Which paid more, EGGY or FGSI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, EGGY paid 30.4% of its starting price in cash and FGSI paid 8.3%, 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 FGSI?

With every distribution reinvested, EGGY returned −12.6% and FGSI +9.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

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.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

EGGY vs FGSI: 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 FGSI’s 8.3%, though FGSI returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $158m on Aug 31, 2026 for NestYield Dynamic Income ETF, and $2.0m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest Growth Strength & Target Income ETF.

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At a glance

30.4%

EGGY cash paid, 1 year

8.3%

FGSI cash paid, 1 year

−12.6%

EGGY total return, 1 year

+9.0%

FGSI 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.

FGSI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with FTGS

FGSI

+9.0%

FTGS

+8.8%

About even with FTGS

FGSI over 1 year: paid 8.3%, price +0.2%, total +9.0%, FTGS +8.8%, +0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FTGS

+8.8%

FGSI

+9.0%

8.3% of it arrived as cash

about even with FTGS

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with FTGS

FGSI over 1 year: paid 8.3%, price +0.2%, total +9.0%, FTGS +8.8%, +0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FTGS

+8.8%

FGSI

+9.0%

about even with FTGS

8.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. FGSI over 1 year: paid 8.3%, price +0.2%, total +9.0%, FTGS +8.8%, +0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

FGSI costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 21.6 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

EGGY vs FGSI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	EGGY	FGSI
Paid and earned
Measure	EGGY	FGSI
Total return, 1 year	−12.6%	+9.0%
Price change, 1 year	fell 37.9%	rose 0.2%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	53% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	EGGY	FGSI
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	First Trust Growth Strength ETF, measured through FTGS
Cost and size
Measure	EGGY	FGSI
Expense ratio	0.92%	0.85%
Net assets, EGGY as of Aug 31, 2026 and FGSI as of Nov 3, 2026	$158m	$2.0m
Holdings
Measure	EGGY	FGSI
Holdings in common	6%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · FGSI scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score11.7EGGY63.2FGSI

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

EGGY 11.7

FGSI 63.2

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, EGGY and FGSI hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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6% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EGGY FGSI

Vertiv Holdings Co 5.24% 2.28%

Eli Lilly & Co 2.87% 2.25%

Seagate Technology Holdings PL 13.26% 1.90%

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Only in EGGY

Bloom Energy Corp 8.93%

Lumentum Holdings Inc 8.38%

SK hynix Inc 5.56%

Sandisk Corp 5.14%

Coherent Corp 5.11%

Alphabet Inc 4.80%

Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.62%

Micron Technology Inc 4.29%

Only in FGSI

United Therapeutics Corporation 2.25%

Blackstone Inc. 2.21%

Delta Air Lines, Inc. 2.20%

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. 2.18%

General Dynamics Corporation 2.16%

S&P Global Inc. 2.16%

Cincinnati Financial Corporation 2.15%

Arch Capital Group Ltd. 2.12%

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Side by side

EGGY NestYield Dynamic Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly FGSI FT Vest Growth Strength & Target Income ETF · Writes calls on the S&P 500, measured against The Growth Strength Index, paying monthly

Issuer Nest Egg First Trust

Strategy option income option income

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) First Trust Growth Strength ETF (FTGS)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 49.4% 8.3%

Expense ratio 0.92% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 30.4% 8.3%

Price change, 1 year −37.9% +0.2%

Total return, 1 year −12.6% +9.0%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +8.8%

Ahead or behind −27.4 pts +0.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 53%

Age 1.9 years 1.4 years

Net assets, EGGY as of Aug 31, 2026 and FGSI as of Nov 3, 2026 $158m $2.0m

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 FGSI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	EGGY	FGSI	EGGY	FGSI	EGGY	FGSI
3 months	−22.8%	−2.2%	8.7%	2.0%	−22.6 pts	+0.6 pts
6 months	−27.0%	+6.3%	15.7%	4.3%	−32.0 pts	+0.2 pts
1 year	−12.6%	+9.0%	30.4%	8.3%	−27.4 pts	+0.2 pts
Since launchNot the same days: EGGY Dec 2024 · FGSI Jun 2025	+6.8%	+13.6%	50.5%	11.3%	−24.6 pts	−0.7 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.

FGSI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FGSI paid 8.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.0%. First Trust Growth Strength ETF (FTGS) returned +8.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.3%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 53% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, EGGY or FGSI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, EGGY paid 30.4% of its starting price in cash and FGSI paid 8.3%, 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 FGSI?: With every distribution reinvested, EGGY returned −12.6% and FGSI +9.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
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 to next

S&P 500 (SPY) →First Trust Growth Strength ETF (FTGS) →EGGY on its own →FGSI on its own →EGGY dividend history →EGGY holdings →FGSI dividend history →FGSI holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

EGGY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EGGY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

EGGY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Nest Egg website ↗

FGSI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FGSI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

FGSI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for FGSI ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

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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