Which paid more, EGGY or QXQ?

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, EGGY paid 31.0% of its starting price in cash and QXQ paid 15.1%, 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 QXQ?

With every distribution reinvested, EGGY returned −15.2% and QXQ +12.1% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.

Which is cheaper, EGGY or QXQ?

EGGY charges 0.92% a year and QXQ charges 0.98%, so EGGY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 12, 2026.

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EGGY vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

Return, fees and overlap, side by side.

Return gap

+27.3 pts

1 year to Nov 12, 2026: QXQ ahead, total return

Fee gap

0.06 pts

A year: EGGY 0.92%, QXQ 0.98%, per filings dated Jan 5, 2026 and Mar 25, 2026

Overlap

–

No book read for both funds

Net flow

–

Needs daily flows for both funds

Pair scorecard

EGGY costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 27.3 points; EGGY is 1.9 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

EGGY vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	EGGY	QXQ
Paid and earned
Measure	EGGY	QXQ
Total return, 1 year	−15.2%	+12.1%
Price change, 1 year	fell 39.7%	fell 4.7%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	EGGY	QXQ
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Measure	EGGY	QXQ
Expense ratio	0.92%	0.98%
Net assets, as of Aug 31, 2026	$158m	$82m
Holdings
Measure	EGGY	QXQ
Holdings in common	not published

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

IQ Income Score13.2EGGY52QXQ

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 171 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

EGGY 13.2

QXQ 52

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

Key numbers

31.0%

EGGY cash paid, 1 year

15.1%

QXQ cash paid, 1 year

−15.2%

EGGY total return, 1 year

+12.1%

QXQ total return, 1 year

EGGY · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 27.2 pts behind SPY

EGGY

−15.2%

SPY

+12.0%

27.2 pts behind SPY

EGGY over 1 year: paid 31.0%, price −39.7%, total −15.2%, SPY +12.0%, −27.2 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

SPY

+12.0%

EGGY

−15.2%

27.2 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

27.2 pts behind SPY

EGGY over 1 year: paid 31.0%, price −39.7%, total −15.2%, SPY +12.0%, −27.2 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

SPY

+12.0%

EGGY

−15.2%

27.2 pts behind SPY

31.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. EGGY over 1 year: paid 31.0%, price −39.7%, total −15.2%, SPY +12.0%, −27.2 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QXQ · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ

+12.1%

QQQ

+11.3%

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QXQ

+12.1%

15.1% of it arrived as cash

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QXQ

+12.1%

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

15.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Side by side

EGGY NestYield Dynamic Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly QXQ SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying quarterly

Issuer Nest Egg SGI

Strategy option income covered call

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

Pays monthly quarterly

Payout rate, annualized 51.9% 1.0%

Expense ratio 0.92% 0.98%

Cash paid, 1 year 31.0% 15.1%

Price change, 1 year −39.7% −4.7%

Total return, 1 year −15.2% +12.1%

Benchmark return, 1 year +12.0% +11.3%

Ahead or behind −27.2 pts +0.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% not published

Age 1.9 years 2.4 years

Net assets, as of Aug 31, 2026 $158m $82m

As of Nov 12, 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 QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	EGGY	QXQ	EGGY	QXQ	EGGY	QXQ
3 months	−30.2%	−5.4%	8.3%	0.2%	−27.8 pts	+0.5 pts
6 months	−30.9%	−3.8%	15.6%	0.5%	−32.6 pts	+0.4 pts
1 year	−15.2%	+12.1%	31.0%	15.1%	−27.2 pts	+0.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: EGGY Dec 2024 · QXQ Jun 2024	+1.6%	+47.7%	50.5%	22.8%	−28.2 pts	+2.2 pts

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About each fund

EGGY

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, EGGY paid 31.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 39.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −15.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +12.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 27.2 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 51.9%, 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.

QXQ

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QXQ paid 15.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 1.0%, paid quarterly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, EGGY or QXQ?: Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, EGGY paid 31.0% of its starting price in cash and QXQ paid 15.1%, 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 QXQ?: With every distribution reinvested, EGGY returned −15.2% and QXQ +12.1% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.
Which is cheaper, EGGY or QXQ?: EGGY charges 0.92% a year and QXQ charges 0.98%, 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 →QXQ on its own →EGGY dividend history →EGGY holdings →QXQ dividend history →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 ↗

QXQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QXQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SGI website ↗

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How this is computed

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

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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Net assets on Aug 31, 2026: $158m for NestYield Dynamic Income ETF and $82m for SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF.

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Growth of 100

EGGY and QXQ

Total return, distributions reinvested, 1 year.

EGGY −15.2%QXQ +12.1%

Nov 12, 2025Nov 12, 2026

EGGY −15.2%, QXQ +12.1%: QXQ +27.3 pts ahead, 1 year, Nov 12, 2025 to Nov 12, 2026.