Data as of .
EGGY vs RNTY: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year EGGY paid 28.1% of its price in cash against RNTY’s 11.9%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: EGGY scores higher
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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 RNTY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in EGGY | Only in RNTY |
|---|---|
| Seagate Technology Holdings PL 12.31% | Prologis Inc 6.72% |
| Bloom Energy Corp 10.77% | Welltower Inc 6.63% |
| Micron Technology Inc 7.95% | Vivmark Residential 6.31% |
| Lumentum Holdings Inc 6.86% | Digital Realty Trust Inc 5.99% |
| Astera Labs Inc 6.85% | Simon Property Group Inc 5.30% |
| Coherent Corp 5.81% | Equinix Inc 4.92% |
| Vertiv Holdings Co 5.60% | St Joe Co/The 4.41% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.86% | Realty Income Corp 4.36% |
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 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EGGY | RNTY | EGGY | RNTY | EGGY | RNTY | |
| 3 months | −15.1% | −2.3% | 7.1% | 3.0% | −17.3 pts | −4.5 pts |
| 6 months | +27.6% | +2.5% | 19.4% | 6.2% | +9.6 pts | −15.6 pts |
| 1 year | +15.3% | +4.6% | 28.1% | 11.9% | −1.2 pts | −12.0 pts |
| Since launch | +42.3% | +7.9% | 45.5% | 15.8% | +11.8 pts | −39.2 pts |
| EGGY NestYield Dynamic Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | RNTY YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) Real Estate Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Nest Egg | YieldMax |
| Strategy | option income | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 34.8% | 12.5% |
| Expense ratio | 0.92% | 0.99% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 28.1% | 11.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | −16.2% | −7.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.3% | +4.6% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −1.2 pts | −12.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 0% |
| Age | 630 days | 519 days |
| Net assets | $126m | $6m |
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.
RNTY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, RNTY paid 11.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 7.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.6%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 12.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.5%, paid monthly. YieldMax estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, EGGY or RNTY?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, EGGY paid 28.1% of its starting price in cash and RNTY paid 11.9%, 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 RNTY?
- With every distribution reinvested, EGGY returned +15.3% and RNTY returned +4.6% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so EGGY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, EGGY or RNTY?
- EGGY charges 0.92% a year and RNTY charges 0.99%, so EGGY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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