Data as of .
FIYY vs HYGW: which paid, and which earned it?
FIYY and HYGW both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FIYY and HYGW hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in FIYY | Only in HYGW |
|---|---|
| Treasury Bill 100.00% | BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.97% |
| 1261229 BC LTD 144A 0.57% | |
| ECHOSTAR CORP 0.48% | |
| MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 144A 0.48% | |
| CLOUD SOFTWARE GROUP INC 144A 0.36% | |
| PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.36% | |
| CLOUD SOFTWARE GROUP INC 144A 0.33% | |
| QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 144A 0.32% |
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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIYY | HYGW | FIYY | HYGW | FIYY | HYGW | |
| 3 months | +1.7% | +0.1% | 0.6% | 1.9% | +7.0 pts | +0.5 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +2.8% | not published | 5.4% | not published | +0.2 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +4.0% | not published | 9.9% | not published | +1.5 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +16.9% | not published | 32.1% | not published | −9.1 pts |
| Since launch | +0.4% | +24.5% | 1.5% | 45.9% | +3.8 pts | −6.8 pts |
| FIYY GraniteShares YieldBOOST 20Y+ Treasuries ETF Synthetic covered call on TLT, paying weekly | HYGW iShares High Yield Corporate Bond BuyWrite Strategy ETF Covered call on HYG, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | GraniteShares | iShares |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | 20+ year Treasuries (TLT) | US high yield bonds (HYG) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 2.0% | 7.5% |
| Expense ratio | 1.07% | 0.69% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 1.5% (since launch on May 5, 2026) | 9.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | −1.1% | −6.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +0.4% (since launch on May 5, 2026) | +4.0% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | −3.4% | +2.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +3.8 pts | +1.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 79% | not published |
| Age | 136 days | 1488 days |
| Net assets | $743,679 | $111m |
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).
HYGW in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, HYGW paid 9.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 6.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.0%. US high yield bonds (HYG) returned +2.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.5%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, FIYY or HYGW?
- FIYY charges 1.07% a year and HYGW charges 0.69%, so HYGW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Other comparisons
Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, FIYY against HYGW, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/fiyy-vs-hygw Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.