Data as of .
FINY vs SEMY: which paid, and which earned it?
FINY and SEMY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FINY and SEMY hold 51% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FINY | SEMY |
|---|---|---|
| Treasury Bill | 100.00% | 50.64% |
| Only in FINY | Only in SEMY |
|---|---|
| Treasury Bill 49.36% |
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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FINY | SEMY | FINY | SEMY | FINY | SEMY | |
| 3 months | +5.0% | −4.8% | 4.2% | 17.4% | +0.4 pts | +8.4 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +17.5% | not published | 43.7% | not published | −31.4 pts |
| Since launch | +9.2% | +33.9% | 7.7% | 71.5% | +0.6 pts | −38.5 pts |
| FINY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Financials ETF Synthetic covered call on XLF, paying weekly | SEMY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Semiconductor ETF Synthetic covered call on SMH, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | GraniteShares | GraniteShares |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Financials sector (XLF) | Semiconductors (SMH) |
| Pays | weekly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 11.2% | 67.3% |
| Expense ratio | 1.07% | 1.07% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 7.7% (since launch on May 5, 2026) | 71.5% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | +1.2% | −48.7% |
| Total return, 1 year | +9.2% (since launch on May 5, 2026) | +33.9% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +8.7% | +72.5% |
| Ahead or behind | +0.6 pts | −38.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 96% | 98% |
| Age | 136 days | 304 days |
| Net assets | $760,476 | $49m |
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).
SEMY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Nov 18, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, SEMY paid 71.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 48.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +33.9%. Semiconductors (SMH) returned +72.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 38.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 67.3%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 98% 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).
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, FINY or SEMY?
- FINY charges 1.07% a year and SEMY 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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Cite this page. ETFIQ, FINY against SEMY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/finy-vs-semy Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.