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EGGY vs XSPI: which paid, and which earned it?

EGGY and XSPI both write options for income.

NestYield Dynamic Income ETF and NEOS Boosted S&P 500(R) High Income ETF.

28.1%EGGY cash paid, 1 year
11.1%XSPI cash paid, 1 year
+15.3%EGGY total return, 1 year
+11.6%XSPI total return, 1 year
EGGY1.2 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%EGGY+15.3%28.1% of it arrived as cash1.2 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%EGGY+15.3%28.1% as cash1.2 pts behind SPY
XSPIAbout even with SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+11.3%XSPI+11.6%11.1% of it arrived as cashabout even with SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+11.3%XSPI+11.6%11.1% as cashabout even with SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EGGY and XSPI hold 9% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions EGGY and XSPI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingEGGYXSPI
Alphabet Inc4.68%3.24%
Micron Technology Inc7.95%1.75%
Eli Lilly & Co4.01%1.42%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc4.86%1.40%
Seagate Technology Holdings PL12.31%0.26%
Western Digital Corp4.26%0.22%
Vertiv Holdings Co5.60%0.13%
Coherent Corp5.81%0.09%
Teradyne Inc3.92%0.09%
Ciena Corp3.75%0.07%
Lumentum Holdings Inc6.86%0.07%
Vistra Corp4.17%0.06%
Only in each
Only in EGGYOnly in XSPI
Bloom Energy Corp 10.77%NVIDIA Corp 8.50%
Astera Labs Inc 6.85%Apple Inc 7.83%
Credo Technology Group Holding 4.79%Microsoft Corp 5.80%
TSMC 3.65%Amazon.com Inc 3.94%
Celestica Inc 3.18%Broadcom Inc 2.65%
CoreWeave Inc 2.58%Alphabet Inc 2.57%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.25%
Tesla Inc 1.59%

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

EGGY and XSPI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
EGGYXSPIEGGYXSPIEGGYXSPI
3 months−15.1%+3.7%7.1%4.2%−17.3 pts+1.4 pts
6 months+27.6%+20.0%19.4%9.2%+9.6 pts+1.9 pts
1 year+15.3%not published28.1%not published−1.2 ptsnot published
Since launch+42.3%+11.6%45.5%11.1%+11.8 pts+0.2 pts
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EGGY and XSPI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
EGGY
NestYield Dynamic Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
XSPI
NEOS Boosted S&P 500(R) High Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerNest EggNEOS
Strategyoption incomeoption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyS&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized34.8%17.1%
Expense ratio0.92%0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year28.1%11.1% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−16.2%−0.3%
Total return, 1 year+15.3%+11.6% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+11.3%
Ahead or behind−1.2 pts+0.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published99%
Age630 days227 days
Net assets$126m$113m

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.

XSPI in plain words

Over the period since launch on Feb 3, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, XSPI paid 11.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 17.1%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Jul 10, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, EGGY or XSPI?
EGGY charges 0.92% a year and XSPI charges 0.98%, so EGGY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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EGGY against XSPI, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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