Data as of .
EGGY vs KNG: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year EGGY paid 28.1% of its price in cash against KNG’s 8.5%, and returned more with it reinvested.
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, EGGY and KNG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in EGGY | Only in KNG |
|---|---|
| Seagate Technology Holdings PL 12.31% | Johnson & Johnson 1.85% |
| Bloom Energy Corp 10.77% | Nucor Corporation 1.85% |
| Micron Technology Inc 7.95% | West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 1.77% |
| Lumentum Holdings Inc 6.86% | Chubb Limited 1.74% |
| Astera Labs Inc 6.85% | Becton, Dickinson and Company 1.72% |
| Coherent Corp 5.81% | The Procter & Gamble Company 1.72% |
| Vertiv Holdings Co 5.60% | Archer-Daniels-Midland Company 1.71% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.86% | Walmart Inc. 1.71% |
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 | KNG | EGGY | KNG | EGGY | KNG | |
| 3 months | −15.1% | +1.8% | 7.1% | 2.2% | −17.3 pts | −0.1 pts |
| 6 months | +27.6% | +7.1% | 19.4% | 4.4% | +9.6 pts | −0.9 pts |
| 1 year | +15.3% | +8.3% | 28.1% | 8.5% | −1.2 pts | −1.6 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +24.0% | not published | 25.4% | not published | −4.3 pts |
| Since launch | +42.3% | +101.5% | 45.5% | 59.4% | +11.8 pts | −15.2 pts |
| EGGY NestYield Dynamic Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | KNG FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on NOBL, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Nest Egg | First Trust |
| Strategy | option income | dividend stocks with call overlay |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 34.8% | 8.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.92% | 0.74% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 28.1% | 8.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | −16.2% | −0.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.3% | +8.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +9.9% |
| Ahead or behind | −1.2 pts | −1.6 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 630 days | 3097 days |
| Net assets | $126m | $3.3bn |
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.
KNG in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, KNG paid 8.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.3%. S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) returned +9.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.8%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, EGGY or KNG?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, EGGY paid 28.1% of its starting price in cash and KNG paid 8.5%, 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 KNG?
- With every distribution reinvested, EGGY returned +15.3% and KNG returned +8.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so EGGY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, EGGY or KNG?
- EGGY charges 0.92% a year and KNG charges 0.74%, so KNG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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