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NUKX vs TECY: which paid, and which earned it?

NUKX and TECY both write options for income.

Nicholas Nuclear Income ETF and GraniteShares YieldBOOST Technology ETF.

6.3%NUKX cash paid, 1 year
17.0%TECY cash paid, 1 year
−25.6%NUKX total return, 1 year
+0.9%TECY total return, 1 year
NUKX5.7 pts behind URA · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
URA−19.9%NUKX−25.6%5.7 pts behind URATotal return, distributions reinvestedURA−19.9%NUKX−25.6%5.7 pts behind URA
TECY13.7 pts behind XLK · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
XLK+14.6%TECY+0.9%13.7 pts behind XLKTotal return, distributions reinvestedXLK+14.6%TECY+0.9%13.7 pts behind XLK

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, NUKX and TECY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in NUKXOnly in TECY
Global X Uranium ETF 20.16%Treasury Bill 100.00%
NextEra Energy Inc 7.66%
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

NUKX and TECY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
NUKXTECYNUKXTECYNUKXTECY
3 months−19.7%+0.6%2.6%11.2%−6.8 pts+1.4 pts
6 months−15.3%not published6.4%not published−5.0 ptsnot published
Since launch−25.6%+0.9%6.3%17.0%−5.7 pts−13.7 pts
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NUKX and TECY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
NUKX
Nicholas Nuclear Income ETF
Option income on URA, paying weekly
TECY
GraniteShares YieldBOOST Technology ETF
Synthetic covered call on XLK, paying weekly
IssuerNicholasGraniteShares
Strategyoption incomesynthetic covered call
BenchmarkUranium and nuclear (URA), used as the proxyTechnology sector (XLK)
Paysweeklyweekly
Payout rate, annualized13.1%39.0%
Expense ratio1.07%1.07%
Cash paid, 1 year6.3% (since launch on Mar 3, 2026)17.0% (since launch on May 5, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−30.8%−16.3%
Total return, 1 year−25.6% (since launch on Mar 3, 2026)+0.9% (since launch on May 5, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year−19.9%+14.6%
Ahead or behind−5.7 pts−13.7 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published50%
Age199 days136 days
Net assets$2m$1m

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.

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, NUKX or TECY?
NUKX charges 1.07% a year and TECY 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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NUKX against TECY, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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