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EGGY vs YLDE: 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 YLDE’s 7.9%, though YLDE returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $158m on Aug 31, 2026 for NestYield Dynamic Income ETF, and $186m on Nov 3, 2026 for Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF.

At a glance
30.4%
EGGY cash paid, 1 year
7.9%
YLDE cash paid, 1 year
−12.6%
EGGY total return, 1 year
+19.0%
YLDE 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.
YLDE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.2 pts ahead of IWV
YLDE
+19.0%
IWV
+14.8%

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

IWV

+14.8%

YLDE

+19.0%

7.9% as cash

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

IWV

+14.8%

YLDE

+19.0%

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

7.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

YLDE costs 0.44 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 31.6 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

EGGY vs YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureEGGYYLDE
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year−12.6%+19.0%
Price change, 1 yearfell 37.9%rose 10.5%
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYiShares Russell 3000 ETF, measured through IWV
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.92%0.48%
Net assets, EGGY as of Aug 31, 2026 and YLDE as of Nov 3, 2026$158m$186m
Holdings
Holdings in common4%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · YLDE scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score11.7EGGY91.9YLDE

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

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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Method

Risk and return

Jan 3, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 95 weekly returns
EGGY YLDE
Return
Total return edge YLDE +12.9% +26.1%
Annualized edge YLDE +6.9% +13.5%
Price return edge YLDE −35.3% +12.6%
Risk
Volatility edge YLDE 30.8% 10.5%
Max drawdown edge YLDE −32.5% −8.9%
Downside capture 144.2% 75.6%
Beta 1.33 0.76
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge YLDE 0.24 0.88
Sortino edge YLDE 0.32 1.25
Treynor 0.056 0.128
Calmar edge YLDE 0.21 1.53
Against the benchmark
Alpha −7.9% a year +0.7% a year
Alpha t-stat −0.45 0.29
Information ratio −0.17 −0.27
Tracking error 23.9% 8.3%

Each against its own benchmark: EGGY against SPY, Jan 3, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026; YLDE against IWV, Jun 2, 2017 to Oct 30, 2026.

Reading

From Jan 2025 to Oct 2026, YLDE returned more: +26.1% to +12.9%. YLDE swung less: 10.5% to 30.8%. YLDE fell less at its worst: −8.9% to −32.5%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: EGGY vs YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureEGGYYLDEEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+12.9%+26.1%YLDEPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+6.9%+13.5%YLDETotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return−35.3%+12.6%YLDEPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility30.8%10.5%YLDESpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation23.3%7.4%YLDELike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−32.5%−8.9%YLDEDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture183.0%61.1%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture144.2%75.6%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta1.330.76Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.420.79Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.240.88YLDEReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.321.25YLDEReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.0560.128Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar0.211.53YLDEAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkSPYIWVThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha−7.9% a year+0.7% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat−0.450.29Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−42.6% to +26.8%−3.9% to +5.2%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.17−0.27Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error23.9%8.3%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

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

4%

By the books each fund has filed, EGGY and YLDE hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

4% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EGGY YLDE
Alphabet Inc 4.80% 3.52%
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%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.62%
Only in YLDE
WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 4.53%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 3.96%
NVIDIA CORP 2.97%
NESTLE' SA/AG 2.88%
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC 2.77%
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.72%
MICROSOFT CORP 2.61%
UNILEVER PLC 2.58%
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Side by side

EGGY NestYield Dynamic Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly YLDE Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF · Covered call on IWV, paying monthly
Strategy option income covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) iShares Russell 3000 ETF (IWV)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 49.4% 6.3%
Expense ratio 0.92% 0.48%
Cash paid, 1 year 30.4% 7.9%
Price change, 1 year −37.9% +10.5%
Total return, 1 year −12.6% +19.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −27.4 pts +4.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 67%
Age 1.9 years 9.5 years
Net assets, EGGY as of Aug 31, 2026 and YLDE as of Nov 3, 2026 $158m $186m

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 YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowEGGYYLDEEGGYYLDEEGGYYLDE
3 months−22.8%+3.2%8.7%1.6%−22.6 pts+3.6 pts
6 months−27.0%+8.6%15.7%4.0%−32.0 pts+3.7 pts
1 year−12.6%+19.0%30.4%7.9%−27.4 pts+4.2 pts
3 years–+61.5%–18.0%–−19.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: EGGY Dec 2024 · YLDE May 2017+6.8%+197.5%50.5%44.5%−24.6 pts−52.9 pts

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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.

YLDE

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YLDE paid 7.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.0%. iShares Russell 3000 ETF (IWV) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid monthly. Franklin estimates that 67% of the distribution paid Apr 6, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, EGGY or YLDE?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, EGGY paid 30.4% of its starting price in cash and YLDE paid 7.9%, 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 YLDE?
With every distribution reinvested, EGGY returned −12.6% and YLDE +19.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, EGGY or YLDE?
EGGY charges 0.92% a year and YLDE charges 0.48%, so YLDE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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