Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
BIOY vs SOXY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
BIOY and SOXY both write options for income.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $1.5m for GraniteShares YieldBOOST Biotech ETF and $61m for YieldMax Target 12 Semiconductor Option Income 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, 2026.28.7 pts ahead of SPY
SOXY over 1 year: paid 17.1%, price +26.0%, total +43.5%, SPY +14.8%, +28.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
SOXY
+43.5%
17.1% of it arrived as cash
28.7 pts ahead of SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
28.7 pts ahead of SPY
SOXY over 1 year: paid 17.1%, price +26.0%, total +43.5%, SPY +14.8%, +28.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
SOXY
+43.5%
28.7 pts ahead of SPY
17.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SOXY over 1 year: paid 17.1%, price +26.0%, total +43.5%, SPY +14.8%, +28.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
SOXY costs 0.12 points a year less; SOXY is far larger, $61m against $1.5m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | BIOY | SOXY |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +43.5% |
| Price change | fell 21.9% (since May 5, 2026) | rose 26.0% (1 year) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 96% of the Sep 22, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Biotech, measured through XBI | S&P 500, measured through SPY |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 1.18% | 1.06% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $1.5m | $61m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
Risk and return
May 15, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 24 weekly returnsFrom May 2026 to Oct 2026, BIOY returned more: +4.3% to −5.8%. BIOY fell less at its worst: −5.8% to −26.1%.
Full scorecard
3 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓
| Measure | BIOY | SOXY | Edge | How it is measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return | ||||
| Total return | +4.3% | −5.8% | BIOY | Price change plus distributions, reinvested. |
| Price return | −20.9% | −10.4% | SOXY | Price change alone, distributions left out. |
| Risk | ||||
| Max drawdown | −5.8% | −26.1% | BIOY | Deepest fall from a high to the low after it. |
Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 24 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, BIOY and SOXY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
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 | SOXY | BIOY | SOXY | BIOY | SOXY |
| 3 months | +6.9% | −14.3% | 14.5% | 2.9% | +2.9 pts | −14.1 pts |
| 6 months | +4.4% | −9.9% | 25.9% | 6.3% | −11.3 pts | −14.9 pts |
| 1 year | – | +43.5% | – | 17.1% | – | +28.7 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: BIOY May 2026 · SOXY Dec 2024 | +5.4% | +90.3% | 26.1% | 30.4% | −13.7 pts | +60.4 pts |
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No client brief for this pair: ETFIQ prints no one-year total return for BIOY; the two funds' holdings are dated 127 days apart.
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.
SOXY
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SOXY paid 17.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 26.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +43.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 28.7 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.3%, paid monthly.
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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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