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

FINY and XLKI both write options for income.

GraniteShares YieldBOOST Financials ETF and State Street(R) Technology Select Sector SPDR(R) Premium Income ETF.

7.7%FINY cash paid, 1 year
18.9%XLKI cash paid, 1 year
+9.2%FINY total return, 1 year
+26.1%XLKI 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
XLKI12 pts behind XLK · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
XLK+38.0%XLKI+26.1%18.9% of it arrived as cash12 pts behind XLKTotal return, distributions reinvestedXLK+38.0%XLKI+26.1%12 pts behind XLK

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in FINYOnly in XLKI
Treasury Bill 100.00%STATE STREET TECHNOLOGY SELECT 101.55%
SSI US GOV MONEY MARKET CLASS 0.20%
STATE STREET TECHNOLOGY SELECT OCT26 194 CALL -0.04%
STATE STREET TECHNOLOGY SELECT OCT26 192 CALL -1.71%

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 XLKI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
FINYXLKIFINYXLKIFINYXLKI
3 months+5.0%+3.3%4.2%5.1%+0.4 pts+4.2 pts
6 monthsnot published+22.9%not published10.5%not published−17.5 pts
1 yearnot published+26.1%not published18.9%not published−12.0 pts
Since launch+9.2%+32.4%7.7%21.4%+0.6 pts−11.6 pts
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FINY and XLKI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FINY
GraniteShares YieldBOOST Financials ETF
Synthetic covered call on XLF, paying weekly
XLKI
State Street(R) Technology Select Sector SPDR(R) Premium Income ETF
Covered call on XLK, paying monthly
IssuerGraniteSharesState Street
Strategysynthetic covered callcovered call
BenchmarkFinancials sector (XLF)Technology sector (XLK)
Paysweeklymonthly
Payout rate, annualized11.2%15.3%
Expense ratio1.07%0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year7.7% (since launch on May 5, 2026)18.9%
Price change, 1 year+1.2%+4.6%
Total return, 1 year+9.2% (since launch on May 5, 2026)+26.1%
Benchmark return, 1 year+8.7%+38.0%
Ahead or behind+0.6 pts−12.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate96%not published
Age136 days415 days
Net assets$760,476$18m

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).

XLKI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XLKI paid 18.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +26.1%. Technology sector (XLK) returned +38.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 12.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.3%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, FINY or XLKI?
FINY charges 1.07% a year and XLKI charges 0.35%, so XLKI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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FINY against XLKI, 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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