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BIGY vs YLDE: 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 YLDE’s 7.9%, though YLDE 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 $186m for Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF.

At a glance
13.1%
BIGY cash paid, 1 year
7.9%
YLDE cash paid, 1 year
+7.4%
BIGY total return, 1 year
+19.0%
YLDE 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.
YLDE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.2 pts ahead of IWV
YLDE
+19.0%
IWV
+14.8%

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

IWV

+14.8%

YLDE

+19.0%

7.9% of it arrived as cash

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

IWV

+14.8%

YLDE

+19.0%

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

7.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

YLDE costs 0.61 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.6 points; YLDE is 6.0 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BIGY vs YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureBIGYYLDE
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+7.4%+19.0%
Price change, 1 yearfell 6.1%rose 10.5%
Return of capital, issuer estimate29% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment67% of the Apr 6, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYiShares Russell 3000 ETF, measured through IWV
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.09%0.48%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$31m$186m
Holdings
Holdings in common25%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · YLDE scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score38BIGY91.9YLDE

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

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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Method

What they share

25%

By the books each fund has filed, BIGY and YLDE hold 25% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

25% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BIGY YLDE
Alphabet Inc 7.37% 3.52%
NVIDIA Corp 7.62% 2.97%
Microsoft Corp 9.51% 2.61%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 2.22% 2.46%
Broadcom Inc 3.57% 2.21%
Apple Inc 9.15% 1.86%
Visa Inc 1.92% 1.79%
ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 1.66% 3.96%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.69% 1.59%
Johnson & Johnson 1.59% 1.94%
Coca-Cola Co 0.97% 1.96%
Home Depot Inc 0.84% 1.36%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in BIGY
Amazon.com Inc 6.70%
Space Exploration Technologies Corp 4.31%
Tesla Inc 3.63%
Eli Lilly & Co 3.14%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.92%
Walmart Inc 2.45%
Micron Technology Inc 2.05%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 1.86%
Only in YLDE
WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 4.53%
NESTLE' SA/AG 2.88%
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC 2.77%
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.72%
UNILEVER PLC 2.58%
PUBLIC STORAGE 2.53%
MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES INC 2.47%
OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP 2.43%
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Side by side

BIGY YieldMax Target 12 Big 50 Option Income ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly YLDE Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF · Covered call on IWV, paying monthly
Strategy synthetic covered call covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) iShares Russell 3000 ETF (IWV)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 11.9% 6.3%
Expense ratio 1.09% 0.48%
Cash paid, 1 year 13.1% 7.9%
Price change, 1 year −6.1% +10.5%
Total return, 1 year +7.4% +19.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −7.4 pts +4.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 29% 67%
Age 2.0 years 9.5 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $31m $186m

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 YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowBIGYYLDEBIGYYLDEBIGYYLDE
3 months−1.2%+3.2%3.0%1.6%−1.1 pts+3.6 pts
6 months+2.1%+8.6%6.4%4.0%−2.9 pts+3.7 pts
1 year+7.4%+19.0%13.1%7.9%−7.4 pts+4.2 pts
3 years–+61.5%–18.0%–−19.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: BIGY Nov 2024 · YLDE May 2017+26.8%+197.5%23.9%44.5%−5.3 pts−52.9 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.

YLDE

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YLDE paid 7.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.0%. iShares Russell 3000 ETF (IWV) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid monthly. Franklin estimates that 67% of the distribution paid Apr 6, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, BIGY or YLDE?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BIGY paid 13.1% of its starting price in cash and YLDE paid 7.9%, 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 YLDE?
With every distribution reinvested, BIGY returned +7.4% and YLDE +19.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, BIGY or YLDE?
BIGY charges 1.09% a year and YLDE charges 0.48%, so YLDE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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