Data as of .
EGGY vs IQQQ: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year EGGY paid 28.1% of its price in cash against IQQQ’s 6.5%, though IQQQ returned more with it reinvested.
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, EGGY and IQQQ hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | EGGY | IQQQ |
|---|---|---|
| Micron Technology Inc | 7.95% | 4.44% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 4.86% | 3.41% |
| Alphabet Inc | 4.68% | 3.25% |
| Western Digital Corp | 4.26% | 0.73% |
| Lumentum Holdings Inc | 6.86% | 0.25% |
| Only in EGGY | Only in IQQQ |
|---|---|
| Seagate Technology Holdings PL 12.31% | ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF 7.60% |
| Bloom Energy Corp 10.77% | NVIDIA Corp. 7.54% |
| Astera Labs Inc 6.85% | Apple, Inc. 6.74% |
| Coherent Corp 5.81% | Microsoft Corp. 4.92% |
| Vertiv Holdings Co 5.60% | Amazon.com, Inc. 4.27% |
| Credo Technology Group Holding 4.79% | Tesla, Inc. 3.20% |
| Vistra Corp 4.17% | Broadcom, Inc. 3.11% |
| Eli Lilly & Co 4.01% | Alphabet, Inc. 3.01% |
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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EGGY | IQQQ | EGGY | IQQQ | EGGY | IQQQ | |
| 3 months | −15.1% | −3.1% | 7.1% | 1.8% | −17.3 pts | −0.6 pts |
| 6 months | +27.6% | +19.1% | 19.4% | 4.2% | +9.6 pts | −5.1 pts |
| 1 year | +15.3% | +17.7% | 28.1% | 6.5% | −1.2 pts | −4.1 pts |
| Since launch | +42.3% | +51.5% | 45.5% | 24.4% | +11.8 pts | −13.0 pts |
| EGGY NestYield Dynamic Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | IQQQ ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Nest Egg | ProShares |
| Strategy | option income | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 34.8% | 5.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.92% | 0.97% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 28.1% | 6.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | −16.2% | +10.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.3% | +17.7% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −1.2 pts | −4.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 630 days | 912 days |
| Net assets | $126m | $405m |
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.
IQQQ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, IQQQ paid 6.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.7%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, EGGY or IQQQ?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, EGGY paid 28.1% of its starting price in cash and IQQQ paid 6.5%, 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 IQQQ?
- With every distribution reinvested, EGGY returned +15.3% and IQQQ returned +17.7% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so IQQQ returned more.
- Which is cheaper, EGGY or IQQQ?
- EGGY charges 0.92% a year and IQQQ charges 0.97%, so EGGY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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