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

FINY and XLVI both write options for income.

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

7.7%FINY cash paid, 1 year
13.0%XLVI cash paid, 1 year
+9.2%FINY total return, 1 year
+17.9%XLVI total return, 1 year
FINY0.6 pts ahead of XLF · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
XLF+8.7%FINY+9.2%7.7% of it arrived as cash0.6 pts ahead of XLFTotal return, distributions reinvestedXLF+8.7%FINY+9.2%0.6 pts ahead of XLF
XLVI6.7 pts behind XLV · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
XLV+24.6%XLVI+17.9%13.0% of it arrived as cash6.7 pts behind XLVTotal return, distributions reinvestedXLV+24.6%XLVI+17.9%6.7 pts behind XLV

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in FINYOnly in XLVI
Treasury Bill 100.00%STATE STREET HEALTH CARE SELEC 100.46%
SSI US GOV MONEY MARKET CLASS 0.40%
STATE STREET HEALTH CARE SELEC OCT26 173 CALL -0.02%
STATE STREET HEALTH CARE SELEC OCT26 170 CALL -0.04%
STATE STREET HEALTH CARE SELEC OCT26 172 CALL -0.80%

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 XLVI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
FINYXLVIFINYXLVIFINYXLVI
3 months+5.0%+6.9%4.2%3.1%+0.4 pts−6.3 pts
6 monthsnot published+12.2%not published6.4%not published−4.6 pts
1 yearnot published+17.9%not published13.0%not published−6.7 pts
Since launch+9.2%+21.1%7.7%14.7%+0.6 pts−6.5 pts
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FINY and XLVI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FINY
GraniteShares YieldBOOST Financials ETF
Synthetic covered call on XLF, paying weekly
XLVI
State Street(R) Health Care Select Sector SPDR(R) Premium Income ETF
Covered call on XLV, paying monthly
IssuerGraniteSharesState Street
Strategysynthetic covered callcovered call
BenchmarkFinancials sector (XLF)Health care sector (XLV)
Paysweeklymonthly
Payout rate, annualized11.2%13.1%
Expense ratio1.07%0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year7.7% (since launch on May 5, 2026)13.0%
Price change, 1 year+1.2%+4.0%
Total return, 1 year+9.2% (since launch on May 5, 2026)+17.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year+8.7%+24.6%
Ahead or behind+0.6 pts−6.7 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate96%not published
Age136 days415 days
Net assets$760,476$27m

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).

XLVI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XLVI paid 13.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.9%. Health care sector (XLV) returned +24.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.1%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

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

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Where these figures came from

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FINY against XLVI, 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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