Data as of .
TECY vs TYLG: which paid, and which earned it?
TECY and TYLG both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, TECY and TYLG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in TECY | Only in TYLG |
|---|---|
| Treasury Bill 100.00% | STATE STREET TECHNOLOGY SELECT SECTOR SP 54.45% |
| NVIDIA CORP 7.30% | |
| APPLE INC 6.66% | |
| MICROSOFT CORP 4.98% | |
| BROADCOM INC 2.30% | |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 2.24% | |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 2.06% | |
| INTEL CORP 1.48% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TECY | TYLG | TECY | TYLG | TECY | TYLG | |
| 3 months | +0.6% | +2.0% | 11.2% | 2.4% | +1.4 pts | +2.9 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +29.6% | not published | 5.7% | not published | −10.8 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +32.9% | not published | 10.3% | not published | −5.2 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +95.0% | not published | 34.2% | not published | −33.0 pts |
| Since launch | +0.9% | +141.1% | 17.0% | 45.8% | −13.7 pts | −51.3 pts |
| TECY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Technology ETF Synthetic covered call on XLK, paying weekly | TYLG Global X Information Technology Covered Call & Growth ETF Covered call on XLK, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | GraniteShares | Global X |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Technology sector (XLK) | Technology sector (XLK) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 39.0% | 7.8% |
| Expense ratio | 1.07% | 0.60% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 17.0% (since launch on May 5, 2026) | 10.3% |
| Price change, 1 year | −16.3% | +20.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +0.9% (since launch on May 5, 2026) | +32.9% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +14.6% | +38.0% |
| Ahead or behind | −13.7 pts | −5.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 50% | 100% |
| Age | 136 days | 1396 days |
| Net assets | $1m | $15m |
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).
TYLG in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, TYLG paid 10.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 20.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +32.9%. Technology sector (XLK) returned +38.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.8%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 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, TECY or TYLG?
- TECY charges 1.07% a year and TYLG charges 0.60%, so TYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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