Which paid more, EGGY or QLDY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, EGGY paid 30.4% of its starting price in cash and QLDY paid 35.3%, so QLDY 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 QLDY?

With every distribution reinvested, EGGY returned −12.6% and QLDY +9.1% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, EGGY or QLDY?

EGGY charges 0.92% a year and QLDY charges 1.04%, so EGGY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

EGGY vs QLDY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QLDY paid 35.3% of its price in cash against EGGY’s 30.4%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $158m on Aug 31, 2026 for NestYield Dynamic Income ETF, and $53m on Nov 3, 2026 for Defiance Nasdaq 100 LightningSpread Income ETF.

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At a glance

30.4%

EGGY cash paid, 1 year

35.3%

QLDY cash paid, 1 year

−12.6%

EGGY total return, 1 year

+9.1%

QLDY 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.

QLDY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3.2 pts behind QQQ

QLDY

+9.1%

QQQ

+12.3%

3.2 pts behind QQQ

QLDY over 1 year: paid 35.3%, price −27.2%, total +9.1%, QQQ +12.3%, −3.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QLDY

+9.1%

35.3% of it arrived as cash

3.2 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.2 pts behind QQQ

QLDY over 1 year: paid 35.3%, price −27.2%, total +9.1%, QQQ +12.3%, −3.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QLDY

+9.1%

3.2 pts behind QQQ

35.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QLDY over 1 year: paid 35.3%, price −27.2%, total +9.1%, QQQ +12.3%, −3.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

EGGY costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 21.7 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

EGGY vs QLDY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	EGGY	QLDY
Paid and earned
Measure	EGGY	QLDY
Total return, 1 year	−12.6%	+9.1%
Price change, 1 year	fell 37.9%	fell 27.2%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	0% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	EGGY	QLDY
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Measure	EGGY	QLDY
Expense ratio	0.92%	1.04%
Net assets, EGGY as of Aug 31, 2026 and QLDY as of Nov 3, 2026	$158m	$53m
Holdings
Measure	EGGY	QLDY
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score11.7EGGY24.9QLDY

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

QLDY 24.9

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 QLDY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EGGY QLDY

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%

Alphabet Inc 4.80%

Only in QLDY

Ndx 12/18/2026 2001.44 C 92.84%

United States Treasury Note/bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 0.49%

Exchange Put Opt 11/26 28320 0.15%

Xnd 12/18/2026 10.44 C 0.05%

Nasdaq-1 Put Opt 11/26 28470 -0.24%

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Side by side

EGGY NestYield Dynamic Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly QLDY Defiance Nasdaq 100 LightningSpread Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying weekly

Issuer Nest Egg Defiance

Strategy option income option income

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)

Pays monthly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 49.4% 19.7%

Expense ratio 0.92% 1.04%

Cash paid, 1 year 30.4% 35.3%

Price change, 1 year −37.9% −27.2%

Total return, 1 year −12.6% +9.1%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +12.3%

Ahead or behind −27.4 pts −3.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 0%

Age 1.9 years 1.1 years

Net assets, EGGY as of Aug 31, 2026 and QLDY as of Nov 3, 2026 $158m $53m

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 QLDY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	EGGY	QLDY	EGGY	QLDY	EGGY	QLDY
3 months	−22.8%	−4.5%	8.7%	9.5%	−22.6 pts	−1.1 pts
6 months	−27.0%	−3.1%	15.7%	18.5%	−32.0 pts	−2.8 pts
1 year	−12.6%	+9.1%	30.4%	35.3%	−27.4 pts	−3.2 pts
Since launchNot the same days: EGGY Dec 2024 · QLDY Sep 2025	+6.8%	+13.2%	50.5%	39.1%	−24.6 pts	−3.7 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.

QLDY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QLDY paid 35.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 27.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 19.7%, paid weekly. Defiance estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Nov 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, EGGY or QLDY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, EGGY paid 30.4% of its starting price in cash and QLDY paid 35.3%, so QLDY 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 QLDY?: With every distribution reinvested, EGGY returned −12.6% and QLDY +9.1% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, EGGY or QLDY?: EGGY charges 0.92% a year and QLDY charges 1.04%, so EGGY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

S&P 500 (SPY) →Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →EGGY on its own →QLDY on its own →EGGY dividend history →EGGY holdings →QLDY dividend history →QLDY 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 ↗

QLDY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QLDY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

QLDY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Defiance page for QLDY ↗

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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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