Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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FIYY vs HYGW: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $717,662 on Nov 3, 2026 for GraniteShares YieldBOOST 20Y+ Treasuries ETF, and $109m on Nov 4, 2026 for iShares HYG Premium Income+ ETF.

At a glance
1.7%
FIYY cash paid, since launch, May 5, 2026
10.5%
HYGW cash paid, 1 year
−2.2%
FIYY total return, since launch, May 5, 2026
+3.9%
HYGW total return, 1 year
FIYY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 About even with TLT
FIYY
−2.2%
TLT
−2.0%

About even with TLT

FIYY since launch: paid 1.7%, price −3.9%, total −2.2%, TLT −2.0%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TLT

−2.0%

FIYY

−2.2%

about even with TLT

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with TLT

FIYY since launch: paid 1.7%, price −3.9%, total −2.2%, TLT −2.0%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TLT

−2.0%

FIYY

−2.2%

about even with TLT

1.7% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. FIYY since launch: paid 1.7%, price −3.9%, total −2.2%, TLT −2.0%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
HYGW · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.3 pts ahead of HYG
HYGW
+3.9%
HYG
+2.6%

1.3 pts ahead of HYG

HYGW over 1 year: paid 10.5%, price −6.8%, total +3.9%, HYG +2.6%, +1.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

HYG

+2.6%

HYGW

+3.9%

10.5% of it arrived as cash

1.3 pts ahead of HYG

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.3 pts ahead of HYG

HYGW over 1 year: paid 10.5%, price −6.8%, total +3.9%, HYG +2.6%, +1.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

HYG

+2.6%

HYGW

+3.9%

10.5% cash

1.3 pts ahead of HYG

10.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. HYGW over 1 year: paid 10.5%, price −6.8%, total +3.9%, HYG +2.6%, +1.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

HYGW costs 0.49 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FIYY vs HYGW: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureFIYYHYGW
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published+3.9%
Price changefell 3.9% (since May 5, 2026)fell 6.8% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate79% of the Jul 7, 2026 payment64% of the Oct 7, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Benchmark20+ Year Treasury, measured through TLTUS high yield bonds, measured through HYG
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.18%0.69%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$717,662$108m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, FIYY and HYGW 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 FIYY HYGW
Only in one fund ↓
Only in FIYY
Only in HYGW
1261229 BC LTD 144A 0.56%
MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 144A 0.44%
PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORP 144A 0.41%
SOFTBANK GROUP CORP 144A 0.41%
ECHOSTAR CORP 0.40%
SOFTBANK GROUP CORP 144A 0.37%
QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 144A 0.36%
CLOUD SOFTWARE GROUP LLC 144A 0.34%
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Side by side

FIYY GraniteShares YieldBOOST 20Y+ Treasuries ETF · Synthetic covered call on TLT, paying weekly HYGW iShares HYG Premium Income+ ETF · Covered call on HYG, paying monthly
Strategy synthetic covered call covered call
Benchmark 20+ Year Treasury (TLT) US high yield bonds (HYG)
Pays weekly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 2.0% 13.8%
Expense ratio 1.18% 0.69%
Cash paid, 1 year 1.7% (since launch, May 5, 2026) 10.5%
Price change, 1 year −3.9% (since launch, May 5, 2026) −6.8%
Total return, 1 year −2.2% (since launch, May 5, 2026) +3.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year −2.0% (since launch, May 5, 2026) +2.6%
Ahead or behind −0.2 pts (since launch, May 5, 2026) +1.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 79% 64%
Age 183 days 4.2 years
Net assets, FIYY as of Nov 3, 2026 and HYGW as of Nov 4, 2026 $717,662 $109m

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: FIYY vs HYGW: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowFIYYHYGWFIYYHYGWFIYYHYGW
3 months−1.1%−0.3%0.5%3.0%−0.8 pts+0.7 pts
6 months−2.2%+1.1%1.7%5.1%+0.5 pts+1.5 pts
1 year–+3.9%–10.5%–+1.3 pts
3 years–+19.1%–33.2%–−5.3 pts
Since launchNot the same days: FIYY May 2026 · HYGW Aug 2022−2.2%+24.8%1.7%47.7%−0.2 pts−6.1 pts

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About each fund
FIYY

Over the period from its first trade on May 5, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, FIYY paid 1.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.2%. 20+ Year Treasury (TLT) returned −2.0% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 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 (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

HYGW

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, HYGW paid 10.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 6.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.9%. US high yield bonds (HYG) returned +2.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.8%, paid monthly. iShares estimates that 64% of the distribution paid Oct 7, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, FIYY or HYGW?
FIYY charges 1.18% a year and HYGW charges 0.69%, so HYGW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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