Which paid more, EGGY or TCAL?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, EGGY paid 30.4% of its starting price in cash and TCAL paid 11.4%, 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 TCAL?

With every distribution reinvested, EGGY returned −12.6% and TCAL +11.2% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, EGGY or TCAL?

EGGY charges 0.92% a year and TCAL charges 0.34%, so TCAL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

EGGY vs TCAL: 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 TCAL’s 11.4%, though TCAL returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $158m on Aug 31, 2026 for NestYield Dynamic Income ETF, and $324m on Nov 3, 2026 for T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Premium Income ETF.

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At a glance

30.4%

EGGY cash paid, 1 year

11.4%

TCAL cash paid, 1 year

−12.6%

EGGY total return, 1 year

+11.2%

TCAL 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.

TCAL · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3.4 pts behind its own stocks

TCAL

+11.2%

Own

+14.6%

3.4 pts behind its own stocks

TCAL over 1 year: paid 11.4%, price −1.2%, total +11.2%, its own stocks +14.6%, −3.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own stocks

+14.6%

TCAL

+11.2%

11.4% of it arrived as cash

3.4 pts behind its own stocks

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.4 pts behind its own stocks

TCAL over 1 year: paid 11.4%, price −1.2%, total +11.2%, its own stocks +14.6%, −3.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own stocks

+14.6%

TCAL

+11.2%

11.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TCAL over 1 year: paid 11.4%, price −1.2%, total +11.2%, its own stocks +14.6%, −3.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

TCAL costs 0.58 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 23.8 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

EGGY vs TCAL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	EGGY	TCAL
Paid and earned
Measure	EGGY	TCAL
Total return, 1 year	−12.6%	+11.2%
Price change, 1 year	fell 37.9%	fell 1.2%
Against its benchmark
Measure	EGGY	TCAL
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	its own stocks
Cost and size
Measure	EGGY	TCAL
Expense ratio	0.92%	0.34%
Net assets, EGGY as of Aug 31, 2026 and TCAL as of Nov 3, 2026	$158m	$324m
Holdings
Measure	EGGY	TCAL
Holdings in common	1%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · TCAL scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score11.7EGGY54.8TCAL

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

EGGY 11.7

TCAL 54.8

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

Apr 4, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 82 weekly returns

EGGY TCAL

Return

Total return edge EGGY +35.1% +15.2%

Annualized edge EGGY +21.0% +9.4%

Price return edge TCAL −17.0% −3.8%

Risk

Volatility edge TCAL 32.1% 8.5%

Max drawdown edge TCAL −32.5% −7.0%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge Tie 0.64 0.64

Sortino edge TCAL (slight) 0.86 0.95

Calmar edge TCAL 0.65 1.34

Reading

From Apr 2025 to Oct 2026, EGGY returned more: +35.1% to +15.2%. TCAL swung less: 8.5% to 32.1%. TCAL fell less at its worst: −7.0% to −32.5%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: EGGY vs TCAL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	EGGY	TCAL	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+35.1%	+15.2%	EGGY	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+21.0%	+9.4%	EGGY	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−17.0%	−3.8%	TCAL	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	32.1%	8.5%	TCAL	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	23.9%	5.7%	TCAL	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−32.5%	−7.0%	TCAL	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.64	0.64	Tie	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.86	0.95	TCAL (slight)	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.65	1.34	TCAL	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 82 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, EGGY and TCAL hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EGGY TCAL

Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.62% 1.05%

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 TCAL

DANAHER CORP 2.02%

WATERS CORP 1.99%

VERALTO CORP 1.89%

WASTE CONNECTIONS INC 1.82%

YUM BRANDS INC 1.73%

MCDONALD S CORP 1.71%

VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES 1.71%

LINDE PLC 1.65%

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Side by side

EGGY NestYield Dynamic Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly TCAL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Premium Income ETF · Covered call on its own stocks, paying monthly

Issuer Nest Egg T. Rowe Price

Strategy option income covered call

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) TCAL's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jun 30, 2026)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 49.4% 13.0%

Expense ratio 0.92% 0.34%

Cash paid, 1 year 30.4% 11.4%

Price change, 1 year −37.9% −1.2%

Total return, 1 year −12.6% +11.2%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.6%

Ahead or behind −27.4 pts −3.4 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% not published

Age 1.9 years 1.6 years

Net assets, EGGY as of Aug 31, 2026 and TCAL as of Nov 3, 2026 $158m $324m

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 TCAL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	EGGY	TCAL	EGGY	TCAL	EGGY	TCAL
3 months	−22.8%	+5.3%	8.7%	2.6%	−22.6 pts	−1.8 pts
6 months	−27.0%	+12.3%	15.7%	6.3%	−32.0 pts	−0.9 pts
1 year	−12.6%	+11.2%	30.4%	11.4%	−27.4 pts	−3.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: EGGY Dec 2024 · TCAL Mar 2025	+6.8%	+12.0%	50.5%	16.9%	−24.6 pts	not measured

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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.

TCAL

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TCAL paid 11.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.2%. TCAL's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jun 30, 2026) returned +14.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.0%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, EGGY or TCAL?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, EGGY paid 30.4% of its starting price in cash and TCAL paid 11.4%, 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 TCAL?: With every distribution reinvested, EGGY returned −12.6% and TCAL +11.2% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, EGGY or TCAL?: EGGY charges 0.92% a year and TCAL charges 0.34%, so TCAL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

S&P 500 (SPY) →EGGY on its own →TCAL on its own →EGGY dividend history →EGGY holdings →TCAL dividend history →TCAL holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

EGGY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EGGY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

EGGY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Nest Egg website ↗

TCAL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

TCAL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

T. Rowe Price website ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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