Which paid more, EGGY or OEI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, EGGY paid 30.4% of its starting price in cash and OEI paid 9.2%, 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 OEI?

With every distribution reinvested, EGGY returned −12.6% and OEI +12.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, EGGY or OEI?

EGGY charges 0.92% a year and OEI charges 1.02%, so EGGY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

EGGY vs OEI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, EGGY paid 30.4% of its price in cash against OEI’s 9.2%, though OEI returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $158m on Aug 31, 2026 for NestYield Dynamic Income ETF, and $46m on Jul 31, 2026 for Optimized Equity Income ETF.

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At a glance

30.4%

EGGY cash paid, 1 year

9.2%

OEI cash paid, 1 year

−12.6%

EGGY total return, 1 year

+12.9%

OEI total return, 1 year

EGGY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 27.4 pts behind SPY

EGGY

−12.6%

SPY

+14.8%

27.4 pts behind SPY

EGGY over 1 year: paid 30.4%, price −37.9%, total −12.6%, SPY +14.8%, −27.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

EGGY

−12.6%

27.4 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

27.4 pts behind SPY

EGGY over 1 year: paid 30.4%, price −37.9%, total −12.6%, SPY +14.8%, −27.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

EGGY

−12.6%

27.4 pts behind SPY

30.4% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. EGGY over 1 year: paid 30.4%, price −37.9%, total −12.6%, SPY +14.8%, −27.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

OEI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.9 pts behind SPY

OEI

+12.9%

SPY

+14.8%

1.9 pts behind SPY

OEI over 1 year: paid 9.2%, price +3.0%, total +12.9%, SPY +14.8%, −1.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

OEI

+12.9%

9.2% of it arrived as cash

1.9 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.9 pts behind SPY

OEI over 1 year: paid 9.2%, price +3.0%, total +12.9%, SPY +14.8%, −1.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

OEI

+12.9%

1.9 pts behind SPY

9.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. OEI over 1 year: paid 9.2%, price +3.0%, total +12.9%, SPY +14.8%, −1.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

EGGY costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 25.5 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

EGGY vs OEI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	EGGY	OEI
Paid and earned
Measure	EGGY	OEI
Total return, 1 year	−12.6%	+12.9%
Price change, 1 year	fell 37.9%	rose 3.0%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	EGGY	OEI
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	EGGY	OEI
Expense ratio	0.92%	1.02%
Net assets, EGGY as of Aug 31, 2026 and OEI as of Jul 31, 2026	$158m	$46m
Holdings
Measure	EGGY	OEI
Holdings in common	9%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · OEI scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score11.7EGGY75.7OEI

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

EGGY 11.7

OEI 75.7

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, EGGY and OEI hold 9% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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9% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EGGY OEI

Alphabet Inc 4.80% 3.44%

Micron Technology Inc 4.29% 2.54%

Eli Lilly & Co 2.87% 1.78%

Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.62% 1.54%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in EGGY

Seagate Technology Holdings PL 13.26%

Bloom Energy Corp 8.93%

Lumentum Holdings Inc 8.38%

SK hynix Inc 5.56%

Vertiv Holdings Co 5.24%

Sandisk Corp 5.14%

Coherent Corp 5.11%

Western Digital Corp 4.13%

Only in OEI

NVIDIA Corp 8.22%

Microsoft Corp 5.93%

Amazon.com Inc 4.51%

Apple Inc 4.23%

Broadcom Inc 3.01%

Alphabet Inc 2.76%

Meta Platforms Inc 2.15%

Johnson & Johnson 2.08%

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Side by side

EGGY NestYield Dynamic Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly OEI Optimized Equity Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly

Issuer Nest Egg Core Alternative

Strategy option income option income

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 49.4% 9.6%

Expense ratio 0.92% 1.02%

Cash paid, 1 year 30.4% 9.2%

Price change, 1 year −37.9% +3.0%

Total return, 1 year −12.6% +12.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −27.4 pts −1.9 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% not published

Age 1.9 years 1.0 years

Net assets, EGGY as of Aug 31, 2026 and OEI as of Jul 31, 2026 $158m $46m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: EGGY vs OEI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	EGGY	OEI	EGGY	OEI	EGGY	OEI
3 months	−22.8%	+3.3%	8.7%	2.4%	−22.6 pts	+3.4 pts
6 months	−27.0%	+6.3%	15.7%	4.7%	−32.0 pts	+1.3 pts
1 year	−12.6%	+12.9%	30.4%	9.2%	−27.4 pts	−1.9 pts
Since launchNot the same days: EGGY Dec 2024 · OEI Oct 2025	+6.8%	+15.0%	50.5%	9.4%	−24.6 pts	−1.1 pts

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About each fund

EGGY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, EGGY paid 30.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 37.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −12.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 27.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 49.4%, paid monthly. Nest Egg estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

OEI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OEI paid 9.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.6%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, EGGY or OEI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, EGGY paid 30.4% of its starting price in cash and OEI paid 9.2%, 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 OEI?: With every distribution reinvested, EGGY returned −12.6% and OEI +12.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, EGGY or OEI?: EGGY charges 0.92% a year and OEI charges 1.02%, so EGGY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

S&P 500 (SPY) →EGGY on its own →OEI on its own →EGGY dividend history →EGGY holdings →OEI dividend history →OEI holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

EGGY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EGGY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

EGGY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Nest Egg website ↗

OEI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

OEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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