Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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FINY vs MLPD: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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FINY and MLPD both write options for income.

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Net assets: $747,148 on Nov 3, 2026 for GraniteShares YieldBOOST Financials ETF, and $26m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered Call ETF.

At a glance
8.9%
FINY cash paid, since launch, May 5, 2026
14.1%
MLPD cash paid, 1 year
+9.8%
FINY total return, since launch, May 5, 2026
+15.4%
MLPD total return, 1 year
FINY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 5.8 pts behind XLF
FINY
+9.8%
XLF
+15.6%

5.8 pts behind XLF

FINY since launch: paid 8.9%, price +0.5%, total +9.8%, XLF +15.6%, −5.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLF

+15.6%

FINY

+9.8%

8.9% of it arrived as cash

5.8 pts behind XLF

Total return, distributions reinvested

5.8 pts behind XLF

FINY since launch: paid 8.9%, price +0.5%, total +9.8%, XLF +15.6%, −5.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLF

+15.6%

FINY

+9.8%

8.9% cash

5.8 pts behind XLF

8.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. FINY since launch: paid 8.9%, price +0.5%, total +9.8%, XLF +15.6%, −5.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
MLPD · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
MLPD
+15.4%
none

Not measured

MLPD over 1 year: paid 14.1%, price +0.6%, total +15.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

MLPD

+15.4%

14.1% of it arrived as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

MLPD over 1 year: paid 14.1%, price +0.6%, total +15.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

MLPD

+15.4%

14.1% as cash

14.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +15.6%. MLPD over 1 year: paid 14.1%, price +0.6%, total +15.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +15.6%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

MLPD costs 0.58 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FINY vs MLPD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureFINYMLPD
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published+15.4%
Price changerose 0.5% (since May 5, 2026)rose 0.6% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate96% of the Jul 7, 2026 payment100% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkFinancials sector, measured through XLFnot published
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.18%0.60%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026$740,730$26m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, FINY and MLPD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FINY MLPD
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Only in FINY
Only in MLPD
Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF 101.03%
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Side by side

FINY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Financials ETF · Synthetic covered call on XLF, paying weekly MLPD Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered Call ETF · Covered call, paying monthly
Strategy synthetic covered call covered call
Benchmark Financials sector (XLF) none
Pays weekly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 11.2% 12.2%
Expense ratio 1.18% 0.60%
Cash paid, 1 year 8.9% (since launch, May 5, 2026) 14.1%
Price change, 1 year +0.5% (since launch, May 5, 2026) +0.6%
Total return, 1 year +9.8% (since launch, May 5, 2026) +15.4%
Benchmark return, 1 year +15.6% (since launch, May 5, 2026) not published
Ahead or behind −5.8 pts (since launch, May 5, 2026) not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 96% 100%
Age 183 days 2.5 years
Net assets, FINY as of Nov 3, 2026 and MLPD as of Oct 12, 2026 $747,148 $26m

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: FINY vs MLPD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowFINYMLPDFINYMLPDFINYMLPD
3 months+1.3%+3.6%2.9%3.1%−1.2 ptsnot measured
6 months+9.6%+3.4%8.9%6.0%−5.4 ptsnot measured
1 year–+15.4%–14.1%–not measured
Since launchNot the same days: FINY May 2026 · MLPD May 2024+9.8%+32.7%8.9%30.2%−5.7 ptsnot measured

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About each fund
FINY

Over the period from its first trade on May 5, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, FINY paid 8.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.8%. Financials sector (XLF) returned +15.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 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 (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

MLPD

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, MLPD paid 14.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.4%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.2%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, FINY or MLPD?
FINY charges 1.18% a year and MLPD charges 0.60%, so MLPD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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