Data as of .
LFGY vs XEY: which paid, and which earned it?
LFGY and XEY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, LFGY and XEY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in LFGY | Only in XEY |
|---|---|
| First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 13.21% | Treasury Bill 100.00% |
| NVIDIA Corp 5.68% | |
| Block Inc 5.36% | |
| Riot Platforms Inc 5.31% | |
| Galaxy Digital Inc 5.19% | |
| Opera Ltd 5.00% | |
| HUT 8 CORP 4.66% | |
| Strategy Inc 4.38% |
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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFGY | XEY | LFGY | XEY | LFGY | XEY | |
| 3 months | −0.3% | +5.6% | 10.6% | 10.0% | +1.9 pts | −49.1 pts |
| 6 months | +25.6% | not published | 26.4% | not published | −8.2 pts | not published |
| 1 year | −1.5% | not published | 40.1% | not published | −13.6 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +9.5% | −1.6% | 62.4% | 16.9% | −42.8 pts | −16.3 pts |
| LFGY YieldMax(R) Crypto Industry & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on BITQ, paying weekly | XEY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Ether ETF Synthetic covered call on ETHA, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | GraniteShares |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Crypto industry (BITQ), used as the crypto proxy | Ether (ETHA) |
| Pays | weekly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 39.4% | 34.8% |
| Expense ratio | 1.02% | 1.07% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 40.1% | 16.9% (since launch on Apr 28, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −44.7% | −19.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | −1.5% | −1.6% (since launch on Apr 28, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +12.1% | +14.7% |
| Ahead or behind | −13.6 pts | −16.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 63% | 93% |
| Age | 612 days | 143 days |
| Net assets | $110m | $609,136 |
LFGY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, LFGY paid 40.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 44.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −1.5%. Crypto industry (BITQ), used as the crypto proxy returned +12.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 13.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 39.4%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 63% of the distribution paid Sep 17, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
XEY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Apr 28, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, XEY paid 16.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 19.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −1.6%. Ether (ETHA) returned +14.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 16.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 34.8%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Aug 25, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, LFGY or XEY?
- LFGY charges 1.02% a year and XEY charges 1.07%, so LFGY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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