Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TECY vs USOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
TECY and USOY both write options for income.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $379,708 for GraniteShares YieldBOOST Technology ETF and $79m for Defiance Oil Enhanced Options Income ETF.
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. Total return, distributions reinvested. 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, 2026.46.2 pts behind USO
USOY over 1 year: paid 51.6%, price −4.8%, total +56.0%, USO +102.2%, −46.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
USO
+102.2%
USOY
+56.0%
51.6% of it arrived as cash
46.2 pts behind USO
Total return, distributions reinvested
46.2 pts behind USO
USOY over 1 year: paid 51.6%, price −4.8%, total +56.0%, USO +102.2%, −46.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
USO
+102.2%
USOY
+56.0%
46.2 pts behind USO
51.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. USOY over 1 year: paid 51.6%, price −4.8%, total +56.0%, USO +102.2%, −46.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
USOY costs 0.06 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | TECY | USOY |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +56.0% |
| Price change | fell 24.2% (since May 5, 2026) | fell 4.8% (1 year) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 95% of the Sep 22, 2026 payment | 96% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Technology sector, measured through XLK | United States Oil Fund, LP, measured through USO |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 1.18% | 1.12% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $379,708 | $79m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, TECY and USOY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | TECY | USOY | TECY | USOY | TECY | USOY |
| 3 months | −5.0% | +14.8% | 10.3% | 12.6% | 0.0 pts | −11.8 pts |
| 6 months | −4.6% | +1.8% | 20.7% | 20.9% | −8.6 pts | −6.8 pts |
| 1 year | – | +56.0% | – | 51.6% | – | −46.1 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: TECY May 2026 · USOY May 2024 | −4.3% | +55.7% | 20.8% | 83.8% | −11.1 pts | −37.4 pts |
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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.
USOY
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, USOY paid 51.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +56.0%. United States Oil Fund, LP (USO) returned +102.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 46.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 50.6%, paid weekly. Defiance estimates that 96% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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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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