Data as of .
EGGY vs PAPI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year EGGY paid 28.1% of its price in cash against PAPI’s 7.9%, 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 PAPI hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | EGGY | PAPI |
|---|---|---|
| Alphabet Inc | 4.68% | 0.59% |
| Only in EGGY | Only in PAPI |
|---|---|
| Seagate Technology Holdings PL 12.31% | Corning, Inc. 1.01% |
| Bloom Energy Corp 10.77% | TD SYNNEX Corp. 0.81% |
| Micron Technology Inc 7.95% | Cisco Systems, Inc. 0.77% |
| Lumentum Holdings Inc 6.86% | Power Integrations, Inc. 0.73% |
| Astera Labs Inc 6.85% | Royalty Pharma plc 0.73% |
| Coherent Corp 5.81% | Millicom International Cellular SA 0.72% |
| Vertiv Holdings Co 5.60% | Avnet, Inc. 0.71% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.86% | Texas Instruments, Inc. 0.71% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EGGY | PAPI | EGGY | PAPI | EGGY | PAPI | |
| 3 months | −15.1% | +4.7% | 7.1% | 2.0% | −17.3 pts | +2.5 pts |
| 6 months | +27.6% | +5.6% | 19.4% | 4.0% | +9.6 pts | −12.4 pts |
| 1 year | +15.3% | +12.8% | 28.1% | 7.9% | −1.2 pts | −3.8 pts |
| Since launch | +42.3% | +35.6% | 45.5% | 22.5% | +11.8 pts | −49.6 pts |
| EGGY NestYield Dynamic Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | PAPI Parametric Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Nest Egg | Parametric |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 34.8% | 7.2% |
| Expense ratio | 0.92% | 0.29% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 28.1% | 7.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | −16.2% | +4.5% |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.3% | +12.8% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −1.2 pts | −3.8 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 630 days | 1065 days |
| Net assets | $126m | $400m |
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.
PAPI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, PAPI paid 7.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.2%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, EGGY or PAPI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, EGGY paid 28.1% of its starting price in cash and PAPI paid 7.9%, 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 PAPI?
- With every distribution reinvested, EGGY returned +15.3% and PAPI returned +12.8% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so EGGY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, EGGY or PAPI?
- EGGY charges 0.92% a year and PAPI charges 0.29%, so PAPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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