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BIGY vs XSPI: which paid, and which earned it?

BIGY and XSPI both write options for income.

YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) Big 50 Option Income ETF and NEOS Boosted S&P 500(R) High Income ETF.

12.5%BIGY cash paid, 1 year
11.1%XSPI cash paid, 1 year
+13.0%BIGY total return, 1 year
+11.6%XSPI total return, 1 year
BIGY3.6 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%BIGY+13.0%12.5% of it arrived as cash3.6 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%BIGY+13.0%12.5% as cash3.6 pts behind SPY
XSPIAbout even with SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+11.3%XSPI+11.6%11.1% of it arrived as cashabout even with SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+11.3%XSPI+11.6%11.1% as cashabout even with SPY

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.

Positions BIGY and XSPI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingBIGYXSPI
Apple Inc7.21%7.83%
NVIDIA Corp6.66%8.50%
Amazon.com Inc4.95%3.94%
Microsoft Corp3.84%5.80%
Alphabet Inc4.84%3.24%
Broadcom Inc3.04%2.65%
Meta Platforms Inc3.70%2.25%
Tesla Inc2.35%1.59%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.3.24%1.47%
Eli Lilly & Co1.99%1.42%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc4.19%1.40%
ExxonMobil Holdings Corp2.23%1.08%
Only in each
Only in BIGYOnly 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

BIGY and XSPI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
BIGYXSPIBIGYXSPIBIGYXSPI
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 published12.5%not published−3.6 ptsnot published
Since launch+28.9%+11.6%21.8%11.1%−2.4 pts+0.2 pts
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BIGY and XSPI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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
IssuerYieldMaxNEOS
Strategysynthetic covered calloption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyS&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized12.1%17.1%
Expense ratio1.09%0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year12.5%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 estimate0%99%
Age666 days227 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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BIGY against XSPI, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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