Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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BIGY vs XQQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $31m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Target 12 Big 50 Option Income ETF, and $408m on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF.

At a glance
13.1%
BIGY cash paid, 1 year
17.0%
XQQI cash paid, since launch, Feb 3, 2026
+7.4%
BIGY total return, 1 year
+7.7%
XQQI total return, since launch, Feb 3, 2026
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.
XQQI · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 4.9 pts behind QQQ
XQQI
+7.7%
QQQ
+12.6%

4.9 pts behind QQQ

XQQI since launch: paid 17.0%, price −9.2%, total +7.7%, QQQ +12.6%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.6%

XQQI

+7.7%

17.0% of it arrived as cash

4.9 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.9 pts behind QQQ

XQQI since launch: paid 17.0%, price −9.2%, total +7.7%, QQQ +12.6%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.6%

XQQI

+7.7%

4.9 pts behind QQQ

17.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XQQI since launch: paid 17.0%, price −9.2%, total +7.7%, QQQ +12.6%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XQQI costs 0.11 points a year less; XQQI is 12.8 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BIGY vs XQQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureBIGYXQQI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+7.4%not published
Price changefell 6.1% (1 year)fell 9.2% (since Feb 3, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate29% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 9, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYNasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.09%0.98%
Net assets, as of Oct 28, 2026$32m$408m
Holdings
Holdings in common56%

Method

Risk and return

Feb 13, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 37 weekly returns
BIGY XQQI
Return
Total return edge XQQI +7.7% +10.2%
Price return edge BIGY −1.0% −3.8%
Risk
Max drawdown edge BIGY −5.9% −10.8%
Reading

From Feb 2026 to Oct 2026, XQQI returned more: +10.2% to +7.7%. BIGY fell less at its worst: −5.9% to −10.8%.

Full scorecard

3 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: BIGY vs XQQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureBIGYXQQIEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+7.7%+10.2%XQQIPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Price return−1.0%−3.8%BIGYPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Max drawdown−5.9%−10.8%BIGYDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 37 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

56%

By the books each fund has filed, BIGY and XQQI hold 56% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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56% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BIGY XQQI
Apple Inc 9.15% 8.50%
NVIDIA Corp 7.62% 8.71%
Microsoft Corp 9.51% 6.78%
Amazon.com Inc 6.70% 4.74%
Tesla Inc 3.63% 3.64%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.69% 3.22%
Alphabet Inc 7.37% 2.90%
Broadcom Inc 3.57% 2.78%
Walmart Inc 2.45% 2.93%
Micron Technology Inc 2.05% 4.63%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 1.86% 3.78%
Costco Wholesale Corp 1.09% 2.18%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in BIGY
Eli Lilly & Co 3.14%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.92%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 2.22%
Visa Inc 1.92%
ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 1.66%
Johnson & Johnson 1.59%
Mastercard Inc 1.39%
AbbVie Inc 1.23%
Only in XQQI
Alphabet Inc 2.70%
Linde PLC 1.18%
Gilead Sciences Inc 1.00%
Analog Devices Inc 0.99%
KLA CORP 0.99%
PepsiCo Inc 0.91%
QUALCOMM Inc 0.87%
Shopify Inc 0.85%
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Side by side

BIGY YieldMax Target 12 Big 50 Option Income ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly XQQI NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
Issuer YieldMax NEOS
Strategy synthetic covered call option income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 11.9% 20.2%
Expense ratio 1.09% 0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year 13.1% 17.0% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −6.1% −9.2% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +7.4% +7.7% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +12.6% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Ahead or behind −7.4 pts −4.9 pts (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate 29% 100%
Age 2.0 years 274 days
Net assets, BIGY as of Nov 3, 2026 and XQQI as of Oct 28, 2026 $31m $408m

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 XQQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowBIGYXQQIBIGYXQQIBIGYXQQI
3 months−1.2%−4.1%3.0%5.0%−1.1 pts−0.6 pts
6 months+2.1%−3.0%6.4%10.0%−2.9 pts−2.6 pts
1 year+7.4%–13.1%–−7.4 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: BIGY Nov 2024 · XQQI Feb 2026+26.8%+7.7%23.9%17.0%−5.3 pts−4.9 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.

XQQI

Over the period from its first trade on Feb 3, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XQQI paid 17.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 9.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 20.2%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 9, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, BIGY or XQQI?
BIGY charges 1.09% a year and XQQI charges 0.98%, so XQQI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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