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FINY vs XLSI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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FINY and XLSI both write options for income.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $747,148 for GraniteShares YieldBOOST Financials ETF and $25m for State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF.

At a glance
8.9%
FINY cash paid, since launch, May 5, 2026
12.5%
XLSI cash paid, 1 year
+9.8%
FINY total return, since launch, May 5, 2026
+16.3%
XLSI 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%

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.
XLSI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 8 pts behind XLP
XLSI
+16.3%
XLP
+24.3%

8 pts behind XLP

XLSI over 1 year: paid 12.5%, price +2.7%, total +16.3%, XLP +24.3%, −8.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLP

+24.3%

XLSI

+16.3%

12.5% of it arrived as cash

8 pts behind XLP

Total return, distributions reinvested

8 pts behind XLP

XLSI over 1 year: paid 12.5%, price +2.7%, total +16.3%, XLP +24.3%, −8.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLP

+24.3%

XLSI

+16.3%

8 pts behind XLP

12.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +24.3%. XLSI over 1 year: paid 12.5%, price +2.7%, total +16.3%, XLP +24.3%, −8.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +24.3%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XLSI costs 0.83 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FINY vs XLSI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureFINYXLSI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published+16.3%
Price changerose 0.5% (since May 5, 2026)rose 2.7% (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 XLFState Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF, measured through XLP
Against its benchmark, same daysbehind by 5.8 ptsbehind by 8.0 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.18%0.35%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$747,148$25m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, FINY and XLSI 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 XLSI
Only in one fund ↓
Only in FINY
Only in XLSI
STATE STREET CONSUMER STAPLES 102.28%
STATE STREET CONSUMER STAPLES NOV26 93 CALL -0.02%
STATE STREET CONSUMER STAPLES NOV26 88.5 CALL -0.02%
STATE STREET CONSUMER STAPLES NOV26 91.5 CALL -0.02%
STATE STREET CONSUMER STAPLES NOV26 92 CALL -0.03%
STATE STREET CONSUMER STAPLES NOV26 90 CALL -0.04%
STATE STREET CONSUMER STAPLES NOV26 88 CALL -2.19%
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Side by side

FINY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Financials ETF · Synthetic covered call on XLF, paying weekly XLSI State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF · Covered call on XLP, paying monthly
Strategy synthetic covered call covered call
Benchmark Financials sector (XLF) State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP)
Pays weekly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 11.2% 10.8%
Expense ratio 1.18% 0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year 8.9% (since launch, May 5, 2026) 12.5%
Price change, 1 year +0.5% (since launch, May 5, 2026) +2.7%
Total return, 1 year +9.8% (since launch, May 5, 2026) +16.3%
Benchmark return, 1 year +15.6% (since launch, May 5, 2026) +24.3%
Ahead or behind −5.8 pts (since launch, May 5, 2026) −8.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 96% 100%
Age 183 days 1.3 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $747,148 $25m

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 XLSI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowFINYXLSIFINYXLSIFINYXLSI
3 months+1.3%+5.1%2.9%3.0%−1.2 pts−3.3 pts
6 months+9.6%+8.5%8.9%6.2%−5.4 pts−2.1 pts
1 year–+16.3%–12.5%–−8.1 pts
Since launchNot the same days: FINY May 2026 · XLSI Jul 2025+9.8%+12.1%8.9%14.9%−5.7 pts−6.1 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.

XLSI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XLSI paid 12.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.3%. State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) returned +24.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.8%, 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 XLSI?
FINY charges 1.18% a year and XLSI charges 0.35%, so XLSI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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