Which paid more, BIGY or XIJN?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BIGY paid 13.1% of its starting price in cash and XIJN paid 6.9%, 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 XIJN?

With every distribution reinvested, BIGY returned +7.4% and XIJN +6.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, BIGY or XIJN?

BIGY charges 1.09% a year and XIJN charges 0.85%, so XIJN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

BIGY vs XIJN: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BIGY paid 13.1% of its price in cash against XIJN’s 6.9%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $31m for YieldMax Target 12 Big 50 Option Income ETF and $50m for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - June.

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At a glance

13.1%

BIGY cash paid, 1 year

6.9%

XIJN cash paid, 1 year

+7.4%

BIGY total return, 1 year

+6.8%

XIJN 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.

XIJN · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 8 pts behind VOO

XIJN

+6.8%

VOO

+14.8%

8 pts behind VOO

XIJN over 1 year: paid 6.9%, price −0.3%, total +6.8%, VOO +14.8%, −8.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIJN

+6.8%

6.9% of it arrived as cash

8 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

8 pts behind VOO

XIJN over 1 year: paid 6.9%, price −0.3%, total +6.8%, VOO +14.8%, −8.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIJN

+6.8%

8 pts behind VOO

6.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XIJN over 1 year: paid 6.9%, price −0.3%, total +6.8%, VOO +14.8%, −8.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XIJN costs 0.24 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.6 points; XIJN is 1.6 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BIGY vs XIJN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	BIGY	XIJN
Paid and earned
Measure	BIGY	XIJN
Total return, 1 year	+7.4%	+6.8%
Price change, 1 year	fell 6.1%	fell 0.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	29% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment	95% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	BIGY	XIJN
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Against its benchmark, same days	behind by 7.4 pts	behind by 8.0 pts
Cost and size
Measure	BIGY	XIJN
Expense ratio	1.09%	0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$31m	$50m
Holdings
Measure	BIGY	XIJN
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · XIJN scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score38BIGY55.4XIJN

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

BIGY 38

XIJN 55.4

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, BIGY and XIJN hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BIGY XIJN

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 XIJN

2027-06-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.07 100.31%

2027-06-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 746.73 3.98%

2027-06-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 672.06 -1.97%

2027-06-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 746.73 -7.46%

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Side by side

BIGY YieldMax Target 12 Big 50 Option Income ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly XIJN FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - June · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly

Issuer YieldMax First Trust

Strategy synthetic covered call buffer with income

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 11.9% 6.7%

Expense ratio 1.09% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 13.1% 6.9%

Price change, 1 year −6.1% −0.3%

Total return, 1 year +7.4% +6.8%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −7.4 pts −8.0 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 29% 95%

Age 2.0 years 2.4 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $31m $50m

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 XIJN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	BIGY	XIJN	BIGY	XIJN	BIGY	XIJN
3 months	−1.2%	+1.4%	3.0%	1.7%	−1.1 pts	+1.6 pts
6 months	+2.1%	+3.2%	6.4%	3.4%	−2.9 pts	−1.8 pts
1 year	+7.4%	+6.8%	13.1%	6.9%	−7.4 pts	−8.0 pts
Since launchNot the same days: BIGY Nov 2024 · XIJN Jun 2024	+26.8%	+17.7%	23.9%	15.8%	−5.3 pts	−27.5 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.

XIJN

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XIJN paid 6.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.8%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.7%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 95% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, BIGY or XIJN?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BIGY paid 13.1% of its starting price in cash and XIJN paid 6.9%, 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 XIJN?: With every distribution reinvested, BIGY returned +7.4% and XIJN +6.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, BIGY or XIJN?: BIGY charges 1.09% a year and XIJN charges 0.85%, so XIJN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

BIGY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BIGY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

BIGY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for BIGY ↗

XIJN filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XIJN prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XIJN 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for XIJN ↗

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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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