Data as of .
TDVI vs TECY: which paid, and which earned it?
TDVI and TECY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, TDVI and TECY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in TDVI | Only in TECY |
|---|---|
| Texas Instruments Incorporated 8.22% | Treasury Bill 100.00% |
| Oracle Corporation 7.97% | |
| International Business Machines Corporat 7.90% | |
| Microsoft Corporation 7.83% | |
| Broadcom Inc. 7.77% | |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 4.21% | |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated 4.19% | |
| Analog Devices, Inc. 3.19% |
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 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDVI | TECY | TDVI | TECY | TDVI | TECY | |
| 3 months | −2.9% | +0.6% | 1.9% | 11.2% | −2.1 pts | +1.4 pts |
| 6 months | +21.2% | not published | 4.5% | not published | −19.2 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +17.1% | not published | 8.1% | not published | −20.9 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +101.3% | not published | 31.3% | not published | −26.7 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +101.0% | +0.9% | 31.3% | 17.0% | −29.0 pts | −13.7 pts |
| TDVI FT Vest Technology Dividend Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on XLK, paying monthly | TECY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Technology ETF Synthetic covered call on XLK, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | GraniteShares |
| Strategy | dividend stocks with call overlay | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Technology sector (XLK) | Technology sector (XLK) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.9% | 39.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 1.07% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.1% | 17.0% (since launch on May 5, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +8.2% | −16.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.1% | +0.9% (since launch on May 5, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +38.0% | +14.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −20.9 pts | −13.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 50% |
| Age | 1135 days | 136 days |
| Net assets | $631m | $1m |
TDVI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, TDVI paid 8.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.1%. Technology sector (XLK) returned +38.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 20.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.9%, paid monthly.
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, TDVI or TECY?
- TDVI charges 0.75% a year and TECY charges 1.07%, so TDVI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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