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CHPY vs SEMY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $1.2bn for YieldMax Semiconductor Portfolio Option Income ETF and $35m for GraniteShares YieldBOOST Semiconductor ETF.

At a glance
48.9%
CHPY cash paid, 1 year
75.3%
SEMY cash paid, since launch, Nov 18, 2025
+44.3%
CHPY total return, 1 year
+24.3%
SEMY total return, since launch, Nov 18, 2025
CHPY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 29.5 pts ahead of SPY
CHPY
+44.3%
SPY
+14.8%

29.5 pts ahead of SPY

CHPY over 1 year: paid 48.9%, price −6.0%, total +44.3%, SPY +14.8%, +29.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

CHPY

+44.3%

48.9% of it arrived as cash

29.5 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

29.5 pts ahead of SPY

CHPY over 1 year: paid 48.9%, price −6.0%, total +44.3%, SPY +14.8%, +29.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

CHPY

+44.3%

48.9% as cash

29.5 pts ahead of SPY

48.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. CHPY over 1 year: paid 48.9%, price −6.0%, total +44.3%, SPY +14.8%, +29.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SEMY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 38.8 pts behind SOXX
SEMY
+24.3%
SOXX
+63.1%

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

CHPY costs 0.11 points a year less; CHPY is far larger, $1.2bn against $35m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

CHPY vs SEMY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureCHPYSEMY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+44.3%not published
Price changefell 6.0% (1 year)fell 55.9% (since Nov 18, 2025)
Return of capital, issuer estimate99% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment98% of the Sep 22, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYiShares Semiconductor ETF, measured through SOXX
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.03%1.14%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$1.2bn$35m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

Risk and return

Nov 28, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 48 weekly returns
CHPY SEMY
Return
Total return edge CHPY +49.0% +24.5%
Price return edge CHPY +1.0% −53.4%
Risk
Max drawdown edge SEMY −24.4% −11.0%
Reading

From Nov 2025 to Oct 2026, CHPY returned more: +49.0% to +24.5%. SEMY fell less at its worst: −11.0% to −24.4%.

Full scorecard

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Risk and return: CHPY vs SEMY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureCHPYSEMYEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+49.0%+24.5%CHPYPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Price return+1.0%−53.4%CHPYPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Max drawdown−24.4%−11.0%SEMYDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 48 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, CHPY and SEMY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first CHPY SEMY
Only in one fund ↓
Only in CHPY
NVIDIA Corp 6.83%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 6.12%
Broadcom Inc 5.49%
Micron Technology Inc 4.65%
ASE Technology Holding Co Ltd 4.50%
Lam Research Corp 4.39%
MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC 4.35%
ASML Holding NV 4.19%
Only in SEMY
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Side by side

CHPY YieldMax Semiconductor Portfolio Option Income ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying weekly SEMY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Semiconductor ETF · Synthetic covered call on SOXX, paying weekly
Strategy synthetic covered call synthetic covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX)
Pays weekly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 40.7% 69.3%
Expense ratio 1.03% 1.14%
Cash paid, 1 year 48.9% 75.3% (since launch, Nov 18, 2025)
Price change, 1 year −6.0% −55.9% (since launch, Nov 18, 2025)
Total return, 1 year +44.3% +24.3% (since launch, Nov 18, 2025)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +63.1% (since launch, Nov 18, 2025)
Ahead or behind +29.5 pts −38.8 pts (since launch, Nov 18, 2025)
Return of capital, latest estimate 99% 98%
Age 1.6 years 351 days
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $1.2bn $35m

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: CHPY vs SEMY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowCHPYSEMYCHPYSEMYCHPYSEMY
3 months−14.2%−8.3%9.9%15.6%−14.1 pts+6.8 pts
6 months−9.7%−6.2%20.6%34.5%−14.7 pts+4.9 pts
1 year+44.3%–48.9%–+29.5 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: CHPY Apr 2025 · SEMY Nov 2025+126.5%+24.3%87.4%75.3%+81.2 pts−38.8 pts

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About each fund
CHPY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, CHPY paid 48.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 6.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +44.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 29.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 40.7%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 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).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, CHPY or SEMY?
CHPY charges 1.03% a year and SEMY charges 1.14%, so CHPY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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