Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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FINY vs USOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $747,148 for GraniteShares YieldBOOST Financials ETF and $79m for Defiance Oil Enhanced Options Income ETF.

At a glance
8.9%
FINY cash paid, since launch, May 5, 2026
51.6%
USOY cash paid, 1 year
+9.8%
FINY total return, since launch, May 5, 2026
+56.0%
USOY 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%

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%

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.
USOY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 46.2 pts behind USO
USOY
+56.0%
USO
+102.2%

46.2 pts behind USO

USOY over 1 year: paid 51.6%, price −4.8%, total +56.0%, USO +102.2%, −46.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

USO

+102.2%

USOY

+56.0%

51.6% of it arrived as cash

46.2 pts behind USO

Total return, distributions reinvested

46.2 pts behind USO

USOY over 1 year: paid 51.6%, price −4.8%, total +56.0%, USO +102.2%, −46.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

USO

+102.2%

USOY

+56.0%

46.2 pts behind USO

51.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. USOY over 1 year: paid 51.6%, price −4.8%, total +56.0%, USO +102.2%, −46.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

USOY costs 0.06 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FINY vs USOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureFINYUSOY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published+56.0%
Price changerose 0.5% (since May 5, 2026)fell 4.8% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate96% of the Jul 7, 2026 payment96% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkFinancials sector, measured through XLFUnited States Oil Fund, LP, measured through USO
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.18%1.12%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$747,148$79m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

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

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FINY USOY
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Only in FINY
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US TREASURY N/B 18.88%
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Side by side

FINY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Financials ETF · Synthetic covered call on XLF, paying weekly USOY Defiance Oil Enhanced Options Income ETF · Option income on USO, paying weekly
Strategy synthetic covered call option income
Benchmark Financials sector (XLF) United States Oil Fund, LP (USO)
Pays weekly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 11.2% 50.6%
Expense ratio 1.18% 1.12%
Cash paid, 1 year 8.9% (since launch, May 5, 2026) 51.6%
Price change, 1 year +0.5% (since launch, May 5, 2026) −4.8%
Total return, 1 year +9.8% (since launch, May 5, 2026) +56.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year +15.6% (since launch, May 5, 2026) +102.2%
Ahead or behind −5.8 pts (since launch, May 5, 2026) −46.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 96% 96%
Age 183 days 2.5 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $747,148 $79m

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 USOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowFINYUSOYFINYUSOYFINYUSOY
3 months+1.3%+14.8%2.9%12.6%−1.2 pts−11.8 pts
6 months+9.6%+1.8%8.9%20.9%−5.4 pts−6.8 pts
1 year–+56.0%–51.6%–−46.1 pts
Since launchNot the same days: FINY May 2026 · USOY May 2024+9.8%+55.7%8.9%83.8%−5.7 pts−37.4 pts

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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.

USOY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, USOY paid 51.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +56.0%. United States Oil Fund, LP (USO) returned +102.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 46.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 50.6%, paid weekly. Defiance estimates that 96% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, FINY or USOY?
FINY charges 1.18% a year and USOY charges 1.12%, so USOY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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