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

FINY and SOXY both write options for income.

GraniteShares YieldBOOST Financials ETF and YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) Semiconductor Option Income ETF.

7.7%FINY cash paid, 1 year
16.4%SOXY cash paid, 1 year
+9.2%FINY total return, 1 year
+84.9%SOXY total return, 1 year
FINY0.6 pts ahead of XLF · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
XLF+8.7%FINY+9.2%0.6 pts ahead of XLFTotal return, distributions reinvestedXLF+8.7%FINY+9.2%0.6 pts ahead of XLF
SOXY3.5 pts ahead of SMH · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SMH+81.3%SOXY+84.9%16.4% as cash3.5 pts ahead of SMHTotal return, distributions reinvestedSMH+81.3%SOXY+84.9%3.5 pts ahead of SMH

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in FINYOnly in SOXY
Treasury Bill 100.00%NVIDIA Corp 6.50%
Marvell Technology Inc 5.71%
Intel Corp 5.71%
Broadcom Inc 5.67%
ARM Holdings PLC 5.07%
ASML Holding NV 4.52%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.22%
Micron Technology Inc 4.21%

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 SOXY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
FINYSOXYFINYSOXYFINYSOXY
3 months+5.0%−16.9%4.2%2.5%+0.4 pts−3.7 pts
6 monthsnot published+52.4%not published8.4%not published+3.5 pts
1 yearnot published+84.9%not published16.4%not published+3.5 pts
Since launch+9.2%+123.2%7.7%26.9%+0.6 pts−9.2 pts
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FINY and SOXY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FINY
GraniteShares YieldBOOST Financials ETF
Synthetic covered call on XLF, paying weekly
SOXY
YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) Semiconductor Option Income ETF
Synthetic covered call on SMH, paying monthly
IssuerGraniteSharesYieldMax
Strategysynthetic covered callsynthetic covered call
BenchmarkFinancials sector (XLF)Semiconductors (SMH)
Paysweeklymonthly
Payout rate, annualized11.2%11.7%
Expense ratio1.07%1.06%
Cash paid, 1 year7.7% (since launch on May 5, 2026)16.4%
Price change, 1 year+1.2%+64.1%
Total return, 1 year+9.2% (since launch on May 5, 2026)+84.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year+8.7%+81.3%
Ahead or behind+0.6 pts+3.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate96%95%
Age136 days654 days
Net assets$761,337$66m

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).

SOXY in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SOXY paid 16.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 64.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +84.9%. Semiconductors (SMH) returned +81.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.7%, paid monthly. YieldMax estimates that 95% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 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 SOXY?
FINY charges 1.07% a year and SOXY charges 1.06%, so SOXY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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FINY against SOXY, 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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