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FIYY vs HYBI: which paid, and which earned it?

FIYY and HYBI both write options for income.

GraniteShares YieldBOOST 20Y+ Treasuries ETF and NEOS Enhanced Income Credit Select ETF.

1.5%FIYY cash paid, 1 year
8.6%HYBI cash paid, 1 year
+0.4%FIYY total return, 1 year
+3.2%HYBI total return, 1 year
FIYY3.8 pts ahead of TLT · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
TLT−3.4%FIYY+0.4%3.8 pts ahead of TLTTotal return, distributions reinvestedTLT−3.4%FIYY+0.4%3.8 pts ahead of TLT
HYBI0.6 pts ahead of HYG · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
HYG+2.6%HYBI+3.2%8.6% of it arrived as cash0.6 pts ahead of HYGTotal return, distributions reinvestedHYG+2.6%HYBI+3.2%0.6 pts ahead of HYG

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in FIYYOnly in HYBI
Treasury Bill 100.00%United States Treasury Bill 12/01/2026 73.64%
State Street SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond ETF 13.20%
Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF 13.20%
SPXW US 10/01/26 P6800 0.01%
SPXW US 10/01/26 P6875 0.01%
SPXW US 10/01/26 P6950 0.01%
SPXW US 10/01/26 P7100 -0.02%
SPXW US 10/01/26 P7180 -0.02%

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 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

FIYY and HYBI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
FIYYHYBIFIYYHYBIFIYYHYBI
3 months+1.7%−0.1%0.6%2.0%+7.0 pts+0.3 pts
6 monthsnot published+1.9%not published4.0%not published−0.6 pts
1 yearnot published+3.2%not published8.6%not published+0.6 pts
Since launch+0.4%+8.4%1.5%16.0%+3.8 pts−1.6 pts
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FIYY and HYBI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FIYY
GraniteShares YieldBOOST 20Y+ Treasuries ETF
Synthetic covered call on TLT, paying weekly
HYBI
NEOS Enhanced Income Credit Select ETF
Covered call on HYG, paying monthly
IssuerGraniteSharesNEOS
Strategysynthetic covered callcovered call
Benchmark20+ year Treasuries (TLT)US high yield bonds (HYG), used as the proxy
Paysweeklymonthly
Payout rate, annualized2.0%8.2%
Expense ratio1.07%not published
Cash paid, 1 year1.5% (since launch on May 5, 2026)8.6%
Price change, 1 year−1.1%−5.5%
Total return, 1 year+0.4% (since launch on May 5, 2026)+3.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year−3.4%+2.6%
Ahead or behind+3.8 pts+0.6 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate79%24%
Age136 days718 days
Net assets$743,679$222m

FIYY in plain words

Over the period since launch on May 5, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, FIYY paid 1.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.4%. 20+ year Treasuries (TLT) returned −3.4% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 2.0%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 79% 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).

HYBI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, HYBI paid 8.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.2%. US high yield bonds (HYG), used as the proxy returned +2.6% 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 8.2%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 24% of the distribution paid Sep 11, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

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Where these figures came from

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FIYY against HYBI, 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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