Data as of .
BIGY vs SCEP: which paid, and which earned it?
BIGY and SCEP both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BIGY and SCEP hold 46% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BIGY | SCEP |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc | 7.21% | 5.71% |
| NVIDIA Corp | 6.66% | 5.70% |
| Alphabet Inc | 4.84% | 5.98% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 4.95% | 4.68% |
| Microsoft Corp | 3.84% | 3.49% |
| Broadcom Inc | 3.04% | 5.61% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 3.70% | 2.23% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 4.19% | 2.19% |
| Visa Inc | 2.10% | 1.98% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp | 1.74% | 2.40% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2.25% | 1.54% |
| Home Depot Inc/The | 1.46% | 1.52% |
| Only in BIGY | Only in SCEP |
|---|---|
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 3.24% | JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 3.55% |
| Texas Instruments Inc 2.54% | LAM RESEARCH CORP 2.64% |
| Caterpillar Inc 2.35% | PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP 2.63% |
| Tesla Inc 2.35% | WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 2.15% |
| Chevron Corp 2.31% | ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC 2.07% |
| ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 2.23% | EQUINIX INC 2.05% |
| Bank of America Corp 2.06% | AMPHENOL CORP 1.94% |
| Eli Lilly & Co 1.99% | MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS INC 1.89% |
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 | SCEP | BIGY | SCEP | BIGY | SCEP | |
| 3 months | +2.6% | −0.1% | 3.0% | 1.7% | +0.3 pts | −2.4 pts |
| 6 months | +15.0% | +8.3% | 6.9% | 3.7% | −3.0 pts | −9.7 pts |
| 1 year | +13.0% | not published | 12.5% | not published | −3.6 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +28.9% | +3.5% | 21.8% | 5.0% | −2.4 pts | −8.2 pts |
| BIGY YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) Big 50 Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly | SCEP STERLING CAPITAL HEDGED EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | Sterling Capital |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 12.1% | 7.1% |
| Expense ratio | 1.09% | 0.65% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.5% | 5.0% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.3% | −1.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.0% | +3.5% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +11.7% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.6 pts | −8.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 0% | not published |
| Age | 666 days | 281 days |
| Net assets | $33m | $235m |
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).
SCEP in plain words
Over the period since launch on Dec 11, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, SCEP paid 5.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +11.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.1%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, BIGY or SCEP?
- BIGY charges 1.09% a year and SCEP charges 0.65%, so SCEP 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 SCEP, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/bigy-vs-scep Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.