Data as of .
EGGY vs LJAN: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year EGGY paid 28.1% of its price in cash against LJAN’s 4.9%, 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 LJAN hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in EGGY | Only in LJAN |
|---|---|
| Seagate Technology Holdings PL 12.31% | TREASURY BILL 97.22% |
| Bloom Energy Corp 10.77% | TREASURY BILL 0.40% |
| Micron Technology Inc 7.95% | TREASURY BILL 0.40% |
| Lumentum Holdings Inc 6.86% | TREASURY BILL 0.40% |
| Astera Labs Inc 6.85% | TREASURY BILL 0.40% |
| Coherent Corp 5.81% | TREASURY BILL 0.40% |
| Vertiv Holdings Co 5.60% | TREASURY BILL 0.40% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.86% | TREASURY BILL 0.40% |
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 | LJAN | EGGY | LJAN | EGGY | LJAN | |
| 3 months | −15.1% | +1.3% | 7.1% | 1.2% | −17.3 pts | −1.0 pts |
| 6 months | +27.6% | +4.8% | 19.4% | 2.5% | +9.6 pts | −13.2 pts |
| 1 year | +15.3% | +5.1% | 28.1% | 4.9% | −1.2 pts | −11.4 pts |
| Since launch | +42.3% | +16.1% | 45.5% | 13.9% | +11.8 pts | −50.4 pts |
| EGGY NestYield Dynamic Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | LJAN Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - January Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Nest Egg | Innovator |
| Strategy | option income | buffer with income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 34.8% | 4.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.92% | 0.79% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 28.1% | 4.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | −16.2% | +0.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.3% | +5.1% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −1.2 pts | −11.4 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 630 days | 990 days |
| Net assets | $126m | $12m |
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.
LJAN in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, LJAN paid 4.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.8%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, EGGY or LJAN?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, EGGY paid 28.1% of its starting price in cash and LJAN paid 4.9%, 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 LJAN?
- With every distribution reinvested, EGGY returned +15.3% and LJAN returned +5.1% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so EGGY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, EGGY or LJAN?
- EGGY charges 0.92% a year and LJAN charges 0.79%, so LJAN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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