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BIGY vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

BIGY and VAIE both write options for income. Net assets on Oct 19, 2026: $32m for YieldMax Target 12 Big 50 Option Income ETF and $67m for VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF.

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VAIE costs 0.35 points a year less; VAIE is 2.1 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BIGY vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
BIGYVAIE
Expense ratio1.09%0.74%
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026$32m$67m
Total return, 1 year+10.9%not published
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYnot published
Holdings in commonnot published
Price changefell 2.1% (1 year)fell 3.6% (since May 12, 2026)
12.4%
BIGY cash paid, 1 year
6.8%
VAIE cash paid, since launch, May 12, 2026
+10.9%
BIGY total return, 1 year
+3.3%
VAIE total return, since launch, May 12, 2026

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BIGY · 1 year to Oct 20, 20264.9 pts behind SPY
BIGY
+10.9%
SPY
+15.8%

4.9 pts behind SPY

BIGY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −2.1%, total +10.9%, SPY +15.8%, −4.9 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

SPY

+15.8%

BIGY

+10.9%

12.4% of it arrived as cash

4.9 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.9 pts behind SPY

BIGY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −2.1%, total +10.9%, SPY +15.8%, −4.9 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

SPY

+15.8%

BIGY

+10.9%

12.4% as cash

4.9 pts behind SPY

12.4% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. BIGY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −2.1%, total +10.9%, SPY +15.8%, −4.9 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

VAIE · since launch to Oct 20, 2026Not measured
VAIE
+3.3%
none

Not measured

VAIE since launch: paid 6.8%, price −3.6%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

VAIE

+3.3%

6.8% as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

VAIE since launch: paid 6.8%, price −3.6%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

VAIE

+3.3%

6.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. VAIE since launch: paid 6.8%, price −3.6%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

Performance, window by window

Performance, window by window: BIGY vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowBIGYVAIEBIGYVAIEBIGYVAIE
3 months+2.7%+2.5%3.0%4.1%−0.3 ptsnot measured
6 months+8.0%–6.7%–−1.7 pts–
1 year+10.9%–12.4%–−4.9 pts–
Since launch
Not the same days: BIGY Nov 2024 · VAIE May 2026
+29.2%+3.3%22.9%6.8%−3.4 ptsnot measured

Source: ETFIQ. – means no data for this window, usually because the fund is younger than it. Open this comparison in the app →

On the same fields

BIGY
YieldMax Target 12 Big 50 Option Income ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly
VAIE
VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF · Autocallable, paying weekly
Issuer YieldMax VegaShares
Strategy synthetic covered call autocallable
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) none
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 12.3% 16.8%
Expense ratio 1.09% 0.74%
Cash paid, 1 year 12.4% 6.8% (since launch, May 12, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −2.1% −3.6% (since launch, May 12, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +10.9% +3.3% (since launch, May 12, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +15.8% not published
Ahead or behind −4.9 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 0% not published
Age 1.9 years 161 days
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026 $32m $67m

As of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid is what the fund distributed over the window, as a share of its price at the start. Payout rate is its latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

About BIGY

Over the year to Oct 20, 2026, BIGY paid 12.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +15.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.9 pts. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.3%, paid monthly. YieldMax estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

About VAIE

Over the period from its first trade on May 12, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, VAIE paid 6.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.3%. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 16.8%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, BIGY or VAIE?
BIGY charges 1.09% a year and VAIE charges 0.74%, so VAIE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
BIGY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗BIGY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗BIGY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗YieldMax page for BIGY ↗VAIE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VAIE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗VegaShares page for VAIE ↗

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How this is computed

Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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