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BIOY vs YRAM: which paid, and which earned it?

BIOY and YRAM both write options for income.

GraniteShares YieldBOOST Biotech ETF and YieldMax Memory and Storage Portfolio Option Income ETF.

20.6%BIOY cash paid, 1 year
1.6%YRAM cash paid, 1 year
+2.0%BIOY total return, 1 year
+6.1%YRAM total return, 1 year
BIOY15.3 pts behind XBI · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
XBI+17.3%BIOY+2.0%15.3 pts behind XBITotal return, distributions reinvestedXBI+17.3%BIOY+2.0%15.3 pts behind XBI
YRAM3 pts ahead of SMH · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SMH+3.1%YRAM+6.1%3 pts ahead of SMHTotal return, distributions reinvestedSMH+3.1%YRAM+6.1%3 pts ahead of SMH

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BIOY and YRAM hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in BIOYOnly in YRAM
Treasury Bill 100.00%First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 43.96%
Micron Technology Inc 17.72%
Sandisk Corp 7.60%
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 6.80%
Western Digital Corp 6.44%
DRAM 10/16/2026 55.01 C 5.07%
Silicon Motion Technology Corp 3.55%
SKHY 10/16/2026 155.01 C 3.38%

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 Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

BIOY and YRAM over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
BIOYYRAMBIOYYRAMBIOYYRAM
3 months+2.5%not published14.1%not published−9.0 ptsnot published
Since launch+2.0%+6.1%20.6%1.6%−15.3 pts+3.0 pts
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BIOY and YRAM on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BIOY
GraniteShares YieldBOOST Biotech ETF
Synthetic covered call on XBI, paying weekly
YRAM
YieldMax Memory and Storage Portfolio Option Income ETF
Synthetic covered call on SMH
IssuerGraniteSharesYieldMax
Strategysynthetic covered callsynthetic covered call
BenchmarkBiotech (XBI), used as the proxySemiconductors (SMH), used as the proxy
Paysweeklynot established
Payout rate, annualized60.0%8.8%
Expense ratio1.07%not published
Cash paid, 1 year20.6% (since launch on May 5, 2026)1.6% (since launch on Aug 25, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−19.0%+4.5%
Total return, 1 year+2.0% (since launch on May 5, 2026)+6.1% (since launch on Aug 25, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+17.3%+3.1%
Ahead or behind−15.3 pts+3.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate96%97%
Age136 days24 days
Net assets$1m$5m

BIOY in plain words

Over the period since launch on May 5, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, BIOY paid 20.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 19.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.0%. Biotech (XBI), used as the proxy returned +17.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 15.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 60.0%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 96% 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).

YRAM in plain words

Over the period since launch on Aug 25, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, YRAM paid 1.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.1%. Semiconductors (SMH), used as the proxy returned +3.1% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.8%, paid periodically. YieldMax estimates that 97% of the distribution paid Sep 17, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

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BIOY against YRAM, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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