Which paid more, SOXY or XLEI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SOXY paid 17.1% of its starting price in cash and XLEI paid 22.3%, so XLEI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, SOXY or XLEI?

With every distribution reinvested, SOXY returned +43.5% and XLEI +39.2% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, SOXY or XLEI?

SOXY charges 1.06% a year and XLEI charges 0.35%, so XLEI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

SOXY vs XLEI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XLEI paid 22.3% of its price in cash against SOXY’s 17.1%, though SOXY returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $61m for YieldMax Target 12 Semiconductor Option Income ETF and $209m for State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF.

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At a glance

17.1%

SOXY cash paid, 1 year

22.3%

XLEI cash paid, 1 year

+43.5%

SOXY total return, 1 year

+39.2%

XLEI total return, 1 year

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.

XLEI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 10.6 pts behind XLE

XLEI

+39.2%

XLE

+49.8%

10.6 pts behind XLE

XLEI over 1 year: paid 22.3%, price +13.8%, total +39.2%, XLE +49.8%, −10.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLE

+49.8%

XLEI

+39.2%

22.3% of it arrived as cash

10.6 pts behind XLE

Total return, distributions reinvested

10.6 pts behind XLE

XLEI over 1 year: paid 22.3%, price +13.8%, total +39.2%, XLE +49.8%, −10.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLE

+49.8%

XLEI

+39.2%

10.6 pts behind XLE

22.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +49.8%. XLEI over 1 year: paid 22.3%, price +13.8%, total +39.2%, XLE +49.8%, −10.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +49.8%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XLEI costs 0.71 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.3 points; XLEI is 3.4 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SOXY vs XLEI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	SOXY	XLEI
Paid and earned
Measure	SOXY	XLEI
Total return, 1 year	+43.5%	+39.2%
Price change, 1 year	rose 26.0%	rose 13.8%
Return of capital, issuer estimate		100% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	SOXY	XLEI
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	Energy sector, measured through XLE
Cost and size
Measure	SOXY	XLEI
Expense ratio	1.06%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$61m	$209m
Holdings
Measure	SOXY	XLEI
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · SOXY scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score93.7SOXY82.3XLEI

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

SOXY 93.7

XLEI 82.3

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, SOXY and XLEI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SOXY XLEI

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 XLEI

STATE STREET ENERGY SELECT SEC 100.78%

STATE STREET ENERGY SELECT SEC NOV26 70.5 CALL -0.02%

STATE STREET ENERGY SELECT SEC NOV26 72.5 CALL -0.02%

STATE STREET ENERGY SELECT SEC NOV26 69 CALL -0.04%

STATE STREET ENERGY SELECT SEC NOV26 71 CALL -0.07%

STATE STREET ENERGY SELECT SEC NOV26 70 CALL -0.76%

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Side by side

SOXY YieldMax Target 12 Semiconductor Option Income ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly XLEI State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF · Covered call on XLE, paying monthly

Issuer YieldMax State Street

Strategy synthetic covered call covered call

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Energy sector (XLE)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 12.3% 22.0%

Expense ratio 1.06% 0.35%

Cash paid, 1 year 17.1% 22.3%

Price change, 1 year +26.0% +13.8%

Total return, 1 year +43.5% +39.2%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +49.8%

Ahead or behind +28.7 pts −10.6 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 100%

Age 1.9 years 1.3 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $61m $209m

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 XLEI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	SOXY	XLEI	SOXY	XLEI	SOXY	XLEI
3 months	−14.3%	+9.7%	2.9%	5.3%	−14.1 pts	−1.8 pts
6 months	−9.9%	+14.8%	6.3%	10.5%	−14.9 pts	+1.9 pts
1 year	+43.5%	+39.2%	17.1%	22.3%	+28.7 pts	−10.6 pts
Since launchNot the same days: SOXY Dec 2024 · XLEI Jul 2025	+90.3%	+41.9%	30.4%	27.2%	+60.4 pts	−8.4 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.

XLEI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XLEI paid 22.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 13.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +39.2%. Energy sector (XLE) returned +49.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 22.0%, paid monthly. State Street estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, SOXY or XLEI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SOXY paid 17.1% of its starting price in cash and XLEI paid 22.3%, so XLEI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, SOXY or XLEI?: With every distribution reinvested, SOXY returned +43.5% and XLEI +39.2% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, SOXY or XLEI?: SOXY charges 1.06% a year and XLEI charges 0.35%, so XLEI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

S&P 500 (SPY) →Energy sector (XLE) →SOXY on its own →XLEI on its own →SOXY dividend history →SOXY holdings →XLEI dividend history →XLEI holdings →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 ↗

XLEI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XLEI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

State Street website ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

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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