Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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BIOY vs XLEI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $1.5m for GraniteShares YieldBOOST Biotech ETF and $209m for State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF.

At a glance
26.1%
BIOY cash paid, since launch, May 5, 2026
22.3%
XLEI cash paid, 1 year
+5.4%
BIOY total return, since launch, May 5, 2026
+39.2%
XLEI total return, 1 year
BIOY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 13.6 pts behind XBI
BIOY
+5.4%
XBI
+19.0%

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.
XLEI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 10.6 pts behind XLE
XLEI
+39.2%
XLE
+49.8%

10.6 pts behind XLE

XLEI over 1 year: paid 22.3%, price +13.8%, total +39.2%, XLE +49.8%, −10.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLE

+49.8%

XLEI

+39.2%

22.3% of it arrived as cash

10.6 pts behind XLE

Total return, distributions reinvested

10.6 pts behind XLE

XLEI over 1 year: paid 22.3%, price +13.8%, total +39.2%, XLE +49.8%, −10.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLE

+49.8%

XLEI

+39.2%

10.6 pts behind XLE

22.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XLEI over 1 year: paid 22.3%, price +13.8%, total +39.2%, XLE +49.8%, −10.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XLEI costs 0.83 points a year less; XLEI is far larger, $209m against $1.5m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BIOY vs XLEI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureBIOYXLEI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published+39.2%
Price changefell 21.9% (since May 5, 2026)rose 13.8% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate96% of the Sep 22, 2026 payment100% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkBiotech, measured through XBIEnergy sector, measured through XLE
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.18%0.35%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$1.5m$209m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, BIOY and XLEI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BIOY XLEI
Only in one fund ↓
Only in BIOY
Only in XLEI
STATE STREET ENERGY SELECT SEC 100.78%
STATE STREET ENERGY SELECT SEC NOV26 70.5 CALL -0.02%
STATE STREET ENERGY SELECT SEC NOV26 72.5 CALL -0.02%
STATE STREET ENERGY SELECT SEC NOV26 69 CALL -0.04%
STATE STREET ENERGY SELECT SEC NOV26 71 CALL -0.07%
STATE STREET ENERGY SELECT SEC NOV26 70 CALL -0.76%
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Side by side

BIOY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Biotech ETF · Synthetic covered call on XBI, paying weekly XLEI State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF · Covered call on XLE, paying monthly
Strategy synthetic covered call covered call
Benchmark Biotech (XBI) Energy sector (XLE)
Pays weekly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 60.7% 22.0%
Expense ratio 1.18% 0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year 26.1% (since launch, May 5, 2026) 22.3%
Price change, 1 year −21.9% (since launch, May 5, 2026) +13.8%
Total return, 1 year +5.4% (since launch, May 5, 2026) +39.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year +19.0% (since launch, May 5, 2026) +49.8%
Ahead or behind −13.6 pts (since launch, May 5, 2026) −10.6 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 96% 100%
Age 183 days 1.3 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $1.5m $209m

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: BIOY vs XLEI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowBIOYXLEIBIOYXLEIBIOYXLEI
3 months+6.9%+9.7%14.5%5.3%+2.9 pts−1.8 pts
6 months+4.4%+14.8%25.9%10.5%−11.3 pts+1.9 pts
1 year–+39.2%–22.3%–−10.6 pts
Since launchNot the same days: BIOY May 2026 · XLEI Jul 2025+5.4%+41.9%26.1%27.2%−13.7 pts−8.4 pts

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About each fund
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.

XLEI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XLEI paid 22.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 13.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +39.2%. Energy sector (XLE) returned +49.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 22.0%, paid monthly. State Street estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, BIOY or XLEI?
BIOY charges 1.18% a year and XLEI charges 0.35%, so XLEI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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