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EGGY vs SDVD: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, EGGY paid 30.4% of its price in cash against SDVD’s 9.7%, though SDVD returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $158m on Aug 31, 2026 for NestYield Dynamic Income ETF, and $903m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF.

At a glance
30.4%
EGGY cash paid, 1 year
9.7%
SDVD cash paid, 1 year
−12.6%
EGGY total return, 1 year
+18.9%
SDVD 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.
SDVD · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.4 pts ahead of SDVY
SDVD
+18.9%
SDVY
+17.5%

1.4 pts ahead of SDVY

SDVD over 1 year: paid 9.7%, price +8.6%, total +18.9%, SDVY +17.5%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SDVY

+17.5%

SDVD

+18.9%

9.7% of it arrived as cash

1.4 pts ahead of SDVY

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.4 pts ahead of SDVY

SDVD over 1 year: paid 9.7%, price +8.6%, total +18.9%, SDVY +17.5%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SDVY

+17.5%

SDVD

+18.9%

1.4 pts ahead of SDVY

9.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SDVD over 1 year: paid 9.7%, price +8.6%, total +18.9%, SDVY +17.5%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SDVD costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 31.5 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

EGGY vs SDVD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureEGGYSDVD
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year−12.6%+18.9%
Price change, 1 yearfell 37.9%rose 8.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment22% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYFirst Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF, measured through SDVY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.92%0.85%
Net assets, EGGY as of Aug 31, 2026 and SDVD as of Nov 3, 2026$158m$903m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · SDVD scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score11.7EGGY84.7SDVD

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

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

Risk and return

Jan 3, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 95 weekly returns
EGGY SDVD
Return
Total return edge SDVD +12.9% +20.6%
Annualized edge SDVD +6.9% +10.8%
Price return edge SDVD −35.3% +2.5%
Risk
Volatility edge SDVD 30.8% 15.2%
Max drawdown edge SDVD −32.5% −18.4%
Downside capture 144.2% 95.9%
Beta 1.33 0.94
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge SDVD 0.24 0.49
Sortino edge SDVD 0.32 0.68
Treynor 0.056 0.109
Calmar edge SDVD 0.21 0.59
Against the benchmark
Alpha −7.9% a year +0.8% a year
Alpha t-stat −0.45 0.75
Information ratio −0.17 0.10
Tracking error 23.9% 2.1%

Each against its own benchmark: EGGY against SPY, Jan 3, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026; SDVD against SDVY, Aug 18, 2023 to Oct 30, 2026.

Reading

From Jan 2025 to Oct 2026, SDVD returned more: +20.6% to +12.9%. SDVD swung less: 15.2% to 30.8%. SDVD fell less at its worst: −18.4% to −32.5%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: EGGY vs SDVD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureEGGYSDVDEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+12.9%+20.6%SDVDPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+6.9%+10.8%SDVDTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return−35.3%+2.5%SDVDPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility30.8%15.2%SDVDSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation23.3%10.9%SDVDLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−32.5%−18.4%SDVDDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture183.0%93.3%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture144.2%95.9%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta1.330.94Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.420.99Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.240.49SDVDReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.320.68SDVDReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.0560.109Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar0.210.59SDVDAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkSPYSDVYThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha−7.9% a year+0.8% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat−0.450.75Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−42.6% to +26.8%−1.3% to +2.9%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.170.10Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error23.9%2.1%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 95 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, EGGY and SDVD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EGGY SDVD
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 SDVD
The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. 1.09%
Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated 1.06%
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. 1.06%
Veralto Corporation 1.05%
Assurant, Inc. 1.02%
Interparfums, Inc. 1.02%
National HealthCare Corporation 1.02%
VeriSign, Inc. 1.02%
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Side by side

EGGY NestYield Dynamic Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly SDVD FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF · Writes calls on the Russell 2000, investing in the Nasdaq US Small-Mid Cap Rising Dividend Achievers Index, paying monthly
Strategy option income dividend stocks with call overlay
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 49.4% 8.2%
Expense ratio 0.92% 0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year 30.4% 9.7%
Price change, 1 year −37.9% +8.6%
Total return, 1 year −12.6% +18.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +17.5%
Ahead or behind −27.4 pts +1.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 22%
Age 1.9 years 3.2 years
Net assets, EGGY as of Aug 31, 2026 and SDVD as of Nov 3, 2026 $158m $903m

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 SDVD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowEGGYSDVDEGGYSDVDEGGYSDVD
3 months−22.8%−2.3%8.7%2.0%−22.6 pts+0.5 pts
6 months−27.0%+3.3%15.7%4.1%−32.0 pts+0.9 pts
1 year−12.6%+18.9%30.4%9.7%−27.4 pts+1.4 pts
3 years–+60.8%–31.3%–+1.0 pts
Since launchNot the same days: EGGY Dec 2024 · SDVD Aug 2023+6.8%+53.9%50.5%31.3%−24.6 pts+1.9 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.

SDVD

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDVD paid 9.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.9%. First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY) returned +17.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.2%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 22% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, EGGY or SDVD?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, EGGY paid 30.4% of its starting price in cash and SDVD paid 9.7%, 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 SDVD?
With every distribution reinvested, EGGY returned −12.6% and SDVD +18.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, EGGY or SDVD?
EGGY charges 0.92% a year and SDVD charges 0.85%, so SDVD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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