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GPTY vs SEMY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $125m for YieldMax AI & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF and $35m for GraniteShares YieldBOOST Semiconductor ETF.

At a glance
33.1%
GPTY cash paid, 1 year
75.3%
SEMY cash paid, since launch, Nov 18, 2025
+10.0%
GPTY total return, 1 year
+24.3%
SEMY total return, since launch, Nov 18, 2025
GPTY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.8 pts behind SPY
GPTY
+10.0%
SPY
+14.8%

4.8 pts behind SPY

GPTY over 1 year: paid 33.1%, price −23.9%, total +10.0%, SPY +14.8%, −4.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

GPTY

+10.0%

33.1% cash

4.8 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.8 pts behind SPY

GPTY over 1 year: paid 33.1%, price −23.9%, total +10.0%, SPY +14.8%, −4.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

GPTY

+10.0%

4.8 pts behind SPY

33.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. GPTY over 1 year: paid 33.1%, price −23.9%, total +10.0%, SPY +14.8%, −4.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SEMY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 38.8 pts behind SOXX
SEMY
+24.3%
SOXX
+63.1%

38.8 pts behind SOXX

SEMY since launch: paid 75.3%, price −55.9%, total +24.3%, SOXX +63.1%, −38.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SOXX

+63.1%

SEMY

+24.3%

75.3% of it arrived as cash

38.8 pts behind SOXX

Total return, distributions reinvested

38.8 pts behind SOXX

SEMY since launch: paid 75.3%, price −55.9%, total +24.3%, SOXX +63.1%, −38.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SOXX

+63.1%

SEMY

+24.3%

38.8 pts behind SOXX

75.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SEMY since launch: paid 75.3%, price −55.9%, total +24.3%, SOXX +63.1%, −38.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

GPTY costs 0.08 points a year less; GPTY is 3.6 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

GPTY vs SEMY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureGPTYSEMY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+10.0%not published
Price changefell 23.9% (1 year)fell 55.9% (since Nov 18, 2025)
Return of capital, issuer estimate49% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment98% of the Sep 22, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYiShares Semiconductor ETF, measured through SOXX
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.06%1.14%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$125m$35m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, GPTY and SEMY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GPTY SEMY
Only in one fund ↓
Only in GPTY
Microsoft Corp 7.99%
Apple Inc 7.87%
NVIDIA Corp 7.06%
Amazon.com Inc 6.85%
Alphabet Inc 6.50%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 5.79%
Space Exploration Technologies Corp 5.57%
Meta Platforms Inc 5.40%
Only in SEMY
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Side by side

GPTY YieldMax AI & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying weekly SEMY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Semiconductor ETF · Synthetic covered call on SOXX, paying weekly
Strategy synthetic covered call synthetic covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX)
Pays weekly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 35.2% 69.3%
Expense ratio 1.06% 1.14%
Cash paid, 1 year 33.1% 75.3% (since launch, Nov 18, 2025)
Price change, 1 year −23.9% −55.9% (since launch, Nov 18, 2025)
Total return, 1 year +10.0% +24.3% (since launch, Nov 18, 2025)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +63.1% (since launch, Nov 18, 2025)
Ahead or behind −4.8 pts −38.8 pts (since launch, Nov 18, 2025)
Return of capital, latest estimate 49% 98%
Age 1.8 years 351 days
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $125m $35m

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: GPTY vs SEMY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowGPTYSEMYGPTYSEMYGPTYSEMY
3 months−7.1%−8.3%8.7%15.6%−7.0 pts+6.8 pts
6 months−4.6%−6.2%17.6%34.5%−9.6 pts+4.9 pts
1 year+10.0%–33.1%–−4.8 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: GPTY Jan 2025 · SEMY Nov 2025+35.3%+24.3%54.9%75.3%+7.1 pts−38.8 pts

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About each fund
GPTY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GPTY paid 33.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 23.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.0%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 35.2%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 49% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

SEMY

Over the period from its first trade on Nov 18, 2025 to Nov 4, 2026, SEMY paid 75.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 55.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +24.3%. iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) returned +63.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 38.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 69.3%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 98% of the distribution paid Sep 22, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, GPTY or SEMY?
GPTY charges 1.06% a year and SEMY charges 1.14%, so GPTY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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