Which is cheaper, SEMY or XLKI?

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

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

SEMY vs XLKI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

SEMY and XLKI both write options for income.

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

SEMY on its own →XLKI on its own →

At a glance

75.3%

SEMY cash paid, since launch, Nov 18, 2025

18.8%

XLKI cash paid, 1 year

+24.3%

SEMY total return, since launch, Nov 18, 2025

+11.2%

XLKI 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.

XLKI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 9.5 pts behind XLK

XLKI

+11.2%

XLK

+20.7%

9.5 pts behind XLK

XLKI over 1 year: paid 18.8%, price −8.1%, total +11.2%, XLK +20.7%, −9.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLK

+20.7%

XLKI

+11.2%

18.8% as cash

9.5 pts behind XLK

Total return, distributions reinvested

9.5 pts behind XLK

XLKI over 1 year: paid 18.8%, price −8.1%, total +11.2%, XLK +20.7%, −9.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLK

+20.7%

XLKI

+11.2%

9.5 pts behind XLK

18.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XLKI over 1 year: paid 18.8%, price −8.1%, total +11.2%, XLK +20.7%, −9.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XLKI costs 0.79 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SEMY vs XLKI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	SEMY	XLKI
Paid and earned
Measure	SEMY	XLKI
Total return, 1 year	not published	+11.2%
Price change	fell 55.9% (since Nov 18, 2025)	fell 8.1% (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	XLKI
Benchmark	iShares Semiconductor ETF, measured through SOXX	Technology sector, measured through XLK
Cost and size
Measure	SEMY	XLKI
Expense ratio	1.14%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$35m	$35m
Holdings
Measure	SEMY	XLKI
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, SEMY and XLKI 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 XLKI

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Side by side

SEMY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Semiconductor ETF · Synthetic covered call on SOXX, paying weekly XLKI State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF · Covered call on XLK, paying monthly

Issuer GraniteShares State Street

Strategy synthetic covered call covered call

Benchmark iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) Technology sector (XLK)

Pays weekly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 69.3% 24.9%

Expense ratio 1.14% 0.35%

Cash paid, 1 year 75.3% (since launch, Nov 18, 2025) 18.8%

Price change, 1 year −55.9% (since launch, Nov 18, 2025) −8.1%

Total return, 1 year +24.3% (since launch, Nov 18, 2025) +11.2%

Benchmark return, 1 year +63.1% (since launch, Nov 18, 2025) +20.7%

Ahead or behind −38.8 pts (since launch, Nov 18, 2025) −9.5 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 98% 100%

Age 351 days 1.3 years

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

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 XLKI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	SEMY	XLKI	SEMY	XLKI	SEMY	XLKI
3 months	−8.3%	−4.8%	15.6%	4.4%	+6.8 pts	+0.2 pts
6 months	−6.2%	−0.6%	34.5%	9.9%	+4.9 pts	−4.6 pts
1 year	–	+11.2%	–	18.8%	–	−9.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: SEMY Nov 2025 · XLKI Jul 2025	+24.3%	+22.1%	75.3%	24.6%	−38.8 pts	−12.1 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.

XLKI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XLKI paid 18.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.2%. Technology sector (XLK) returned +20.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 24.9%, 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 XLKI?: SEMY charges 1.14% a year and XLKI charges 0.35%, so XLKI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) →Technology sector (XLK) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →SEMY on its own →XLKI on its own →SEMY dividend history →XLKI dividend history →XLKI 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 ↗

XLKI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLKI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XLKI 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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