Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
EIPI vs SEMY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
EIPI and SEMY both write options for income.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $1.1bn for FT Energy Income Partners Enhanced Income ETF and $35m for GraniteShares YieldBOOST Semiconductor ETF.
3.8 pts behind its own holdings
EIPI over 1 year: paid 7.7%, price +13.7%, total +21.8%, its own holdings +25.6%, −3.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
its own holdings
+25.6%
EIPI
+21.8%
7.7% cash
3.8 pts behind its own holdings
Total return, distributions reinvested
3.8 pts behind its own holdings
EIPI over 1 year: paid 7.7%, price +13.7%, total +21.8%, its own holdings +25.6%, −3.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
its own holdings
+25.6%
EIPI
+21.8%
3.8 pts behind its own holdings
7.7% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. EIPI over 1 year: paid 7.7%, price +13.7%, total +21.8%, its own holdings +25.6%, −3.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.38.8 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
EIPI costs 0.03 points a year less; EIPI is far larger, $1.1bn against $35m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | EIPI | SEMY |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +21.8% | not published |
| Price change | rose 13.7% (1 year) | fell 55.9% (since Nov 18, 2025) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 0% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment | 98% of the Sep 22, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | its own holdings | iShares Semiconductor ETF, measured through SOXX |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 1.11% | 1.14% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $1.1bn | $35m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, EIPI and SEMY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 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 | EIPI | SEMY | EIPI | SEMY | EIPI | SEMY |
| 3 months | +2.2% | −8.3% | 1.7% | 15.6% | +0.3 pts | +6.8 pts |
| 6 months | +2.5% | −6.2% | 3.4% | 34.5% | +1.1 pts | +4.9 pts |
| 1 year | +21.8% | – | 7.7% | – | −3.7 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: EIPI May 2024 · SEMY Nov 2025 | +49.6% | +24.3% | 24.0% | 75.3% | not measured | −38.8 pts |
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EIPI
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, EIPI paid 7.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 13.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.8%. EIPI's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Nov 2, 2026) returned +25.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.8%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 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).
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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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