Data as of .
BIGY vs XSPI: which paid, and which earned it?
BIGY and XSPI both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BIGY and XSPI hold 53% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BIGY | XSPI |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc | 7.21% | 7.83% |
| NVIDIA Corp | 6.66% | 8.50% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 4.95% | 3.94% |
| Microsoft Corp | 3.84% | 5.80% |
| Alphabet Inc | 4.84% | 3.24% |
| Broadcom Inc | 3.04% | 2.65% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 3.70% | 2.25% |
| Tesla Inc | 2.35% | 1.59% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. | 3.24% | 1.47% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | 1.99% | 1.42% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 4.19% | 1.40% |
| ExxonMobil Holdings Corp | 2.23% | 1.08% |
| Only in BIGY | Only in XSPI |
|---|---|
| First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 0.84% | Alphabet Inc 2.57% |
| Space Exploration Technologies Corp 0.75% | Micron Technology Inc 1.75% |
| NVDA US 10/16/26 C230 0.13% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.47% |
| AMD US 10/16/26 C630 0.07% | SPX US 10/16/26 C7500 1.39% |
| AVGO US 10/16/26 C380 0.05% | Intel Corp 0.79% |
| META US 10/16/26 C730 0.05% | Palantir Technologies Inc 0.63% |
| GOOGL US 10/16/26 C380 0.04% | Applied Materials Inc 0.56% |
| CAT US 10/16/26 C870 0.03% | Lam Research Corp 0.56% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIGY | XSPI | BIGY | XSPI | BIGY | XSPI | |
| 3 months | +2.6% | +3.7% | 3.0% | 4.2% | +0.3 pts | +1.4 pts |
| 6 months | +15.0% | +20.0% | 6.9% | 9.2% | −3.0 pts | +1.9 pts |
| 1 year | +13.0% | not published | 12.5% | not published | −3.6 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +28.9% | +11.6% | 21.8% | 11.1% | −2.4 pts | +0.2 pts |
| BIGY YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) Big 50 Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly | XSPI NEOS Boosted S&P 500(R) High Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | NEOS |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 12.1% | 17.1% |
| Expense ratio | 1.09% | 0.98% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.5% | 11.1% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.3% | −0.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.0% | +11.6% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +11.3% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.6 pts | +0.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 0% | 99% |
| Age | 666 days | 227 days |
| Net assets | $33m | $113m |
BIGY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BIGY paid 12.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.0%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.1%, paid monthly. YieldMax estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
XSPI in plain words
Over the period since launch on Feb 3, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, XSPI paid 11.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 17.1%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Jul 10, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, BIGY or XSPI?
- BIGY charges 1.09% a year and XSPI charges 0.98%, so XSPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, BIGY against XSPI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/bigy-vs-xspi Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.