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

FINY and XLYI both write options for income.

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

7.7%FINY cash paid, 1 year
13.0%XLYI cash paid, 1 year
+9.2%FINY total return, 1 year
−2.8%XLYI 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
XLYI4.1 pts ahead of XLY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
XLY−6.9%XLYI−2.8%4.1 pts ahead of XLYTotal return, distributions reinvestedXLY−6.9%XLYI−2.8%4.1 pts ahead of XLY

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in FINYOnly in XLYI
Treasury Bill 100.00%STATE STREET CONSUMER DISCRETI 100.46%
SSI US GOV MONEY MARKET CLASS 0.30%
US DOLLAR 0.08%
STATE STREET CONSUMER DISCRETI OCT26 118 CALL -0.00%
STATE STREET CONSUMER DISCRETI OCT26 116 CALL -0.23%
STATE STREET CONSUMER DISCRETI OCT26 114 CALL -0.61%

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 XLYI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
FINYXLYIFINYXLYIFINYXLYI
3 months+5.0%−2.5%4.2%3.0%+0.4 pts+2.5 pts
6 monthsnot published+5.1%not published7.4%not published+1.6 pts
1 yearnot published−2.8%not published13.0%not published+4.1 pts
Since launch+9.2%+3.0%7.7%15.3%+0.6 pts+2.7 pts
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ
FINY and XLYI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FINY
GraniteShares YieldBOOST Financials ETF
Synthetic covered call on XLF, paying weekly
XLYI
State Street(R) Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR(R) Premium Income ETF
Covered call on XLY, paying monthly
IssuerGraniteSharesState Street
Strategysynthetic covered callcovered call
BenchmarkFinancials sector (XLF)Consumer discretionary (XLY)
Paysweeklymonthly
Payout rate, annualized11.2%10.3%
Expense ratio1.07%0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year7.7% (since launch on May 5, 2026)13.0%
Price change, 1 year+1.2%−15.5%
Total return, 1 year+9.2% (since launch on May 5, 2026)−2.8%
Benchmark return, 1 year+8.7%−6.9%
Ahead or behind+0.6 pts+4.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate96%not published
Age136 days415 days
Net assets$760,476$28m

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).

XLYI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XLYI paid 13.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 15.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.8%. Consumer discretionary (XLY) returned −6.9% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.3%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

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

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Where these figures came from

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FINY against XLYI, 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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