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

FINY and TYLG both write options for income.

GraniteShares YieldBOOST Financials ETF and Global X Information Technology Covered Call & Growth ETF.

7.7%FINY cash paid, 1 year
10.3%TYLG cash paid, 1 year
+9.2%FINY total return, 1 year
+32.9%TYLG 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
TYLG5.2 pts behind XLK · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
XLK+38.0%TYLG+32.9%10.3% as cash5.2 pts behind XLKTotal return, distributions reinvestedXLK+38.0%TYLG+32.9%5.2 pts behind XLK

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in FINYOnly in TYLG
Treasury Bill 100.00%STATE STREET TECHNOLOGY SELECT SECTOR SP 54.45%
NVIDIA CORP 7.30%
APPLE INC 6.66%
MICROSOFT CORP 4.98%
BROADCOM INC 2.30%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 2.24%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 2.06%
INTEL CORP 1.48%

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 TYLG over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
FINYTYLGFINYTYLGFINYTYLG
3 months+5.0%+2.0%4.2%2.4%+0.4 pts+2.9 pts
6 monthsnot published+29.6%not published5.7%not published−10.8 pts
1 yearnot published+32.9%not published10.3%not published−5.2 pts
3 yearsnot published+95.0%not published34.2%not published−33.0 pts
Since launch+9.2%+141.1%7.7%45.8%+0.6 pts−51.3 pts
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FINY and TYLG on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FINY
GraniteShares YieldBOOST Financials ETF
Synthetic covered call on XLF, paying weekly
TYLG
Global X Information Technology Covered Call & Growth ETF
Covered call on XLK, paying monthly
IssuerGraniteSharesGlobal X
Strategysynthetic covered callcovered call
BenchmarkFinancials sector (XLF)Technology sector (XLK)
Paysweeklymonthly
Payout rate, annualized11.2%7.8%
Expense ratio1.07%0.60%
Cash paid, 1 year7.7% (since launch on May 5, 2026)10.3%
Price change, 1 year+1.2%+20.6%
Total return, 1 year+9.2% (since launch on May 5, 2026)+32.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year+8.7%+38.0%
Ahead or behind+0.6 pts−5.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate96%100%
Age136 days1396 days
Net assets$761,337$15m

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).

TYLG in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, TYLG paid 10.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 20.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +32.9%. Technology sector (XLK) returned +38.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.8%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 100% 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 TYLG?
FINY charges 1.07% a year and TYLG charges 0.60%, so TYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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FINY against TYLG, 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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