Data as of .
SEMY vs YRAM: which paid, and which earned it?
SEMY and YRAM both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SEMY and YRAM hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in SEMY | Only in YRAM |
|---|---|
| Treasury Bill 50.64% | First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 43.96% |
| Treasury Bill 49.36% | Micron Technology Inc 17.72% |
| Sandisk Corp 7.60% | |
| Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 6.80% | |
| Western Digital Corp 6.44% | |
| DRAM 10/16/2026 55.01 C 5.07% | |
| Silicon Motion Technology Corp 3.55% | |
| SKHY 10/16/2026 155.01 C 3.38% |
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 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEMY | YRAM | SEMY | YRAM | SEMY | YRAM | |
| 3 months | −4.8% | not published | 17.4% | not published | +8.4 pts | not published |
| 6 months | +17.5% | not published | 43.7% | not published | −31.4 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +33.9% | +6.1% | 71.5% | 1.6% | −38.5 pts | +3.0 pts |
| SEMY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Semiconductor ETF Synthetic covered call on SMH, paying weekly | YRAM YieldMax Memory and Storage Portfolio Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on SMH | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | GraniteShares | YieldMax |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Semiconductors (SMH) | Semiconductors (SMH), used as the proxy |
| Pays | weekly | not established |
| Payout rate, annualized | 67.3% | 8.8% |
| Expense ratio | 1.07% | not published |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 71.5% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025) | 1.6% (since launch on Aug 25, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −48.7% | +4.5% |
| Total return, 1 year | +33.9% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025) | +6.1% (since launch on Aug 25, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +72.5% | +3.1% |
| Ahead or behind | −38.5 pts | +3.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 98% | 97% |
| Age | 304 days | 24 days |
| Net assets | $49m | $5m |
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).
YRAM in plain words
Over the period since launch on Aug 25, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, YRAM paid 1.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.1%. Semiconductors (SMH), used as the proxy returned +3.1% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.8%, paid periodically. YieldMax estimates that 97% of the distribution paid Sep 17, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
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Where these figures came from
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