Data as of .
AIPI vs SEMY: which paid, and which earned it?
AIPI and SEMY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AIPI and SEMY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in AIPI | Only in SEMY |
|---|---|
| CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS, INC. 11.93% | Treasury Bill 50.64% |
| PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. 8.40% | Treasury Bill 49.36% |
| NVIDIA CORPORATION 8.23% | |
| Astera Labs, Inc 7.20% | |
| DATADOG, INC. 6.65% | |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4.15% | |
| SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC. 3.95% | |
| IONQ Inc 3.62% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIPI | SEMY | AIPI | SEMY | AIPI | SEMY | |
| 3 months | +7.7% | −4.8% | 8.4% | 17.4% | +11.7 pts | +8.4 pts |
| 6 months | +24.6% | +17.5% | 17.8% | 43.7% | −10.8 pts | −31.4 pts |
| 1 year | +22.2% | not published | 31.3% | not published | −9.4 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +56.1% | +33.9% | 64.2% | 71.5% | −35.1 pts | −38.5 pts |
| AIPI REX AI EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF Covered call on AIQ, paying weekly | SEMY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Semiconductor ETF Synthetic covered call on SMH, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | REX | GraniteShares |
| Strategy | covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | AI and technology (AIQ), used as the AI proxy | Semiconductors (SMH) |
| Pays | weekly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 34.4% | 67.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 1.07% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 31.3% | 71.5% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | −13.8% | −48.7% |
| Total return, 1 year | +22.2% | +33.9% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +31.6% | +72.5% |
| Ahead or behind | −9.4 pts | −38.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 100% | 98% |
| Age | 836 days | 304 days |
| Net assets | $466m | $49m |
AIPI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, AIPI paid 31.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 13.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +22.2%. AI and technology (AIQ), used as the AI proxy returned +31.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 34.4%, paid weekly. REX estimates that 100% of the distribution paid was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
SEMY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Nov 18, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, SEMY paid 71.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 48.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +33.9%. Semiconductors (SMH) returned +72.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 38.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 67.3%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 98% of the distribution paid Aug 25, 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, AIPI or SEMY?
- AIPI charges 0.65% a year and SEMY charges 1.07%, so AIPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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