Data as of .
BIGY vs SPIN: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year BIGY paid 12.5% of its price in cash against SPIN’s 5.2%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: SPIN scores higher
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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 SPIN hold 56% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BIGY | SPIN |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 6.66% | 9.87% |
| Apple Inc | 7.21% | 6.03% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 4.95% | 4.87% |
| Alphabet Inc | 4.84% | 5.65% |
| Microsoft Corp | 3.84% | 7.06% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 3.70% | 3.14% |
| Broadcom Inc | 3.04% | 3.23% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 4.19% | 2.61% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. | 3.24% | 2.09% |
| ExxonMobil Holdings Corp | 2.23% | 2.07% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | 1.99% | 2.00% |
| Visa Inc | 2.10% | 1.47% |
| Only in BIGY | Only in SPIN |
|---|---|
| Caterpillar Inc 2.35% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 2.91% |
| Chevron Corp 2.31% | APPLIED MATERIALS INC 1.52% |
| GE AEROSPACE 1.98% | AMPHENOL CORP CL A 1.28% |
| International Business Machines Corp 1.44% | EMERSON ELECTRIC CO 1.20% |
| Cisco Systems Inc 1.32% | PARKER HANNIFIN CORP 1.16% |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc 1.23% | WABTEC CORP 1.15% |
| Coca-Cola Co/The 1.13% | S+P GLOBAL INC 1.14% |
| Verizon Communications Inc 1.13% | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CL B 1.05% |
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 Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIGY | SPIN | BIGY | SPIN | BIGY | SPIN | |
| 3 months | +2.6% | +3.7% | 3.0% | 0.8% | +0.3 pts | +1.4 pts |
| 6 months | +15.0% | +12.3% | 6.9% | 3.2% | −3.0 pts | −5.8 pts |
| 1 year | +13.0% | +11.3% | 12.5% | 5.2% | −3.6 pts | −5.2 pts |
| Since launch | +28.9% | +28.5% | 21.8% | 15.2% | −2.4 pts | −13.7 pts |
| BIGY YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) Big 50 Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly | SPIN State Street(R) US Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | State Street |
| 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% | 2.7% |
| Expense ratio | 1.09% | 0.25% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.5% | 5.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.3% | +5.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.0% | +11.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.6 pts | −5.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 0% | not published |
| Age | 666 days | 743 days |
| Net assets | $33m | $48m |
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).
SPIN in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SPIN paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 2.7%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, BIGY or SPIN?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BIGY paid 12.5% of its starting price in cash and SPIN paid 5.2%, 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 SPIN?
- With every distribution reinvested, BIGY returned +13.0% and SPIN returned +11.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so BIGY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, BIGY or SPIN?
- BIGY charges 1.09% a year and SPIN charges 0.25%, so SPIN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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