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

FBYY and XVMT both write options for income. GraniteShares YieldBOOST META ETF and FT Vest META & Target Income ETF.

25.8%
FBYY cash paid, since launch
0.0%
XVMT cash paid, since launch
−36.3%
FBYY total return, since launch
−2.1%
XVMT total return, since launch
FBYY · since launch to Sep 30, 202635.5 pts behind META
FBYY
−36.3%
META
−0.8%

35.5 pts behind META

FBYY since launch: paid 25.8%, price −57.3%, total −36.3%, META −0.8%, −35.5 pts.

META

−0.8%

FBYY

−36.3%

35.5 pts behind META

Total return, distributions reinvested

35.5 pts behind META

FBYY since launch: paid 25.8%, price −57.3%, total −36.3%, META −0.8%, −35.5 pts.

META

−0.8%

FBYY

−36.3%

35.5 pts behind META

25.8% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. FBYY since launch: paid 25.8%, price −57.3%, total −36.3%, META −0.8%, −35.5 pts.

XVMT · since launch to Sep 30, 2026About even with META
XVMT
−2.1%
META
−2.5%

About even with META

XVMT since launch: paid 0.0%, price −2.1%, total −2.1%, META −2.5%, +0.4 pts.

META

−2.5%

XVMT

−2.1%

about even with META

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with META

XVMT since launch: paid 0.0%, price −2.1%, total −2.1%, META −2.5%, +0.4 pts.

META

−2.5%

XVMT

−2.1%

about even with META

0.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to −0.8%. XVMT since launch: paid 0.0%, price −2.1%, total −2.1%, META −2.5%, +0.4 pts.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FBYY and XVMT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

half

0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding FBYY XVMT
Only in FBYY
Treasury Bill 50.24%
Treasury Bill 49.76%
Only in XVMT
2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index P 1,500.03 292.22%
2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index C 500.03 106.62%
Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 50.50%
US Dollar 6.56%
2026-10-23 Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) C 5,991.75 0.00%
2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index C 1,500.03 0.00%
2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index P 500.03 -0.02%
2026-10-02 Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) C 750 -0.05%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.

Performance, window by window

Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowFBYYXVMTFBYYXVMTFBYYXVMT
3 months−3.6%not published7.0%not published−22.0 ptsnot published
6 months−7.9%not published15.9%not published−33.3 ptsnot published
Since launch
FBYY Oct 2025 · XVMT Sep 2026
−36.3%−2.1%25.8%0.0%−35.5 pts+0.4 pts

FBYY and XVMT over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

FBYY
GraniteShares YieldBOOST META ETF · Synthetic covered call on META, paying weekly
XVMT
FT Vest META & Target Income ETF · Option income on META
Issuer GraniteShares First Trust
Strategy synthetic covered call option income
Benchmark (META) (META)
Pays weekly not established
Payout rate, annualized 31.3% not published
Expense ratio 1.07% 0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year 25.8% (since launch on Oct 21, 2025) 0.0% (since launch on Sep 23, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −57.3% −2.1%
Total return, 1 year −36.3% (since launch on Oct 21, 2025) −2.1% (since launch on Sep 23, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year −0.8% −2.5%
Ahead or behind −35.5 pts +0.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 92% not published
Age 344 days 7 days
Net assets $318,830 $1m

FBYY and XVMT on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

FBYY in plain words

Over the period since launch on Oct 21, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026, FBYY paid 25.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 57.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −36.3%. (META) returned −0.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 35.5 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 31.3%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 92% of the distribution paid Sep 1, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

XVMT in plain words

Over the period since launch on Sep 23, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, XVMT paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.1%. (META) returned −2.5% over the same days, so a holder was about even.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, FBYY or XVMT?
FBYY charges 1.07% a year and XVMT charges 0.85%, so XVMT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Cite this page

ETFIQ, FBYY against XVMT, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/fbyy-vs-xvmt

Open data

Free to use with attribution. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology.