Data as of .
EGGY vs FTQI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year EGGY paid 28.1% of its price in cash against FTQI’s 12.0%, though FTQI returned more with it reinvested.
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, EGGY and FTQI hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | EGGY | FTQI |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 4.86% | 5.41% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 7.95% | 2.38% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings PL | 12.31% | 2.17% |
| Alphabet Inc | 4.68% | 2.06% |
| Astera Labs Inc | 6.85% | 0.20% |
| Only in EGGY | Only in FTQI |
|---|---|
| Bloom Energy Corp 10.77% | Apple Inc. 8.76% |
| Lumentum Holdings Inc 6.86% | NVIDIA Corporation 6.55% |
| Coherent Corp 5.81% | US Dollar 5.75% |
| Vertiv Holdings Co 5.60% | Amazon.com, Inc. 4.13% |
| Credo Technology Group Holding 4.79% | Cisco Systems, Inc. 3.18% |
| Western Digital Corp 4.26% | Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 2.75% |
| Vistra Corp 4.17% | Tesla, Inc. 2.68% |
| Eli Lilly & Co 4.01% | Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 2.54% |
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 | FTQI | EGGY | FTQI | EGGY | FTQI | |
| 3 months | −15.1% | +4.0% | 7.1% | 2.9% | −17.3 pts | +6.5 pts |
| 6 months | +27.6% | +18.3% | 19.4% | 6.3% | +9.6 pts | −5.9 pts |
| 1 year | +15.3% | +21.5% | 28.1% | 12.0% | −1.2 pts | −0.3 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +62.9% | not published | 37.0% | not published | −35.3 pts |
| Since launch | +42.3% | +141.7% | 45.5% | 78.8% | +11.8 pts | −675.0 pts |
| EGGY NestYield Dynamic Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | FTQI First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Nest Egg | First Trust |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 34.8% | 11.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.92% | 0.75% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 28.1% | 12.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | −16.2% | +8.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.3% | +21.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −1.2 pts | −0.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 630 days | 4637 days |
| Net assets | $126m | $975m |
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.
FTQI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTQI paid 12.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.9%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, EGGY or FTQI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, EGGY paid 28.1% of its starting price in cash and FTQI paid 12.0%, 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 FTQI?
- With every distribution reinvested, EGGY returned +15.3% and FTQI returned +21.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so FTQI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, EGGY or FTQI?
- EGGY charges 0.92% a year and FTQI charges 0.75%, so FTQI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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