Data as of .
BIGY vs ROCY: which paid, and which earned it?
BIGY and ROCY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BIGY and ROCY hold 49% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BIGY | ROCY |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc | 7.21% | 6.71% |
| NVIDIA Corp | 6.66% | 8.37% |
| Alphabet Inc | 4.84% | 5.33% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 4.95% | 4.15% |
| Microsoft Corp | 3.84% | 4.97% |
| Broadcom Inc | 3.04% | 2.61% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 3.70% | 2.43% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 4.19% | 1.69% |
| Mastercard Inc | 2.00% | 1.57% |
| Tesla Inc | 2.35% | 1.55% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | 1.99% | 1.47% |
| Bank of America Corp | 2.06% | 1.31% |
| Only in BIGY | Only in ROCY |
|---|---|
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 3.24% | Micron Technology, Inc. 3.00% |
| Texas Instruments Inc 2.54% | Lam Research Corp. 1.76% |
| Caterpillar Inc 2.35% | Exxon Mobil Corp. 1.63% |
| Chevron Corp 2.31% | Seagate Technology Holdings plc 1.38% |
| ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 2.23% | CSX Corp. 1.21% |
| Visa Inc 2.10% | RTX Corp. 1.07% |
| GE AEROSPACE 1.98% | Howmet Aerospace, Inc. 1.04% |
| Home Depot Inc/The 1.46% | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 0.92% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIGY | ROCY | BIGY | ROCY | BIGY | ROCY | |
| 3 months | +2.6% | +2.6% | 3.0% | 1.7% | +0.3 pts | +0.3 pts |
| 6 months | +15.0% | +14.8% | 6.9% | 3.7% | −3.0 pts | −3.3 pts |
| 1 year | +13.0% | not published | 12.5% | not published | −3.6 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +28.9% | +13.5% | 21.8% | 3.6% | −2.4 pts | −2.9 pts |
| BIGY YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) Big 50 Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly | ROCY JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | JPMorgan |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 12.1% | 5.7% |
| Expense ratio | 1.09% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.5% | 3.6% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.3% | +9.7% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.0% | +13.5% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.4% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.6 pts | −2.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 0% | not published |
| Age | 666 days | 183 days |
| Net assets | $33m | $726m |
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).
ROCY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Mar 19, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, ROCY paid 3.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.7%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, BIGY or ROCY?
- BIGY charges 1.09% a year and ROCY charges 0.35%, so ROCY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, BIGY against ROCY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/bigy-vs-rocy Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.