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FBYY vs MEIB: which paid, and which earned it?

FBYY and MEIB both write options for income.

GraniteShares YieldBOOST META ETF and Direxion META Defined Income Boost ETF.

25.6%FBYY cash paid, 1 year
2.4%MEIB cash paid, 1 year
−36.0%FBYY total return, 1 year
+14.5%MEIB total return, 1 year
FBYY27.1 pts behind META · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
META−9.0%FBYY−36.0%27.1 pts behind METATotal return, distributions reinvestedMETA−9.0%FBYY−36.0%27.1 pts behind META
MEIB0.8 pts ahead of META · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
META+13.7%MEIB+14.5%0.8 pts ahead of METATotal return, distributions reinvestedMETA+13.7%MEIB+14.5%0.8 pts ahead of META

Performance, window by window

FBYY and MEIB over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
FBYYMEIBFBYYMEIBFBYYMEIB
3 months−6.1%not published6.8%not published−21.5 ptsnot published
6 months−11.0%not published15.7%not published−23.2 ptsnot published
Since launch−36.0%+14.5%25.6%2.4%−27.1 pts+0.8 pts
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FBYY and MEIB on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FBYY
GraniteShares YieldBOOST META ETF
Synthetic covered call on META, paying weekly
MEIB
Direxion META Defined Income Boost ETF
Option income on META, paying monthly
IssuerGraniteSharesDirexion
Strategysynthetic covered calloption income
Benchmark(META)(META)
Paysweeklymonthly
Payout rate, annualized29.7%9.8%
Expense ratio1.07%0.97%
Cash paid, 1 year25.6% (since launch on Oct 21, 2025)2.4% (since launch on Jul 29, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−56.9%+11.9%
Total return, 1 year−36.0% (since launch on Oct 21, 2025)+14.5% (since launch on Jul 29, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year−9.0%+13.7%
Ahead or behind−27.1 pts+0.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate92%not published
Age332 days51 days
Net assets$214,357$2m

FBYY in plain words

Over the period since launch on Oct 21, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, FBYY paid 25.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 56.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −36.0%. (META) returned −9.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 27.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 29.7%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 92% 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).

MEIB in plain words

Over the period since launch on Jul 29, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, MEIB paid 2.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 11.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.5%. (META) returned +13.7% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.8%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, FBYY or MEIB?
FBYY charges 1.07% a year and MEIB charges 0.97%, so MEIB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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FBYY against MEIB, 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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