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

EGGY and KYLD both write options for income.

NestYield Dynamic Income ETF and Kurv High Income ETF.

28.1%EGGY cash paid, 1 year
20.9%KYLD cash paid, 1 year
+15.3%EGGY total return, 1 year
+2.0%KYLD 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
KYLD10.9 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+12.9%KYLD+2.0%10.9 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+12.9%KYLD+2.0%10.9 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EGGY and KYLD hold 13% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions EGGY and KYLD both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingEGGYKYLD
Advanced Micro Devices Inc4.86%6.21%
Vistra Corp4.17%4.71%
Teradyne Inc3.92%5.77%
Only in each
Only in EGGYOnly in KYLD
Seagate Technology Holdings PL 12.31%TREASURY BILL 12.96%
Bloom Energy Corp 10.77%TREASURY BILL 11.01%
Micron Technology Inc 7.95%Global X Silver Miners ETF 7.09%
Lumentum Holdings Inc 6.86%VanEck Gold Miners ETF/USA 6.38%
Astera Labs Inc 6.85%Intel Corp 6.19%
Coherent Corp 5.81%Howmet Aerospace Inc 5.97%
Vertiv Holdings Co 5.60%BWX Technologies Inc 5.38%
Credo Technology Group Holding 4.79%AppLovin Corp 5.32%

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

EGGY and KYLD over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
EGGYKYLDEGGYKYLDEGGYKYLD
3 months−15.1%−6.3%7.1%5.6%−17.3 pts−8.5 pts
6 months+27.6%+24.4%19.4%14.1%+9.6 pts+6.4 pts
1 year+15.3%not published28.1%not published−1.2 ptsnot published
Since launch+42.3%+2.0%45.5%20.9%+11.8 pts−10.9 pts
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EGGY and KYLD on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
EGGY
NestYield Dynamic Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
KYLD
Kurv High Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying weekly
IssuerNest EggKurv
Strategyoption incomeoption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Paysmonthlyweekly
Payout rate, annualized34.8%25.6%
Expense ratio0.92%1.00%
Cash paid, 1 year28.1%20.9% (since launch on Oct 31, 2025)
Price change, 1 year−16.2%−20.5%
Total return, 1 year+15.3%+2.0% (since launch on Oct 31, 2025)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+12.9%
Ahead or behind−1.2 pts−10.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published100%
Age630 days322 days
Net assets$126m$49m

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.

KYLD in plain words

Over the period since launch on Oct 31, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, KYLD paid 20.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 20.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.0%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +12.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 25.6%, paid weekly. Kurv estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, EGGY or KYLD?
EGGY charges 0.92% a year and KYLD charges 1.00%, so EGGY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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EGGY against KYLD, 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.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, EGGY against KYLD, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/eggy-vs-kyld Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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