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EGGY vs HEMI: which paid, and which earned it?

EGGY and HEMI both write options for income.

NestYield Dynamic Income ETF and Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF.

28.1%EGGY cash paid, 1 year
6.0%HEMI cash paid, 1 year
+15.3%EGGY total return, 1 year
+11.2%HEMI total return, 1 year
EGGY1.2 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%EGGY+15.3%28.1% of it arrived as cash1.2 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%EGGY+15.3%28.1% as cash1.2 pts behind SPY
HEMI3.4 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+14.7%HEMI+11.2%6.0% of it arrived as cash3.4 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+14.7%HEMI+11.2%3.4 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EGGY and HEMI hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions EGGY and HEMI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingEGGYHEMI
Alphabet Inc4.68%7.69%
Eli Lilly & Co4.01%2.13%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc4.86%1.89%
Micron Technology Inc7.95%1.15%
Only in each
Only in EGGYOnly in HEMI
Seagate Technology Holdings PL 12.31%NVIDIA Corp 9.11%
Bloom Energy Corp 10.77%Apple Inc 5.86%
Lumentum Holdings Inc 6.86%Amazon.com Inc 5.73%
Astera Labs Inc 6.85%Microsoft Corp 5.72%
Coherent Corp 5.81%Broadcom Inc 4.02%
Vertiv Holdings Co 5.60%Meta Platforms Inc 2.66%
Credo Technology Group Holding 4.79%JPMorgan Chase & Co 2.42%
Western Digital Corp 4.26%Mastercard Inc 2.04%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

Performance, window by window

EGGY and HEMI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
EGGYHEMIEGGYHEMIEGGYHEMI
3 months−15.1%+0.8%7.1%2.2%−17.3 pts−1.5 pts
6 months+27.6%+13.6%19.4%4.9%+9.6 pts−4.5 pts
1 year+15.3%not published28.1%not published−1.2 ptsnot published
Since launch+42.3%+11.2%45.5%6.0%+11.8 pts−3.4 pts
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EGGY and HEMI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
EGGY
NestYield Dynamic Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
HEMI
Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerNest EggHartford
Strategyoption incomecovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyS&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized34.8%9.1%
Expense ratio0.92%0.49%
Cash paid, 1 year28.1%6.0% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025)
Price change, 1 year−16.2%+4.9%
Total return, 1 year+15.3%+11.2% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+14.7%
Ahead or behind−1.2 pts−3.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age630 days275 days
Net assets$126m$33m

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.

HEMI in plain words

Over the period since launch on Dec 17, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, HEMI paid 6.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.1%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, EGGY or HEMI?
EGGY charges 0.92% a year and HEMI charges 0.49%, so HEMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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EGGY against HEMI, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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