Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
BIOY vs USOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
BIOY and USOY both write options for income.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $1.5m for GraniteShares YieldBOOST Biotech ETF and $79m for Defiance Oil Enhanced Options 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, 2026.46.2 pts behind USO
USOY over 1 year: paid 51.6%, price −4.8%, total +56.0%, USO +102.2%, −46.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
USO
+102.2%
USOY
+56.0%
51.6% of it arrived as cash
46.2 pts behind USO
Total return, distributions reinvested
46.2 pts behind USO
USOY over 1 year: paid 51.6%, price −4.8%, total +56.0%, USO +102.2%, −46.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
USO
+102.2%
USOY
+56.0%
46.2 pts behind USO
51.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. USOY over 1 year: paid 51.6%, price −4.8%, total +56.0%, USO +102.2%, −46.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
USOY costs 0.06 points a year less; USOY is far larger, $79m against $1.5m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | BIOY | USOY |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +56.0% |
| Price change | fell 21.9% (since May 5, 2026) | fell 4.8% (1 year) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 96% of the Sep 22, 2026 payment | 96% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Biotech, measured through XBI | United States Oil Fund, LP, measured through USO |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 1.18% | 1.12% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $1.5m | $79m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, BIOY and USOY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 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 | USOY | BIOY | USOY | BIOY | USOY |
| 3 months | +6.9% | +14.8% | 14.5% | 12.6% | +2.9 pts | −11.8 pts |
| 6 months | +4.4% | +1.8% | 25.9% | 20.9% | −11.3 pts | −6.8 pts |
| 1 year | – | +56.0% | – | 51.6% | – | −46.1 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: BIOY May 2026 · USOY May 2024 | +5.4% | +55.7% | 26.1% | 83.8% | −13.7 pts | −37.4 pts |
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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.
USOY
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, USOY paid 51.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +56.0%. United States Oil Fund, LP (USO) returned +102.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 46.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 50.6%, paid weekly. Defiance estimates that 96% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 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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