Which paid more, EGGY or ULTY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, EGGY paid 30.4% of its starting price in cash and ULTY paid 46.0%, so ULTY 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 ULTY?

With every distribution reinvested, EGGY returned −12.6% and ULTY −12.4% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, EGGY or ULTY?

EGGY charges 0.92% a year and ULTY charges 1.30%, so EGGY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

EGGY vs ULTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ULTY paid 46.0% of its price in cash against EGGY’s 30.4% and the two finished level on total return.

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Net assets: $158m on Aug 31, 2026 for NestYield Dynamic Income ETF, and $576m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF.

EGGY on its own →ULTY on its own →

At a glance

30.4%

EGGY cash paid, 1 year

46.0%

ULTY cash paid, 1 year

−12.6%

EGGY total return, 1 year

−12.4%

ULTY 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.

ULTY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.4 pts ahead of its own holdings

ULTY

−12.4%

Own

−16.8%

4.4 pts ahead of its own holdings

ULTY over 1 year: paid 46.0%, price −55.5%, total −12.4%, its own holdings −16.8%, +4.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own holdings

−16.8%

ULTY

−12.4%

4.4 pts ahead of its own holdings

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.4 pts ahead of its own holdings

ULTY over 1 year: paid 46.0%, price −55.5%, total −12.4%, its own holdings −16.8%, +4.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own holdings

−16.8%

ULTY

−12.4%

46.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. ULTY over 1 year: paid 46.0%, price −55.5%, total −12.4%, its own holdings −16.8%, +4.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

EGGY costs 0.38 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.2 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

EGGY vs ULTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	EGGY	ULTY
Paid and earned
Measure	EGGY	ULTY
Total return, 1 year	−12.6%	−12.4%
Price change, 1 year	fell 37.9%	fell 55.5%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	100% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	EGGY	ULTY
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	its own holdings
Cost and size
Measure	EGGY	ULTY
Expense ratio	0.92%	1.30%
Net assets, EGGY as of Aug 31, 2026 and ULTY as of Nov 3, 2026	$158m	$576m
Holdings
Measure	EGGY	ULTY
Holdings in common	19%

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

IQ Income Score11.7EGGY12.9ULTY

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

ULTY 12.9

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 ULTY

Return

Total return edge EGGY +12.9% −4.4%

Annualized edge EGGY +6.9% −2.4%

Price return edge EGGY −35.3% −76.6%

Risk

Volatility edge ULTY 30.8% 22.2%

Max drawdown edge ULTY −32.5% −25.9%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge EGGY 0.24 −0.18

Sortino edge EGGY 0.32 −0.23

Calmar edge EGGY 0.21 −0.09

Reading

From Jan 2025 to Oct 2026, EGGY returned more: +12.9% to −4.4%. ULTY swung less: 22.2% to 30.8%. ULTY fell less at its worst: −25.9% to −32.5%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: EGGY vs ULTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	EGGY	ULTY	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+12.9%	−4.4%	EGGY	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+6.9%	−2.4%	EGGY	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−35.3%	−76.6%	EGGY	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	30.8%	22.2%	ULTY	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	23.3%	17.1%	ULTY	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−32.5%	−25.9%	ULTY	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.24	−0.18	EGGY	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.32	−0.23	EGGY	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.21	−0.09	EGGY	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

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

19%

By the books each fund has filed, EGGY and ULTY hold 19% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

19% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EGGY ULTY

Alphabet Inc 4.80% 5.03%

Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.62% 4.02%

Astera Labs Inc 3.46% 3.15%

Lumentum Holdings Inc 8.38% 2.76%

Coherent Corp 5.11% 2.39%

Ciena Corp 2.82% 2.14%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in EGGY

Seagate Technology Holdings PL 13.26%

Bloom Energy Corp 8.93%

SK hynix Inc 5.56%

Vertiv Holdings Co 5.24%

Sandisk Corp 5.14%

Micron Technology Inc 4.29%

Western Digital Corp 4.13%

Vistra Corp 4.09%

Only in ULTY

Analog Devices Inc 5.67%

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 4.83%

MercadoLibre Inc 4.75%

Shopify Inc 4.74%

Space Exploration Technologies Corp 4.68%

VanEck Gold Miners ETF 4.60%

Lam Research Corp 4.00%

Robinhood Markets Inc 3.79%

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Side by side

EGGY NestYield Dynamic Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly ULTY YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on its own holdings, paying weekly

Issuer Nest Egg YieldMax

Strategy option income synthetic covered call

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) ULTY's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Nov 2, 2026)

Pays monthly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 49.4% 60.9%

Expense ratio 0.92% 1.30%

Cash paid, 1 year 30.4% 46.0%

Price change, 1 year −37.9% −55.5%

Total return, 1 year −12.6% −12.4%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% −16.8%

Ahead or behind −27.4 pts +4.4 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 100%

Age 1.9 years 2.7 years

Net assets, EGGY as of Aug 31, 2026 and ULTY as of Nov 3, 2026 $158m $576m

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 ULTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	EGGY	ULTY	EGGY	ULTY	EGGY	ULTY
3 months	−22.8%	−8.3%	8.7%	14.3%	−22.6 pts	+3.4 pts
6 months	−27.0%	−9.9%	15.7%	26.6%	−32.0 pts	+1.6 pts
1 year	−12.6%	−12.4%	30.4%	46.0%	−27.4 pts	+4.4 pts
Since launchNot the same days: EGGY Dec 2024 · ULTY Feb 2024	+6.8%	−1.9%	50.5%	87.9%	−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.

ULTY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ULTY paid 46.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 55.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −12.4%. ULTY's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Nov 2, 2026) returned −16.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 60.9%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, EGGY or ULTY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, EGGY paid 30.4% of its starting price in cash and ULTY paid 46.0%, so ULTY 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 ULTY?: With every distribution reinvested, EGGY returned −12.6% and ULTY −12.4% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, EGGY or ULTY?: EGGY charges 0.92% a year and ULTY charges 1.30%, so EGGY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

S&P 500 (SPY) →EGGY on its own →ULTY on its own →EGGY dividend history →EGGY holdings →ULTY dividend history →ULTY 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 ↗

ULTY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ULTY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

ULTY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for ULTY ↗

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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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