Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
BIOY vs SEMY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
BIOY and SEMY both write options for income.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $1.5m for GraniteShares YieldBOOST Biotech ETF and $35m for GraniteShares YieldBOOST Semiconductor ETF.
13.6 pts behind XBI
BIOY since launch: paid 26.1%, price −21.9%, total +5.4%, XBI +19.0%, −13.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
XBI
+19.0%
BIOY
+5.4%
13.6 pts behind XBI
Total return, distributions reinvested
13.6 pts behind XBI
BIOY since launch: paid 26.1%, price −21.9%, total +5.4%, XBI +19.0%, −13.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
XBI
+19.0%
BIOY
+5.4%
13.6 pts behind XBI
26.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. BIOY since launch: paid 26.1%, price −21.9%, total +5.4%, XBI +19.0%, −13.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.38.8 pts behind SOXX
SEMY since launch: paid 75.3%, price −55.9%, total +24.3%, SOXX +63.1%, −38.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SOXX
+63.1%
SEMY
+24.3%
75.3% of it arrived as cash
38.8 pts behind SOXX
Total return, distributions reinvested
38.8 pts behind SOXX
SEMY since launch: paid 75.3%, price −55.9%, total +24.3%, SOXX +63.1%, −38.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SOXX
+63.1%
SEMY
+24.3%
38.8 pts behind SOXX
75.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SEMY since launch: paid 75.3%, price −55.9%, total +24.3%, SOXX +63.1%, −38.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
SEMY costs 0.04 points a year less; SEMY is far larger, $35m against $1.5m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | BIOY | SEMY |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Price change | fell 21.9% (since May 5, 2026) | fell 55.9% (since Nov 18, 2025) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 96% of the Sep 22, 2026 payment | 98% of the Sep 22, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Biotech, measured through XBI | iShares Semiconductor ETF, measured through SOXX |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 1.18% | 1.14% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $1.5m | $35m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, BIOY and SEMY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.
half
0% in common
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | BIOY | SEMY | BIOY | SEMY | BIOY | SEMY |
| 3 months | +6.9% | −8.3% | 14.5% | 15.6% | +2.9 pts | +6.8 pts |
| 6 months | +4.4% | −6.2% | 25.9% | 34.5% | −11.3 pts | +4.9 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: BIOY May 2026 · SEMY Nov 2025 | +5.4% | +24.3% | 26.1% | 75.3% | −13.7 pts | −38.8 pts |
BIOY
Over the period from its first trade on May 5, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, BIOY paid 26.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 21.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.4%. Biotech (XBI) returned +19.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 13.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 60.7%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 96% of the distribution paid Sep 22, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
SEMY
Over the period from its first trade on Nov 18, 2025 to Nov 4, 2026, SEMY paid 75.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 55.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +24.3%. iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) returned +63.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 38.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 69.3%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 98% of the distribution paid Sep 22, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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How this is computed
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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