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BIGY vs TDAQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TDAQ paid 16.8% of its price in cash against BIGY’s 13.1%, and 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 $248m on Jun 30, 2026 for TappAlpha Innovation 100 Growth & Daily Income ETF.

At a glance
13.1%
BIGY cash paid, 1 year
16.8%
TDAQ cash paid, 1 year
+7.4%
BIGY total return, 1 year
+12.0%
TDAQ total return, 1 year
BIGY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 7.4 pts behind SPY
BIGY
+7.4%
SPY
+14.8%

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.
TDAQ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with QQQ
TDAQ
+12.0%
QQQ
+12.3%

About even with QQQ

TDAQ over 1 year: paid 16.8%, price −5.7%, total +12.0%, QQQ +12.3%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

TDAQ

+12.0%

16.8% of it arrived as cash

about even with QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with QQQ

TDAQ over 1 year: paid 16.8%, price −5.7%, total +12.0%, QQQ +12.3%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

TDAQ

+12.0%

16.8% as cash

about even with QQQ

16.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TDAQ over 1 year: paid 16.8%, price −5.7%, total +12.0%, QQQ +12.3%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

TDAQ costs 0.41 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.6 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BIGY vs TDAQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureBIGYTDAQ
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+7.4%+12.0%
Price change, 1 yearfell 6.1%fell 5.7%
Return of capital, issuer estimate29% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment98% of the Oct 21, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYNasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.09%0.68%
Net assets, BIGY as of Nov 3, 2026 and TDAQ as of Jun 30, 2026$31m$248m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · TDAQ scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score38BIGY44.6TDAQ

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

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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Method

Risk and return

Sep 12, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 59 weekly returns
BIGY TDAQ
Return
Total return edge TDAQ +10.6% +18.4%
Annualized edge TDAQ +9.3% +16.0%
Price return edge TDAQ −3.3% −1.7%
Risk
Volatility edge BIGY 10.7% 17.4%
Max drawdown edge BIGY −8.2% −9.2%
Downside capture 97.9% 96.6%
Beta 0.93 0.93
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge TDAQ 0.53 0.72
Sortino edge TDAQ 0.82 1.11
Treynor 0.088 0.136
Calmar edge TDAQ 1.13 1.75
Against the benchmark
Alpha −1.1% a year +0.7% a year
Alpha t-stat −0.47 0.27
Information ratio −0.53 −0.06
Tracking error 3.5% 3.2%

Each against its own benchmark: BIGY against SPY, Nov 29, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026; TDAQ against QQQ, Sep 12, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026.

Reading

From Sep 2025 to Oct 2026, TDAQ returned more: +18.4% to +10.6%. BIGY swung less: 10.7% to 17.4%. BIGY fell less at its worst: −8.2% to −9.2%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: BIGY vs TDAQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureBIGYTDAQEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+10.6%+18.4%TDAQPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+9.3%+16.0%TDAQTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return−3.3%−1.7%TDAQPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility10.7%17.4%BIGYSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation6.9%11.3%BIGYLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−8.2%−9.2%BIGYDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture91.4%93.0%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture97.9%96.6%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.930.93Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.950.97Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.530.72TDAQReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.821.11TDAQReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.0880.136Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar1.131.75TDAQAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkSPYQQQThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha−1.1% a year+0.7% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat−0.470.27Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−5.9% to +3.7%−4.7% to +6.2%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.53−0.06Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error3.5%3.2%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 59 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, BIGY and TDAQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BIGY TDAQ
Only in one fund ↓
Only in BIGY
Microsoft Corp 9.51%
Apple Inc 9.15%
NVIDIA Corp 7.62%
Alphabet Inc 7.37%
Amazon.com Inc 6.70%
Space Exploration Technologies Corp 4.31%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.69%
Tesla Inc 3.63%
Only in TDAQ
Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF 99.56%
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Side by side

BIGY YieldMax Target 12 Big 50 Option Income ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly TDAQ TappAlpha Innovation 100 Growth & Daily Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
Strategy synthetic covered call option income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 11.9% 18.2%
Expense ratio 1.09% 0.68%
Cash paid, 1 year 13.1% 16.8%
Price change, 1 year −6.1% −5.7%
Total return, 1 year +7.4% +12.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +12.3%
Ahead or behind −7.4 pts −0.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 29% 98%
Age 2.0 years 1.2 years
Net assets, BIGY as of Nov 3, 2026 and TDAQ as of Jun 30, 2026 $31m $248m

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

Window by window: BIGY vs TDAQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowBIGYTDAQBIGYTDAQBIGYTDAQ
3 months−1.2%−2.9%3.0%4.3%−1.1 pts+0.5 pts
6 months+2.1%−0.5%6.4%8.4%−2.9 pts−0.2 pts
1 year+7.4%+12.0%13.1%16.8%−7.4 pts−0.3 pts
Since launchNot the same days: BIGY Nov 2024 · TDAQ Sep 2025+26.8%+21.6%23.9%19.6%−5.3 pts+0.6 pts

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About each fund
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.

TDAQ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TDAQ paid 16.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.2%, paid monthly. TappAlpha estimates that 98% of the distribution paid Oct 21, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, BIGY or TDAQ?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BIGY paid 13.1% of its starting price in cash and TDAQ paid 16.8%, so TDAQ 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 TDAQ?
With every distribution reinvested, BIGY returned +7.4% and TDAQ +12.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, BIGY or TDAQ?
BIGY charges 1.09% a year and TDAQ charges 0.68%, so TDAQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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