Data as of .
EGGY vs KYLD: which paid, and which earned it?
EGGY and KYLD both write options for income.
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.
| Holding | EGGY | KYLD |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 4.86% | 6.21% |
| Vistra Corp | 4.17% | 4.71% |
| Teradyne Inc | 3.92% | 5.77% |
| Only in EGGY | Only 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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EGGY | KYLD | EGGY | KYLD | EGGY | KYLD | |
| 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 published | 28.1% | not published | −1.2 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +42.3% | +2.0% | 45.5% | 20.9% | +11.8 pts | −10.9 pts |
| EGGY NestYield Dynamic Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | KYLD Kurv High Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Nest Egg | Kurv |
| Strategy | option income | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 34.8% | 25.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.92% | 1.00% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 28.1% | 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 estimate | not published | 100% |
| Age | 630 days | 322 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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