Which paid more, BIGY or YYY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BIGY paid 13.1% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.4%, 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 YYY?

With every distribution reinvested, BIGY returned +7.4% and YYY +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, BIGY or YYY?

BIGY charges 1.09% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so BIGY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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BIGY vs YYY: 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 YYY’s 12.4%, 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 $674m for Amplify CEF High Income ETF.

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At a glance

13.1%

BIGY cash paid, 1 year

12.4%

YYY cash paid, 1 year

+7.4%

BIGY total return, 1 year

+1.9%

YYY 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.

YYY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

YYY

+1.9%

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Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY

+1.9%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY

+1.9%

12.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

BIGY costs 2.14 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.5 points; YYY is far larger, $674m against $31m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BIGY vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	BIGY	YYY
Paid and earned
Measure	BIGY	YYY
Total return, 1 year	+7.4%	+1.9%
Price change, 1 year	fell 6.1%	fell 10.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	29% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment	18% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	BIGY	YYY
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	its own holdings
Cost and size
Measure	BIGY	YYY
Expense ratio	1.09%	3.23%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$31m	$674m
Holdings
Measure	BIGY	YYY
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

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

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BIGY YYY

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 YYY

abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund 3.64%

Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund 3.31%

Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund/Closed-end Fund 3.31%

BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust 3.30%

PIMCO High Income Fund 3.06%

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp 3.04%

Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund 2.70%

abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund 2.66%

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Side by side

BIGY YieldMax Target 12 Big 50 Option Income ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly YYY Amplify CEF High Income ETF · Income from closed-end funds on its own holdings, paying monthly

Issuer YieldMax Amplify

Strategy synthetic covered call income from closed-end funds

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) YYY's own holdings (from its holdings of Nov 3, 2026)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 11.9% 13.8%

Expense ratio 1.09% 3.23%

Cash paid, 1 year 13.1% 12.4%

Price change, 1 year −6.1% −10.3%

Total return, 1 year +7.4% +1.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% not published

Ahead or behind −7.4 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate 29% 18%

Age 2.0 years 14.4 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $31m $674m

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 YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	BIGY	YYY	BIGY	YYY	BIGY	YYY
3 months	−1.2%	−4.9%	3.0%	3.2%	−1.1 pts	not measured
6 months	+2.1%	−4.1%	6.4%	6.2%	−2.9 pts	not measured
1 year	+7.4%	+1.9%	13.1%	12.4%	−7.4 pts	not measured
3 years	–	+35.2%	–	38.6%	–	not measured
Since launchNot the same days: BIGY Nov 2024 · YYY Jun 2012	+26.8%	+114.4%	23.9%	113.6%	−5.3 pts	not measured

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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.

YYY

No 1-year comparison: a quarter's holdings filing is missing from the year.

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YYY paid 12.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.9%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.8%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 18% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, BIGY or YYY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BIGY paid 13.1% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.4%, 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 YYY?: With every distribution reinvested, BIGY returned +7.4% and YYY +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, BIGY or YYY?: BIGY charges 1.09% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so BIGY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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S&P 500 (SPY) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →BIGY on its own →YYY on its own →BIGY dividend history →BIGY holdings →YYY dividend history →YYY holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

BIGY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BIGY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

BIGY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for BIGY ↗

YYY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

YYY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

YYY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Amplify page for YYY ↗

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How this is computed

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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