Data as of .
EGGY vs SPYI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year EGGY paid 28.1% of its price in cash against SPYI’s 13.1% and the two finished level on total return.
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, EGGY and SPYI hold 9% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | EGGY | SPYI |
|---|---|---|
| Alphabet Inc | 4.68% | 3.12% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 7.95% | 1.74% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | 4.01% | 1.42% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 4.86% | 1.41% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings PL | 12.31% | 0.29% |
| Western Digital Corp | 4.26% | 0.23% |
| Vertiv Holdings Co | 5.60% | 0.14% |
| Lumentum Holdings Inc | 6.86% | 0.11% |
| Coherent Corp | 5.81% | 0.09% |
| Teradyne Inc | 3.92% | 0.09% |
| Ciena Corp | 3.75% | 0.07% |
| Vistra Corp | 4.17% | 0.07% |
| Only in EGGY | Only in SPYI |
|---|---|
| Bloom Energy Corp 10.77% | NVIDIA Corp 8.28% |
| Astera Labs Inc 6.85% | Apple Inc 7.52% |
| Credo Technology Group Holding 4.79% | Microsoft Corp 5.62% |
| TSMC 3.65% | Amazon.com Inc 3.82% |
| Celestica Inc 3.18% | Broadcom Inc 2.59% |
| CoreWeave Inc 2.58% | Alphabet Inc 2.50% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 2.22% | |
| Tesla Inc 1.58% |
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 | SPYI | EGGY | SPYI | EGGY | SPYI | |
| 3 months | −15.1% | +3.1% | 7.1% | 3.0% | −17.3 pts | +0.9 pts |
| 6 months | +27.6% | +14.4% | 19.4% | 6.5% | +9.6 pts | −3.6 pts |
| 1 year | +15.3% | +15.3% | 28.1% | 13.1% | −1.2 pts | −1.2 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +57.2% | not published | 38.6% | not published | −21.2 pts |
| Since launch | +42.3% | +77.1% | 45.5% | 50.3% | +11.8 pts | −25.3 pts |
| EGGY NestYield Dynamic Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | SPYI NEOS S&P 500(R) High Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Nest Egg | NEOS |
| Strategy | option income | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 34.8% | 12.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.92% | 0.68% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 28.1% | 13.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | −16.2% | +1.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.3% | +15.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −1.2 pts | −1.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 93% |
| Age | 630 days | 1480 days |
| Net assets | $126m | $12.2bn |
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.
SPYI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SPYI paid 13.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) 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 12.1%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Jun 18, 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 SPYI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, EGGY paid 28.1% of its starting price in cash and SPYI paid 13.1%, 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 SPYI?
- With every distribution reinvested, EGGY returned +15.3% and SPYI returned +15.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so EGGY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, EGGY or SPYI?
- EGGY charges 0.92% a year and SPYI charges 0.68%, so SPYI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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