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EGGY vs FDND: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, EGGY paid 30.4% of its price in cash against FDND’s 7.3%, though FDND returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $158m on Aug 31, 2026 for NestYield Dynamic Income ETF, and $9.3m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest Dow Jones Internet & Target Income ETF.

At a glance
30.4%
EGGY cash paid, 1 year
7.3%
FDND cash paid, 1 year
−12.6%
EGGY total return, 1 year
−2.6%
FDND total return, 1 year
EGGY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 27.4 pts behind SPY
EGGY
−12.6%
SPY
+14.8%

27.4 pts behind SPY

EGGY over 1 year: paid 30.4%, price −37.9%, total −12.6%, SPY +14.8%, −27.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

EGGY

−12.6%

27.4 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

27.4 pts behind SPY

EGGY over 1 year: paid 30.4%, price −37.9%, total −12.6%, SPY +14.8%, −27.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

EGGY

−12.6%

27.4 pts behind SPY

30.4% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. EGGY over 1 year: paid 30.4%, price −37.9%, total −12.6%, SPY +14.8%, −27.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
FDND · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1 pt behind FDN
FDND
−2.6%
FDN
−1.6%

1 pt behind FDN

FDND over 1 year: paid 7.3%, price −10.1%, total −2.6%, FDN −1.6%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FDN

−1.6%

FDND

−2.6%

1 pt behind FDN

Total return, distributions reinvested

1 pt behind FDN

FDND over 1 year: paid 7.3%, price −10.1%, total −2.6%, FDN −1.6%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FDN

−1.6%

FDND

−2.6%

1 pt behind FDN

7.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. FDND over 1 year: paid 7.3%, price −10.1%, total −2.6%, FDN −1.6%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

FDND costs 0.17 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.0 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

EGGY vs FDND: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureEGGYFDND
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year−12.6%−2.6%
Price change, 1 yearfell 37.9%fell 10.1%
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYFirst Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund, measured through FDN
Against its benchmark, same daysbehind by 27.4 ptsbehind by 1.0 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.92%0.75%
Net assets, EGGY as of Aug 31, 2026 and FDND as of Nov 3, 2026$158m$9.3m
Holdings
Holdings in common7%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · FDND scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score11.7EGGY12.3FDND

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

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

Risk and return

Jan 3, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 95 weekly returns
EGGY FDND
Return
Total return edge EGGY +12.9% +6.0%
Annualized edge EGGY +6.9% +3.2%
Price return edge FDND −35.3% −8.6%
Risk
Volatility edge FDND 30.8% 22.6%
Max drawdown edge FDND −32.5% −24.0%
Downside capture 144.2% 97.5%
Beta 1.33 0.95
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge EGGY 0.24 0.08
Sortino edge EGGY 0.32 0.11
Treynor 0.056 0.069
Calmar edge EGGY 0.21 0.13
Against the benchmark
Alpha −7.9% a year −1.3% a year
Alpha t-stat −0.45 −1.30
Information ratio −0.17 −0.88
Tracking error 23.9% 1.9%

Each against its own benchmark: EGGY against SPY, Jan 3, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026; FDND against FDN, Mar 28, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026.

Reading

From Jan 2025 to Oct 2026, EGGY returned more: +12.9% to +6.0%. FDND swung less: 22.6% to 30.8%. FDND fell less at its worst: −24.0% to −32.5%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: EGGY vs FDND: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureEGGYFDNDEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+12.9%+6.0%EGGYPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+6.9%+3.2%EGGYTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return−35.3%−8.6%FDNDPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility30.8%22.6%FDNDSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation23.3%15.8%FDNDLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−32.5%−24.0%FDNDDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture183.0%89.4%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture144.2%97.5%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta1.330.95Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.420.99Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.240.08EGGYReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.320.11EGGYReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.0560.069Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar0.210.13EGGYAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkSPYFDNThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha−7.9% a year−1.3% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat−0.45−1.30Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−42.6% to +26.8%−3.3% to +0.7%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.17−0.88Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error23.9%1.9%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 95 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

7%

By the books each fund has filed, EGGY and FDND hold 7% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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7% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EGGY FDND
Alphabet Inc 4.80% 5.05%
Ciena Corp 2.82% 1.57%
CoreWeave Inc 2.29% 0.76%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in EGGY
Seagate Technology Holdings PL 13.26%
Bloom Energy Corp 8.93%
Lumentum Holdings Inc 8.38%
SK hynix Inc 5.56%
Vertiv Holdings Co 5.24%
Sandisk Corp 5.14%
Coherent Corp 5.11%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.62%
Only in FDND
Amazon.com, Inc. 10.68%
Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 10.21%
Cisco Systems, Inc. 8.81%
Netflix, Inc. 5.64%
Salesforce, Inc. 4.40%
Booking Holdings Inc. 4.29%
Arista Networks, Inc. 4.26%
Alphabet Inc. (Class C) 4.06%
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Side by side

EGGY NestYield Dynamic Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly FDND FT Vest Dow Jones Internet & Target Income ETF · Writes calls on the Nasdaq-100, measured against the Dow Jones Internet Composite Index, paying monthly
Strategy option income option income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund (FDN)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 49.4% 8.2%
Expense ratio 0.92% 0.75%
Cash paid, 1 year 30.4% 7.3%
Price change, 1 year −37.9% −10.1%
Total return, 1 year −12.6% −2.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% −1.6%
Ahead or behind −27.4 pts −1.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 100%
Age 1.9 years 2.6 years
Net assets, EGGY as of Aug 31, 2026 and FDND as of Nov 3, 2026 $158m $9.3m

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: EGGY vs FDND: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowEGGYFDNDEGGYFDNDEGGYFDND
3 months−22.8%−4.7%8.7%2.0%−22.6 pts+0.5 pts
6 months−27.0%+2.2%15.7%4.0%−32.0 pts0.0 pts
1 year−12.6%−2.6%30.4%7.3%−27.4 pts−1.0 pts
Since launchNot the same days: EGGY Dec 2024 · FDND Mar 2024+6.8%+27.3%50.5%21.9%−24.6 pts−4.9 pts

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About each fund
EGGY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, EGGY paid 30.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 37.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −12.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 27.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 49.4%, paid monthly. Nest Egg estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

FDND

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FDND paid 7.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.6%. First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund (FDN) returned −1.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.2%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, EGGY or FDND?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, EGGY paid 30.4% of its starting price in cash and FDND paid 7.3%, so EGGY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, EGGY or FDND?
With every distribution reinvested, EGGY returned −12.6% and FDND −2.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, EGGY or FDND?
EGGY charges 0.92% a year and FDND charges 0.75%, so FDND is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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