Data as of .
SEMY vs WEEI: which paid, and which earned it?
SEMY and WEEI both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SEMY and WEEI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in SEMY | Only in WEEI |
|---|---|
| Treasury Bill 50.64% | EXXON MOBIL CORP 23.33% |
| Treasury Bill 49.36% | CHEVRON CORP 13.58% |
| CONOCOPHILLIPS 6.23% | |
| VALERO ENERGY CORP 5.30% | |
| SLB LTD 5.12% | |
| WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 5.00% | |
| BAKER HUGHES COMPANY 4.18% | |
| PHILLIPS 66 3.99% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEMY | WEEI | SEMY | WEEI | SEMY | WEEI | |
| 3 months | −4.8% | +15.2% | 17.4% | 3.0% | +8.4 pts | −5.3 pts |
| 6 months | +17.5% | +9.0% | 43.7% | 5.5% | −31.4 pts | −0.9 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +32.0% | not published | 12.6% | not published | −15.8 pts |
| Since launch | +33.9% | +37.3% | 71.5% | 26.1% | −38.5 pts | −12.7 pts |
| SEMY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Semiconductor ETF Synthetic covered call on SMH, paying weekly | WEEI Westwood Salient Enhanced Energy Income ETF Option income on XLE, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | GraniteShares | Westwood |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | Semiconductors (SMH) | Energy sector (XLE), used as the energy proxy |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 67.3% | 10.8% |
| Expense ratio | 1.07% | 0.85% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 71.5% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025) | 12.6% |
| Price change, 1 year | −48.7% | +17.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +33.9% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025) | +32.0% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +72.5% | +47.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −38.5 pts | −15.8 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 98% | not published |
| Age | 304 days | 870 days |
| Net assets | $50m | $73m |
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).
WEEI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, WEEI paid 12.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 17.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +32.0%. Energy sector (XLE), used as the energy proxy returned +47.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 15.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.8%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, SEMY or WEEI?
- SEMY charges 1.07% a year and WEEI charges 0.85%, so WEEI 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 WEEI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/semy-vs-weei Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.