Which is cheaper, SEMY or XLCI?

SEMY charges 1.14% a year and XLCI charges 0.35%, so XLCI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

SEMY vs XLCI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

SEMY and XLCI both write options for income.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $35m for GraniteShares YieldBOOST Semiconductor ETF and $3.4m for State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF.

SEMY on its own →XLCI on its own →

At a glance

75.3%

SEMY cash paid, since launch, Nov 18, 2025

11.1%

XLCI cash paid, 1 year

+24.3%

SEMY total return, since launch, Nov 18, 2025

+0.7%

XLCI total return, 1 year

SEMY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 38.8 pts behind SOXX

SEMY

+24.3%

SOXX

+63.1%

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% of it arrived 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. Total return, distributions reinvested. 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.

XLCI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 6.5 pts ahead of XLC

XLCI

+0.7%

XLC

−5.8%

6.5 pts ahead of XLC

XLCI over 1 year: paid 11.1%, price −10.0%, total +0.7%, XLC −5.8%, +6.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLC

−5.8%

XLCI

+0.7%

6.5 pts ahead of XLC

Total return, distributions reinvested

6.5 pts ahead of XLC

XLCI over 1 year: paid 11.1%, price −10.0%, total +0.7%, XLC −5.8%, +6.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLC

−5.8%

XLCI

+0.7%

6.5 pts ahead of XLC

11.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XLCI over 1 year: paid 11.1%, price −10.0%, total +0.7%, XLC −5.8%, +6.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XLCI costs 0.79 points a year less; SEMY is 10.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SEMY vs XLCI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	SEMY	XLCI
Paid and earned
Measure	SEMY	XLCI
Total return, 1 year	not published	+0.7%
Price change	fell 55.9% (since Nov 18, 2025)	fell 10.0% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	98% of the Sep 22, 2026 payment	100% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	SEMY	XLCI
Benchmark	iShares Semiconductor ETF, measured through SOXX	Communication services, measured through XLC
Cost and size
Measure	SEMY	XLCI
Expense ratio	1.14%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$35m	$3.4m
Holdings
Measure	SEMY	XLCI
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, SEMY and XLCI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SEMY XLCI

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STATE STREET COMMUNICATION SER 100.11%

STATE STREET COMMUNICATION SER NOV26 116 CALL -0.00%

STATE STREET COMMUNICATION SER NOV26 111 CALL -0.02%

STATE STREET COMMUNICATION SER NOV26 114 CALL -0.04%

STATE STREET COMMUNICATION SER NOV26 103 CALL -0.09%

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Side by side

SEMY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Semiconductor ETF · Synthetic covered call on SOXX, paying weekly XLCI State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF · Covered call on XLC, paying monthly

Issuer GraniteShares State Street

Strategy synthetic covered call covered call

Benchmark iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) Communication services (XLC)

Pays weekly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 69.3% 13.7%

Expense ratio 1.14% 0.35%

Cash paid, 1 year 75.3% (since launch, Nov 18, 2025) 11.1%

Price change, 1 year −55.9% (since launch, Nov 18, 2025) −10.0%

Total return, 1 year +24.3% (since launch, Nov 18, 2025) +0.7%

Benchmark return, 1 year +63.1% (since launch, Nov 18, 2025) −5.8%

Ahead or behind −38.8 pts (since launch, Nov 18, 2025) +6.5 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 98% 100%

Age 351 days 1.3 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $35m $3.4m

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

Window by window: SEMY vs XLCI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	SEMY	XLCI	SEMY	XLCI	SEMY	XLCI
3 months	−8.3%	−2.9%	15.6%	2.7%	+6.8 pts	+2.1 pts
6 months	−6.2%	−6.0%	34.5%	5.4%	+4.9 pts	+4.0 pts
1 year	–	+0.7%	–	11.1%	–	+6.6 pts
Since launchNot the same days: SEMY Nov 2025 · XLCI Jul 2025	+24.3%	+3.2%	75.3%	14.3%	−38.8 pts	+3.0 pts

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About each fund

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). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

XLCI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XLCI paid 11.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.7%. Communication services (XLC) returned −5.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 6.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.7%, paid monthly. State Street estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, SEMY or XLCI?: SEMY charges 1.14% a year and XLCI charges 0.35%, so XLCI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) →Communication services (XLC) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →SEMY on its own →XLCI on its own →SEMY dividend history →XLCI dividend history →XLCI holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

SEMY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SEMY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SEMY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

GraniteShares page for SEMY ↗

XLCI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLCI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XLCI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

State Street website ↗

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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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