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EGGY vs FTHI: 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 FTHI’s 8.9%, though FTHI returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $158m on Aug 31, 2026 for NestYield Dynamic Income ETF, and $2.5bn on Nov 3, 2026 for First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF.

At a glance
30.4%
EGGY cash paid, 1 year
8.9%
FTHI cash paid, 1 year
−12.6%
EGGY total return, 1 year
+8.1%
FTHI 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.
FTHI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 6.7 pts behind SPY
FTHI
+8.1%
SPY
+14.8%

6.7 pts behind SPY

FTHI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price −1.2%, total +8.1%, SPY +14.8%, −6.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

FTHI

+8.1%

8.9% as cash

6.7 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

6.7 pts behind SPY

FTHI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price −1.2%, total +8.1%, SPY +14.8%, −6.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

FTHI

+8.1%

6.7 pts behind SPY

8.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. FTHI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price −1.2%, total +8.1%, SPY +14.8%, −6.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

FTHI costs 0.17 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 20.7 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

EGGY vs FTHI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureEGGYFTHI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year−12.6%+8.1%
Price change, 1 yearfell 37.9%fell 1.2%
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment92% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.92%0.75%
Net assets, EGGY as of Aug 31, 2026 and FTHI as of Nov 3, 2026$158m$2.5bn
Holdings
Holdings in common5%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · FTHI scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score11.7EGGY52.4FTHI

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

Risk and return

Jan 3, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 95 weekly returns · each against SPY
EGGY FTHI
Return
Total return edge FTHI +12.9% +16.6%
Annualized edge FTHI +6.9% +8.8%
Price return edge FTHI −35.3% −1.0%
Risk
Volatility edge FTHI 30.8% 10.9%
Max drawdown edge FTHI −32.5% −14.4%
Downside capture 144.2% 69.6%
Beta 1.33 0.65
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge FTHI 0.24 0.46
Sortino edge FTHI 0.32 0.63
Treynor 0.056 0.077
Calmar edge FTHI 0.21 0.61
Against the benchmark
Alpha −7.9% a year −2.5% a year
Alpha t-stat −0.45 −0.73
Information ratio −0.17 −0.94
Tracking error 23.9% 7.0%
Reading

From Jan 2025 to Oct 2026, FTHI returned more: +16.6% to +12.9%. FTHI swung less: 10.9% to 30.8%. FTHI fell less at its worst: −14.4% to −32.5%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: EGGY vs FTHI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureEGGYFTHISPYEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+12.9%+16.6%FTHIPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+6.9%+8.8%FTHITotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return−35.3%−1.0%FTHIPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility30.8%10.9%FTHISpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation23.3%8.0%FTHILike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−32.5%−14.4%FTHIDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture183.0%49.8%100.0%EGGYShare of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture144.2%69.6%100.0%FTHIShare of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta1.330.651.00FTHI lowerHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.420.821.00Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.240.46FTHIReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.320.63FTHIReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.0560.0770.116FTHIReturn above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar0.210.61FTHIAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkSPYSPYSPYThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha−7.9% a year−2.5% a year0.0%Not significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat−0.45−0.73Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−42.6% to +26.8%−9.4% to +4.3%Both include zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.17−0.94EGGYReturn against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error23.9%7.0%0.0%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

5%

By the books each fund has filed, EGGY and FTHI hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

5% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EGGY FTHI
Alphabet Inc 4.80% 1.99%
Eli Lilly & Co 2.87% 1.19%
Micron Technology Inc 4.29% 0.95%
Vistra Corp 4.09% 0.41%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.62% 0.37%
Ciena Corp 2.82% 0.24%
Sandisk Corp 5.14% 0.20%
Celestica Inc 2.82% 0.14%
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%
Coherent Corp 5.11%
Western Digital Corp 4.13%
Astera Labs Inc 3.46%
Only in FTHI
Apple Inc. 7.86%
NVIDIA Corporation 6.59%
Microsoft Corporation 3.18%
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.65%
Amazon.com, Inc. 2.57%
ASML Holding N.V. (New York Registry Shares) 2.06%
Costco Wholesale Corporation 2.04%
Bank of America Corporation 1.97%
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Side by side

EGGY NestYield Dynamic Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly FTHI First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
Strategy option income covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 49.4% 9.0%
Expense ratio 0.92% 0.75%
Cash paid, 1 year 30.4% 8.9%
Price change, 1 year −37.9% −1.2%
Total return, 1 year −12.6% +8.1%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −27.4 pts −6.7 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 92%
Age 1.9 years 12.8 years
Net assets, EGGY as of Aug 31, 2026 and FTHI as of Nov 3, 2026 $158m $2.5bn

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 FTHI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowEGGYFTHIEGGYFTHIEGGYFTHI
3 months−22.8%−0.5%8.7%2.2%−22.6 pts−0.3 pts
6 months−27.0%+2.5%15.7%4.4%−32.0 pts−2.5 pts
1 year−12.6%+8.1%30.4%8.9%−27.4 pts−6.7 pts
3 years–+48.1%–29.7%–−34.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: EGGY Dec 2024 · FTHI Jan 2014+6.8%+155.0%50.5%84.3%−24.6 pts−262.6 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.

FTHI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FTHI paid 8.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.7 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.0%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 92% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, EGGY or FTHI?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, EGGY paid 30.4% of its starting price in cash and FTHI paid 8.9%, 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 FTHI?
With every distribution reinvested, EGGY returned −12.6% and FTHI +8.1% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, EGGY or FTHI?
EGGY charges 0.92% a year and FTHI charges 0.75%, so FTHI 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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