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FINY vs MLPD: which paid, and which earned it?

FINY and MLPD both write options for income.

GraniteShares YieldBOOST Financials ETF and Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered Call ETF.

7.7%FINY cash paid, 1 year
13.3%MLPD cash paid, 1 year
+9.2%FINY total return, 1 year
+12.0%MLPD total return, 1 year
FINY0.6 pts ahead of XLF · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
XLF+8.7%FINY+9.2%7.7% as cash0.6 pts ahead of XLFTotal return, distributions reinvestedXLF+8.7%FINY+9.2%0.6 pts ahead of XLF
MLPD35.8 pts behind XLE · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
XLE+47.8%MLPD+12.0%13.3% as cash35.8 pts behind XLETotal return, distributions reinvestedXLE+47.8%MLPD+12.0%35.8 pts behind XLE

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in FINYOnly in MLPD
Treasury Bill 100.00%GLOBAL X MLP & ENERGY INFRAS 102.10%
CASH 1.05%
OTHER PAYABLE & RECEIVABLES -1.02%
2MLPX US 10/16/2026 C74 -2.13%

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 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

FINY and MLPD over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
FINYMLPDFINYMLPDFINYMLPD
3 months+5.0%+4.2%4.2%3.0%+0.4 pts−16.2 pts
6 monthsnot published+4.1%not published5.7%not published−5.8 pts
1 yearnot published+12.0%not published13.3%not published−35.8 pts
Since launch+9.2%+33.5%7.7%28.2%+0.6 pts−14.7 pts
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FINY and MLPD on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FINY
GraniteShares YieldBOOST Financials ETF
Synthetic covered call on XLF, paying weekly
MLPD
Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered Call ETF
Covered call on XLE, paying monthly
IssuerGraniteSharesGlobal X
Strategysynthetic covered callcovered call
BenchmarkFinancials sector (XLF)Energy sector (XLE), used as the energy proxy
Paysweeklymonthly
Payout rate, annualized11.2%12.0%
Expense ratio1.07%0.60%
Cash paid, 1 year7.7% (since launch on May 5, 2026)13.3%
Price change, 1 year+1.2%−2.1%
Total return, 1 year+9.2% (since launch on May 5, 2026)+12.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year+8.7%+47.8%
Ahead or behind+0.6 pts−35.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate96%0%
Age136 days863 days
Net assets$760,476$27m

FINY in plain words

Over the period since launch on May 5, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, FINY paid 7.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.2%. Financials sector (XLF) returned +8.7% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.2%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 96% of the distribution paid Jul 7, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

MLPD in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, MLPD paid 13.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.0%. Energy sector (XLE), used as the energy proxy returned +47.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 35.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.0%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, FINY or MLPD?
FINY charges 1.07% a year and MLPD charges 0.60%, so MLPD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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FINY against MLPD, 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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