Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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FINY vs XLII: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $747,148 for GraniteShares YieldBOOST Financials ETF and $18m for State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF.

At a glance
8.9%
FINY cash paid, since launch, May 5, 2026
13.3%
XLII cash paid, 1 year
+9.8%
FINY total return, since launch, May 5, 2026
+11.4%
XLII 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%

8.9% of it arrived as cash

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%

8.9% cash

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.
XLII · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.9 pts behind XLI
XLII
+11.4%
XLI
+12.3%

0.9 pts behind XLI

XLII over 1 year: paid 13.3%, price −2.1%, total +11.4%, XLI +12.3%, −0.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLI

+12.3%

XLII

+11.4%

13.3% of it arrived as cash

0.9 pts behind XLI

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.9 pts behind XLI

XLII over 1 year: paid 13.3%, price −2.1%, total +11.4%, XLI +12.3%, −0.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLI

+12.3%

XLII

+11.4%

13.3% as cash

0.9 pts behind XLI

13.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XLII over 1 year: paid 13.3%, price −2.1%, total +11.4%, XLI +12.3%, −0.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XLII costs 0.83 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FINY vs XLII: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureFINYXLII
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published+11.4%
Price changerose 0.5% (since May 5, 2026)fell 2.1% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate96% of the Jul 7, 2026 payment100% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkFinancials sector, measured through XLFIndustrials, measured through XLI
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.18%0.35%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$747,148$18m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, FINY and XLII hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FINY XLII
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Only in XLII
STATE STREET INDUSTRIAL SELECT 101.40%
STATE STREET INDUSTRIAL SELECT NOV26 171 CALL -0.00%
STATE STREET INDUSTRIAL SELECT NOV26 174 CALL -0.04%
STATE STREET INDUSTRIAL SELECT NOV26 173 CALL -0.07%
STATE STREET INDUSTRIAL SELECT NOV26 172 CALL -1.81%
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Side by side

FINY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Financials ETF · Synthetic covered call on XLF, paying weekly XLII State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF · Covered call on XLI, paying monthly
Strategy synthetic covered call covered call
Benchmark Financials sector (XLF) Industrials (XLI)
Pays weekly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 11.2% 15.0%
Expense ratio 1.18% 0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year 8.9% (since launch, May 5, 2026) 13.3%
Price change, 1 year +0.5% (since launch, May 5, 2026) −2.1%
Total return, 1 year +9.8% (since launch, May 5, 2026) +11.4%
Benchmark return, 1 year +15.6% (since launch, May 5, 2026) +12.3%
Ahead or behind −5.8 pts (since launch, May 5, 2026) −0.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 96% 100%
Age 183 days 1.3 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $747,148 $18m

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 XLII: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowFINYXLIIFINYXLIIFINYXLII
3 months+1.3%−6.2%2.9%2.7%−1.2 pts+2.6 pts
6 months+9.6%+1.1%8.9%6.4%−5.4 pts+4.8 pts
1 year–+11.4%–13.3%–−0.9 pts
Since launchNot the same days: FINY May 2026 · XLII Jul 2025+9.8%+15.0%8.9%16.8%−5.7 pts+1.8 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.

XLII

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XLII paid 13.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.4%. Industrials (XLI) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.0%, paid monthly. State Street estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, FINY or XLII?
FINY charges 1.18% a year and XLII charges 0.35%, so XLII is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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