Data as of .
MDST vs TECY: which paid, and which earned it?
MDST and TECY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, MDST and TECY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in MDST | Only in TECY |
|---|---|
| ENERGY TRANSFER LP 8.97% | Treasury Bill 100.00% |
| ENBRIDGE INC 8.79% | |
| WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 8.61% | |
| ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS LP 6.87% | |
| DT MIDSTREAM INC 6.43% | |
| KINDER MORGAN INC 5.64% | |
| CHENIERE ENERGY INC 5.05% | |
| ONEOK INC 5.00% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MDST | TECY | MDST | TECY | MDST | TECY | |
| 3 months | +4.6% | +0.6% | 2.4% | 11.2% | −15.9 pts | +1.4 pts |
| 6 months | +5.8% | not published | 4.7% | not published | −4.2 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +19.2% | not published | 10.0% | not published | −28.6 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +48.9% | +0.9% | 26.1% | 17.0% | +7.3 pts | −13.7 pts |
| MDST Westwood Salient Enhanced Midstream Income ETF Option income on XLE, paying monthly | TECY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Technology ETF Synthetic covered call on XLK, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Westwood | GraniteShares |
| Strategy | option income | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Energy sector (XLE), used as the energy proxy | Technology sector (XLK) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 9.3% | 39.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.80% | 1.07% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 10.0% | 17.0% (since launch on May 5, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +8.2% | −16.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +19.2% | +0.9% (since launch on May 5, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +47.8% | +14.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −28.6 pts | −13.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 50% |
| Age | 892 days | 136 days |
| Net assets | $247m | $1m |
MDST in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, MDST paid 10.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.2%. Energy sector (XLE), used as the energy proxy returned +47.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 28.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.3%, paid monthly.
TECY in plain words
Over the period since launch on May 5, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, TECY paid 17.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 16.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.9%. Technology sector (XLK) returned +14.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 13.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 39.0%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 50% 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, MDST or TECY?
- MDST charges 0.80% a year and TECY charges 1.07%, so MDST is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, MDST against TECY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/mdst-vs-tecy Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.