Data as of .
EGGY vs HEMI: which paid, and which earned it?
EGGY and HEMI both write options for income.
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.
| Holding | EGGY | HEMI |
|---|---|---|
| Alphabet Inc | 4.68% | 7.69% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | 4.01% | 2.13% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 4.86% | 1.89% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 7.95% | 1.15% |
| Only in EGGY | Only 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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EGGY | HEMI | EGGY | HEMI | EGGY | HEMI | |
| 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 published | 28.1% | not published | −1.2 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +42.3% | +11.2% | 45.5% | 6.0% | +11.8 pts | −3.4 pts |
| EGGY NestYield Dynamic Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | HEMI Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Nest Egg | Hartford |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 34.8% | 9.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.92% | 0.49% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 28.1% | 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 estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 630 days | 275 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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