Data as of .
EGGY vs SDTY: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year EGGY paid 28.1% of its price in cash against SDTY’s 24.4% and the two finished level on total return.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: SDTY 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 SDTY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in EGGY | Only in SDTY |
|---|---|
| Seagate Technology Holdings PL 12.31% | SPX 12/18/2026 1200.26 C 88.32% |
| Bloom Energy Corp 10.77% | First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 8.93% |
| Micron Technology Inc 7.95% | United States Treasury Bill 10/15/2026 2.55% |
| Lumentum Holdings Inc 6.86% | United States Treasury Bill 02/18/2027 0.10% |
| Astera Labs Inc 6.85% | United States Treasury Bill 07/08/2027 0.09% |
| Coherent Corp 5.81% | |
| Vertiv Holdings Co 5.60% | |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.86% |
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 | SDTY | EGGY | SDTY | EGGY | SDTY | |
| 3 months | −15.1% | +3.2% | 7.1% | 5.9% | −17.3 pts | +1.0 pts |
| 6 months | +27.6% | +16.5% | 19.4% | 13.7% | +9.6 pts | −1.6 pts |
| 1 year | +15.3% | +15.8% | 28.1% | 24.4% | −1.2 pts | −0.8 pts |
| Since launch | +42.3% | +22.3% | 45.5% | 35.4% | +11.8 pts | −5.8 pts |
| EGGY NestYield Dynamic Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | SDTY YieldMax(R) S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF 0DTE covered call on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Nest Egg | YieldMax |
| Strategy | option income | 0DTE covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 34.8% | 19.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.92% | 1.08% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 28.1% | 24.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | −16.2% | −10.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.3% | +15.8% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −1.2 pts | −0.8 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 100% |
| Age | 630 days | 589 days |
| Net assets | $126m | $28m |
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.
SDTY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SDTY paid 24.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 19.8%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 17, 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 SDTY?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, EGGY paid 28.1% of its starting price in cash and SDTY paid 24.4%, 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 SDTY?
- With every distribution reinvested, EGGY returned +15.3% and SDTY returned +15.8% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so SDTY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, EGGY or SDTY?
- EGGY charges 0.92% a year and SDTY charges 1.08%, so EGGY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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