Data as of .
EGGY vs RDVI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year EGGY paid 28.1% of its price in cash against RDVI’s 8.8%, though RDVI returned more with it reinvested.
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, EGGY and RDVI hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | EGGY | RDVI |
|---|---|---|
| Micron Technology Inc | 7.95% | 2.18% |
| Alphabet Inc | 4.68% | 1.97% |
| Western Digital Corp | 4.26% | 0.92% |
| Vertiv Holdings Co | 5.60% | 0.50% |
| Only in EGGY | Only in RDVI |
|---|---|
| Seagate Technology Holdings PL 12.31% | Lam Research Corporation 2.31% |
| Bloom Energy Corp 10.77% | Applied Materials, Inc. 2.30% |
| Lumentum Holdings Inc 6.86% | The Travelers Companies, Inc. 2.27% |
| Astera Labs Inc 6.85% | The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 2.22% |
| Coherent Corp 5.81% | GE Vernova Inc. 2.19% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.86% | KLA Corporation 2.16% |
| Credo Technology Group Holding 4.79% | NVIDIA Corporation 2.16% |
| Vistra Corp 4.17% | The Allstate Corporation 2.14% |
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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EGGY | RDVI | EGGY | RDVI | EGGY | RDVI | |
| 3 months | −15.1% | +0.3% | 7.1% | 2.1% | −17.3 pts | −6.3 pts |
| 6 months | +27.6% | +15.1% | 19.4% | 4.6% | +9.6 pts | +2.5 pts |
| 1 year | +15.3% | +19.2% | 28.1% | 8.8% | −1.2 pts | −8.0 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +69.2% | not published | 29.6% | not published | +15.5 pts |
| Since launch | +42.3% | +101.2% | 45.5% | 41.0% | +11.8 pts | +32.0 pts |
| EGGY NestYield Dynamic Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | RDVI FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on SCHD, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Nest Egg | First Trust |
| Strategy | option income | dividend stocks with call overlay |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 34.8% | 8.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.92% | 0.75% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 28.1% | 8.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | −16.2% | +9.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.3% | +19.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +27.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −1.2 pts | −8.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 630 days | 1429 days |
| Net assets | $126m | $3.7bn |
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.
RDVI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, RDVI paid 8.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.2%. US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy returned +27.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.8%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, EGGY or RDVI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, EGGY paid 28.1% of its starting price in cash and RDVI paid 8.8%, 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 RDVI?
- With every distribution reinvested, EGGY returned +15.3% and RDVI returned +19.2% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so RDVI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, EGGY or RDVI?
- EGGY charges 0.92% a year and RDVI charges 0.75%, so RDVI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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