Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
NUKX vs SEMY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
NUKX and SEMY both write options for income.
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Net assets: $7.8m on Jul 31, 2026 for Nicholas Nuclear Income ETF, and $35m on Nov 3, 2026 for GraniteShares YieldBOOST Semiconductor ETF.
Not measured
NUKX since launch: paid 7.3%, price −43.5%, total −38.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
NUKX
−38.3%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
NUKX since launch: paid 7.3%, price −43.5%, total −38.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
NUKX
−38.3%
7.3% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. NUKX since launch: paid 7.3%, price −43.5%, total −38.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.38.8 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% 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
NUKX costs 0.07 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | NUKX | SEMY |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Price change | fell 46.6% (6 months) | fell 55.9% (since Nov 18, 2025) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Oct 28, 2026 payment | 98% of the Sep 22, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | its own holdings | iShares Semiconductor ETF, measured through SOXX |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 4.4 pts | behind by 38.8 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 1.07% | 1.14% |
| Net assets, NUKX as of Jul 31, 2026 and SEMY as of Nov 3, 2026 | $7.8m | $35m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, NUKX and SEMY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | NUKX | SEMY | NUKX | SEMY | NUKX | SEMY |
| 3 months | −23.6% | −8.3% | 2.8% | 15.6% | −1.7 pts | +6.8 pts |
| 6 months | −43.2% | −6.2% | 4.4% | 34.5% | −4.4 pts | +4.9 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: NUKX Mar 2026 · SEMY Nov 2025 | −38.3% | +24.3% | 7.3% | 75.3% | not measured | −38.8 pts |
NUKX's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jul 31, 2026) returned −38.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.4 pts.
Over the 6 months to Nov 4, 2026, NUKX paid 4.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 46.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −43.2%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.1%, paid weekly. Nicholas estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 28, 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).
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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