Data as of .
SOXY vs TECY: which paid, and which earned it?
SOXY and TECY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SOXY and TECY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in SOXY | Only in TECY |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 6.50% | Treasury Bill 100.00% |
| Marvell Technology Inc 5.71% | |
| Intel Corp 5.71% | |
| Broadcom Inc 5.67% | |
| ARM Holdings PLC 5.07% | |
| ASML Holding NV 4.52% | |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.22% | |
| Micron Technology Inc 4.21% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOXY | TECY | SOXY | TECY | SOXY | TECY | |
| 3 months | −16.9% | +0.6% | 2.5% | 11.2% | −3.7 pts | +1.4 pts |
| 6 months | +52.4% | not published | 8.4% | not published | +3.5 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +84.9% | not published | 16.4% | not published | +3.5 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +123.2% | +0.9% | 26.9% | 17.0% | −9.2 pts | −13.7 pts |
| SOXY YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) Semiconductor Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on SMH, 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 | Semiconductors (SMH) | Technology sector (XLK) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 11.7% | 39.0% |
| Expense ratio | 1.06% | 1.07% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 16.4% | 17.0% (since launch on May 5, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +64.1% | −16.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +84.9% | +0.9% (since launch on May 5, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +81.3% | +14.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +3.5 pts | −13.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 95% | 50% |
| Age | 654 days | 136 days |
| Net assets | $66m | $1m |
SOXY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SOXY paid 16.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 64.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +84.9%. Semiconductors (SMH) returned +81.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.7%, paid monthly. YieldMax estimates that 95% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
TECY in plain words
Over the period since launch on May 5, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, TECY paid 17.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 16.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.9%. Technology sector (XLK) returned +14.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 13.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 39.0%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 50% 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).
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, SOXY or TECY?
- SOXY charges 1.06% a year and TECY charges 1.07%, so SOXY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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