Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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LFGY vs XEY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $64m for YieldMax Crypto Industry & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF and $531,656 for GraniteShares YieldBOOST Ether ETF.

At a glance
36.9%
LFGY cash paid, 1 year
20.0%
XEY cash paid, since launch, Apr 28, 2026
−23.4%
LFGY total return, 1 year
−9.8%
XEY total return, since launch, Apr 28, 2026
LFGY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 38.2 pts behind SPY
LFGY
−23.4%
SPY
+14.8%

38.2 pts behind SPY

LFGY over 1 year: paid 36.9%, price −55.6%, total −23.4%, SPY +14.8%, −38.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

LFGY

−23.4%

38.2 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

38.2 pts behind SPY

LFGY over 1 year: paid 36.9%, price −55.6%, total −23.4%, SPY +14.8%, −38.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

LFGY

−23.4%

38.2 pts behind SPY

36.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. LFGY over 1 year: paid 36.9%, price −55.6%, total −23.4%, SPY +14.8%, −38.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
XEY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 14.9 pts behind Ether
XEY
−9.8%
Ether
+5.1%

14.9 pts behind Ether

XEY since launch: paid 20.0%, price −28.8%, total −9.8%, Ether +5.1%, −14.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Ether

+5.1%

XEY

−9.8%

14.9 pts behind Ether

Total return, distributions reinvested

14.9 pts behind Ether

XEY since launch: paid 20.0%, price −28.8%, total −9.8%, Ether +5.1%, −14.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Ether

+5.1%

XEY

−9.8%

14.9 pts behind Ether

20.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XEY since launch: paid 20.0%, price −28.8%, total −9.8%, Ether +5.1%, −14.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

LFGY costs 0.16 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

LFGY vs XEY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureLFGYXEY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year−23.4%not published
Price changefell 55.6% (1 year)fell 28.8% (since Apr 28, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate46% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment94% of the Sep 22, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYEther (ETH-USD)
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.02%1.18%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$64m$531,656
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, LFGY and XEY 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 LFGY XEY
Only in one fund ↓
Only in LFGY
Block Inc 7.74%
NVIDIA Corp 6.42%
Opera Ltd 5.37%
Strategy Inc 5.10%
PayPal Holdings Inc 5.08%
Riot Platforms Inc 4.32%
MercadoLibre Inc 4.15%
Coinbase Global Inc 4.00%
Only in XEY
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Side by side

LFGY YieldMax Crypto Industry & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying weekly XEY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Ether ETF · Synthetic covered call on Ether, paying weekly
Strategy synthetic covered call synthetic covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Ether (ETH-USD)
Pays weekly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 38.8% 35.6%
Expense ratio 1.02% 1.18%
Cash paid, 1 year 36.9% 20.0% (since launch, Apr 28, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −55.6% −28.8% (since launch, Apr 28, 2026)
Total return, 1 year −23.4% −9.8% (since launch, Apr 28, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +5.1% (since launch, Apr 28, 2026)
Ahead or behind −38.2 pts −14.9 pts (since launch, Apr 28, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate 46% 94%
Age 1.8 years 190 days
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $64m $531,656

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: LFGY vs XEY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowLFGYXEYLFGYXEYLFGYXEY
3 months−13.8%−1.1%10.1%9.0%−13.7 pts−27.3 pts
6 months−22.5%−11.8%19.8%18.4%−27.6 pts−14.8 pts
1 year−23.4%–36.9%–−38.2 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: LFGY Jan 2025 · XEY Apr 2026−14.3%−9.8%64.3%20.0%−48.6 pts−14.9 pts

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About each fund
LFGY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LFGY paid 36.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 55.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −23.4%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 38.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 38.8%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 46% 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.

XEY

Over the period from its first trade on Apr 28, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XEY paid 20.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 28.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −9.8%. Ether (ETH-USD) returned +5.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 14.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 35.6%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 94% of the distribution paid Sep 22, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, LFGY or XEY?
LFGY charges 1.02% a year and XEY charges 1.18%, so LFGY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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