvested.
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BIGY and RDVI hold 24% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BIGY | RDVI |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 6.30% | 2.16% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 3.06% | 2.10% |
| Microsoft Corp | 3.35% | 2.05% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 3.59% | 2.04% |
| Bank of America Corp | 2.02% | 2.03% |
| Visa Inc | 1.97% | 2.06% |
| Alphabet Inc | 5.61% | 1.97% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp | 2.06% | 1.78% |
| Apple Inc | 6.13% | 1.66% |
| General Electric Co | 1.93% | 1.36% |
| Mastercard Inc | 1.88% | 0.94% |
| Wells Fargo & Co | 0.92% | 1.54% |
| Only in BIGY | Only in RDVI |
|---|---|
| Amazon.com Inc 5.45% | Lam Research Corporation 2.31% |
| Broadcom Inc 3.73% | Applied Materials, Inc. 2.30% |
| Walmart Inc 3.32% | The Travelers Companies, Inc. 2.27% |
| Texas Instruments Inc 2.83% | The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 2.22% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 2.80% | GE Vernova Inc. 2.19% |
| Caterpillar Inc 2.73% | Micron Technology, Inc. 2.18% |
| Tesla Inc 2.60% | KLA Corporation 2.16% |
| Chevron Corp 2.25% | The Allstate Corporation 2.14% |
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 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIGY | RDVI | BIGY | RDVI | BIGY | RDVI | |
| 3 months | +2.6% | +0.3% | 3.0% | 2.1% | +0.3 pts | −6.3 pts |
| 6 months | +15.0% | +15.1% | 6.9% | 4.6% | −3.0 pts | +2.5 pts |
| 1 year | +13.0% | +19.2% | 12.5% | 8.8% | −3.6 pts | −8.0 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +69.2% | not published | 29.6% | not published | +15.5 pts |
| Since launch | +28.9% | +101.2% | 21.8% | 41.0% | −2.4 pts | +32.0 pts |
| BIGY YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) Big 50 Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly | RDVI FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on SCHD, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | First Trust |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | dividend stocks with call overlay |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 12.1% | 8.8% |
| Expense ratio | 1.09% | 0.75% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.5% | 8.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.3% | +9.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.0% | +19.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +27.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.6 pts | −8.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 0% | not published |
| Age | 666 days | 1429 days |
| Net assets | $33m | $3.7bn |
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).
RDVI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, RDVI paid 8.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.2%. US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy returned +27.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.8%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, BIGY or RDVI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BIGY paid 12.5% of its starting price in cash and RDVI paid 8.8%, so BIGY 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 RDVI?
- With every distribution reinvested, BIGY returned +13.0% and RDVI returned +19.2% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so RDVI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, BIGY or RDVI?
- BIGY charges 1.09% a year and RDVI charges 0.75%, so RDVI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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