Data as of .
SEMY vs TECY: which paid, and which earned it?
SEMY and TECY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SEMY and TECY hold 51% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SEMY | TECY |
|---|---|---|
| Treasury Bill | 50.64% | 100.00% |
| Only in SEMY | Only in TECY |
|---|---|
| Treasury Bill 49.36% |
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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEMY | TECY | SEMY | TECY | SEMY | TECY | |
| 3 months | −4.8% | +0.6% | 17.4% | 11.2% | +8.4 pts | +1.4 pts |
| 6 months | +17.5% | not published | 43.7% | not published | −31.4 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +33.9% | +0.9% | 71.5% | 17.0% | −38.5 pts | −13.7 pts |
| SEMY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Semiconductor ETF Synthetic covered call on SMH, paying weekly | TECY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Technology ETF Synthetic covered call on XLK, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | GraniteShares | GraniteShares |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Semiconductors (SMH) | Technology sector (XLK) |
| Pays | weekly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 67.3% | 39.0% |
| Expense ratio | 1.07% | 1.07% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 71.5% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025) | 17.0% (since launch on May 5, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −48.7% | −16.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +33.9% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025) | +0.9% (since launch on May 5, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +72.5% | +14.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −38.5 pts | −13.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 98% | 50% |
| Age | 304 days | 136 days |
| Net assets | $49m | $1m |
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).
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, SEMY or TECY?
- SEMY charges 1.07% a year and TECY charges 1.07%, so SEMY 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, SEMY against TECY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/semy-vs-tecy Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.