Which is cheaper, SOXY or TECY?

SOXY charges 1.06% a year and TECY charges 1.18%, so SOXY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

SOXY vs TECY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

SOXY and TECY both write options for income.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $61m for YieldMax Target 12 Semiconductor Option Income ETF and $379,708 for GraniteShares YieldBOOST Technology ETF.

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At a glance

17.1%

SOXY cash paid, 1 year

20.8%

TECY cash paid, since launch, May 5, 2026

+43.5%

SOXY total return, 1 year

−4.3%

TECY total return, since launch, May 5, 2026

SOXY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 28.7 pts ahead of SPY

SOXY

+43.5%

SPY

+14.8%

28.7 pts ahead of SPY

SOXY over 1 year: paid 17.1%, price +26.0%, total +43.5%, SPY +14.8%, +28.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SOXY

+43.5%

17.1% of it arrived as cash

28.7 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

28.7 pts ahead of SPY

SOXY over 1 year: paid 17.1%, price +26.0%, total +43.5%, SPY +14.8%, +28.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SOXY

+43.5%

28.7 pts ahead of SPY

17.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. SOXY over 1 year: paid 17.1%, price +26.0%, total +43.5%, SPY +14.8%, +28.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

TECY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 11.1 pts behind XLK

TECY

−4.3%

XLK

+6.8%

11.1 pts behind XLK

TECY since launch: paid 20.8%, price −24.2%, total −4.3%, XLK +6.8%, −11.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLK

+6.8%

TECY

−4.3%

11.1 pts behind XLK

Total return, distributions reinvested

11.1 pts behind XLK

TECY since launch: paid 20.8%, price −24.2%, total −4.3%, XLK +6.8%, −11.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLK

+6.8%

TECY

−4.3%

11.1 pts behind XLK

20.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TECY since launch: paid 20.8%, price −24.2%, total −4.3%, XLK +6.8%, −11.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SOXY costs 0.12 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SOXY vs TECY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	SOXY	TECY
Paid and earned
Measure	SOXY	TECY
Total return, 1 year	+43.5%	not published
Price change	rose 26.0% (1 year)	fell 24.2% (since May 5, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate		95% of the Sep 22, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	SOXY	TECY
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	Technology sector, measured through XLK
Cost and size
Measure	SOXY	TECY
Expense ratio	1.06%	1.18%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$61m	$379,708
Holdings
Measure	SOXY	TECY
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, SOXY and TECY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SOXY TECY

Only in one fund ↓

Only in SOXY

NVIDIA Corp 6.90%

Advanced Micro Devices Inc 6.15%

ASML Holding NV 4.95%

Broadcom Inc 4.68%

Micron Technology Inc 4.68%

Texas Instruments Inc 4.42%

MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC 4.40%

Analog Devices Inc 4.03%

Only in TECY

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Side by side

SOXY YieldMax Target 12 Semiconductor Option Income ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly TECY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Technology ETF · Synthetic covered call on XLK, paying weekly

Issuer YieldMax GraniteShares

Strategy synthetic covered call synthetic covered call

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Technology sector (XLK)

Pays monthly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 12.3% 42.2%

Expense ratio 1.06% 1.18%

Cash paid, 1 year 17.1% 20.8% (since launch, May 5, 2026)

Price change, 1 year +26.0% −24.2% (since launch, May 5, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +43.5% −4.3% (since launch, May 5, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +6.8% (since launch, May 5, 2026)

Ahead or behind +28.7 pts −11.1 pts (since launch, May 5, 2026)

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 95%

Age 1.9 years 183 days

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $61m $379,708

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: SOXY vs TECY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	SOXY	TECY	SOXY	TECY	SOXY	TECY
3 months	−14.3%	−5.0%	2.9%	10.3%	−14.1 pts	0.0 pts
6 months	−9.9%	−4.6%	6.3%	20.7%	−14.9 pts	−8.6 pts
1 year	+43.5%	–	17.1%	–	+28.7 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: SOXY Dec 2024 · TECY May 2026	+90.3%	−4.3%	30.4%	20.8%	+60.4 pts	−11.1 pts

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About each fund

SOXY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SOXY paid 17.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 26.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +43.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 28.7 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.3%, paid monthly.

TECY

Over the period from its first trade on May 5, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, TECY paid 20.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 24.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −4.3%. Technology sector (XLK) returned +6.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 42.2%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 95% 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.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, SOXY or TECY?: SOXY charges 1.06% a year and TECY charges 1.18%, so SOXY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

S&P 500 (SPY) →Technology sector (XLK) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →SOXY on its own →TECY on its own →SOXY dividend history →SOXY holdings →TECY dividend history →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

SOXY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SOXY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SOXY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for SOXY ↗

TECY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

TECY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

TECY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

GraniteShares page for TECY ↗

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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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