Data as of .
EGGY vs FGSI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year EGGY paid 28.1% of its price in cash against FGSI’s 8.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, EGGY and FGSI hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | EGGY | FGSI |
|---|---|---|
| Seagate Technology Holdings PL | 12.31% | 2.15% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | 4.01% | 1.93% |
| Only in EGGY | Only in FGSI |
|---|---|
| Bloom Energy Corp 10.77% | Newmont Corporation 2.70% |
| Micron Technology Inc 7.95% | Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 2.63% |
| Lumentum Holdings Inc 6.86% | Marvell Technology, Inc. 2.53% |
| Astera Labs Inc 6.85% | Microsoft Corporation 2.45% |
| Coherent Corp 5.81% | Arista Networks, Inc. 2.32% |
| Vertiv Holdings Co 5.60% | DexCom, Inc. 2.28% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.86% | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 2.22% |
| Credo Technology Group Holding 4.79% | Target Corporation 2.22% |
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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EGGY | FGSI | EGGY | FGSI | EGGY | FGSI | |
| 3 months | −15.1% | +2.4% | 7.1% | 2.1% | −17.3 pts | +0.2 pts |
| 6 months | +27.6% | +10.0% | 19.4% | 4.4% | +9.6 pts | −8.0 pts |
| 1 year | +15.3% | +5.3% | 28.1% | 8.1% | −1.2 pts | −11.3 pts |
| Since launch | +42.3% | +11.9% | 45.5% | 9.8% | +11.8 pts | −14.3 pts |
| EGGY NestYield Dynamic Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | FGSI FT Vest Growth Strength & Target Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Nest Egg | First Trust |
| Strategy | option income | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 34.8% | 8.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.92% | 0.85% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 28.1% | 8.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | −16.2% | −3.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.3% | +5.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −1.2 pts | −11.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 630 days | 449 days |
| Net assets | $126m | $2m |
EGGY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, EGGY paid 28.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 16.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.3%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 34.8%, paid monthly.
FGSI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FGSI paid 8.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.3%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.6%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, EGGY or FGSI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, EGGY paid 28.1% of its starting price in cash and FGSI paid 8.1%, 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 FGSI?
- With every distribution reinvested, EGGY returned +15.3% and FGSI returned +5.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so EGGY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, EGGY or FGSI?
- EGGY charges 0.92% a year and FGSI charges 0.85%, so FGSI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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