Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
BIGY vs SPYI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BIGY paid 13.1% of its price in cash against SPYI’s 12.1%, though SPYI 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 $12.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS S&P 500 High Income 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, 2026.0.8 pts behind SPY
SPYI over 1 year: paid 12.1%, price +1.1%, total +14.0%, SPY +14.8%, −0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
SPYI
+14.0%
12.1% of it arrived as cash
0.8 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
0.8 pts behind SPY
SPYI over 1 year: paid 12.1%, price +1.1%, total +14.0%, SPY +14.8%, −0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
SPYI
+14.0%
12.1% as cash
0.8 pts behind SPY
12.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SPYI over 1 year: paid 12.1%, price +1.1%, total +14.0%, SPY +14.8%, −0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
SPYI costs 0.41 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.6 points; SPYI is far larger, $12.7bn against $32m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | BIGY | SPYI |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +7.4% | +14.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | fell 6.1% | rose 1.1% |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 29% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment | 99% of the Oct 23, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | S&P 500, measured through SPY |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 1.09% | 0.68% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 28, 2026 | $32m | $12.7bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 60% | |
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 SPYI hold 60% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
half
60% in common
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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 | SPYI | BIGY | SPYI | BIGY | SPYI |
| 3 months | −1.2% | +1.1% | 3.0% | 2.9% | −1.1 pts | +1.3 pts |
| 6 months | +2.1% | +5.8% | 6.4% | 6.0% | −2.9 pts | +0.7 pts |
| 1 year | +7.4% | +14.0% | 13.1% | 12.1% | −7.4 pts | −0.8 pts |
| 3 years | – | +62.0% | – | 39.3% | – | −20.9 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: BIGY Nov 2024 · SPYI Aug 2022 | +26.8% | +78.5% | 23.9% | 51.3% | −5.3 pts | −25.2 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.
SPYI
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SPYI paid 12.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.0%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.5%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Oct 23, 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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