Data as of .
EGGY vs XYLD: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year EGGY paid 28.1% of its price in cash against XYLD’s 11.0%, though XYLD returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: XYLD scores higher
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, EGGY and XYLD hold 9% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | EGGY | XYLD |
|---|---|---|
| Alphabet Inc | 4.68% | 3.13% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 7.95% | 1.77% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | 4.01% | 1.42% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 4.86% | 1.41% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings PL | 12.31% | 0.30% |
| Western Digital Corp | 4.26% | 0.25% |
| Vertiv Holdings Co | 5.60% | 0.15% |
| Lumentum Holdings Inc | 6.86% | 0.13% |
| Bloom Energy Corp | 10.77% | 0.12% |
| Coherent Corp | 5.81% | 0.09% |
| Teradyne Inc | 3.92% | 0.09% |
| Ciena Corp | 3.75% | 0.08% |
| Only in EGGY | Only in XYLD |
|---|---|
| Astera Labs Inc 6.85% | NVIDIA CORP 8.24% |
| Credo Technology Group Holding 4.79% | APPLE INC 7.55% |
| TSMC 3.65% | MICROSOFT CORP 5.61% |
| Celestica Inc 3.18% | AMAZON.COM INC 3.83% |
| CoreWeave Inc 2.58% | BROADCOM INC 2.62% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL C 2.49% | |
| META PLATFORMS INC 2.26% | |
| 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 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EGGY | XYLD | EGGY | XYLD | EGGY | XYLD | |
| 3 months | −15.1% | +4.5% | 7.1% | 2.6% | −17.3 pts | +2.3 pts |
| 6 months | +27.6% | +12.4% | 19.4% | 5.6% | +9.6 pts | −5.6 pts |
| 1 year | +15.3% | +17.9% | 28.1% | 11.0% | −1.2 pts | +1.4 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +44.5% | not published | 32.5% | not published | −33.9 pts |
| Since launch | +42.3% | +191.5% | 45.5% | 112.9% | +11.8 pts | −315.3 pts |
| EGGY NestYield Dynamic Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | XYLD Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Nest Egg | Global X |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 34.8% | 8.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.92% | 0.60% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 28.1% | 11.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | −16.2% | +5.9% |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.3% | +17.9% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −1.2 pts | +1.4 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 93% |
| Age | 630 days | 4834 days |
| Net assets | $126m | $3.4bn |
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.
XYLD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XYLD paid 11.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.9%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 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 XYLD?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, EGGY paid 28.1% of its starting price in cash and XYLD paid 11.0%, 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 XYLD?
- With every distribution reinvested, EGGY returned +15.3% and XYLD returned +17.9% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so XYLD returned more.
- Which is cheaper, EGGY or XYLD?
- EGGY charges 0.92% a year and XYLD charges 0.60%, so XYLD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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