Data as of .
NUKX vs SEMY: which paid, and which earned it?
NUKX and SEMY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, NUKX and SEMY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in NUKX | Only in SEMY |
|---|---|
| Global X Uranium ETF 20.16% | Treasury Bill 50.64% |
| NextEra Energy Inc 7.66% | Treasury Bill 49.36% |
| Dominion Energy Inc 7.42% | |
| Centrus Energy Corp 7.37% | |
| Lightbridge Corp 7.26% | |
| Duke Energy Corp 7.14% | |
| Constellation Energy Corp 6.92% | |
| Uranium Energy Corp 6.88% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NUKX | SEMY | NUKX | SEMY | NUKX | SEMY | |
| 3 months | −19.7% | −4.8% | 2.6% | 17.4% | −6.8 pts | +8.4 pts |
| 6 months | −15.3% | +17.5% | 6.4% | 43.7% | −5.0 pts | −31.4 pts |
| Since launch | −25.6% | +33.9% | 6.3% | 71.5% | −5.7 pts | −38.5 pts |
| NUKX Nicholas Nuclear Income ETF Option income on URA, paying weekly | SEMY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Semiconductor ETF Synthetic covered call on SMH, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Nicholas | GraniteShares |
| Strategy | option income | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Uranium and nuclear (URA), used as the proxy | Semiconductors (SMH) |
| Pays | weekly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 13.1% | 67.3% |
| Expense ratio | 1.07% | 1.07% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 6.3% (since launch on Mar 3, 2026) | 71.5% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | −30.8% | −48.7% |
| Total return, 1 year | −25.6% (since launch on Mar 3, 2026) | +33.9% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | −19.9% | +72.5% |
| Ahead or behind | −5.7 pts | −38.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 98% |
| Age | 199 days | 304 days |
| Net assets | $2m | $50m |
NUKX in plain words
Over the period since launch on Mar 3, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, NUKX paid 6.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 30.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −25.6%. Uranium and nuclear (URA), used as the proxy returned −19.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.1%, paid weekly.
SEMY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Nov 18, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, SEMY paid 71.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 48.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +33.9%. Semiconductors (SMH) returned +72.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 38.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 67.3%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 98% 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, NUKX or SEMY?
- NUKX charges 1.07% a year and SEMY charges 1.07%, so NUKX 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, NUKX against SEMY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/nukx-vs-semy Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.