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

FINY and NUKX both write options for income.

GraniteShares YieldBOOST Financials ETF and Nicholas Nuclear Income ETF.

7.7%FINY cash paid, 1 year
6.3%NUKX cash paid, 1 year
+9.2%FINY total return, 1 year
−25.6%NUKX 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
NUKX5.7 pts behind URA · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
URA−19.9%NUKX−25.6%5.7 pts behind URATotal return, distributions reinvestedURA−19.9%NUKX−25.6%5.7 pts behind URA

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in FINYOnly in NUKX
Treasury Bill 100.00%Global X Uranium ETF 20.16%
NextEra Energy Inc 7.66%
Dominion Energy Inc 7.42%
Centrus Energy Corp 7.37%
Lightbridge Corp 7.26%
Duke Energy Corp 7.14%
Constellation Energy Corp 6.92%
Uranium Energy Corp 6.88%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

Performance, window by window

FINY and NUKX over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
FINYNUKXFINYNUKXFINYNUKX
3 months+5.0%−19.7%4.2%2.6%+0.4 pts−6.8 pts
6 monthsnot published−15.3%not published6.4%not published−5.0 pts
Since launch+9.2%−25.6%7.7%6.3%+0.6 pts−5.7 pts
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FINY and NUKX on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FINY
GraniteShares YieldBOOST Financials ETF
Synthetic covered call on XLF, paying weekly
NUKX
Nicholas Nuclear Income ETF
Option income on URA, paying weekly
IssuerGraniteSharesNicholas
Strategysynthetic covered calloption income
BenchmarkFinancials sector (XLF)Uranium and nuclear (URA), used as the proxy
Paysweeklyweekly
Payout rate, annualized11.2%13.1%
Expense ratio1.07%1.07%
Cash paid, 1 year7.7% (since launch on May 5, 2026)6.3% (since launch on Mar 3, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+1.2%−30.8%
Total return, 1 year+9.2% (since launch on May 5, 2026)−25.6% (since launch on Mar 3, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+8.7%−19.9%
Ahead or behind+0.6 pts−5.7 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate96%not published
Age136 days199 days
Net assets$761,337$2m

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).

NUKX in plain words

Over the period since launch on Mar 3, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, NUKX paid 6.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 30.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −25.6%. Uranium and nuclear (URA), used as the proxy returned −19.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.1%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

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

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Where these figures came from

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FINY against NUKX, 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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