Which is cheaper, TECY or XLBI?

TECY charges 1.18% a year and XLBI charges 0.35%, so XLBI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

TECY vs XLBI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

TECY and XLBI both write options for income.

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Net assets: $379,708 on Nov 3, 2026 for GraniteShares YieldBOOST Technology ETF, and $9.4m on Nov 2, 2026 for State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF.

TECY on its own →XLBI on its own →

At a glance

20.8%

TECY cash paid, since launch, May 5, 2026

15.9%

XLBI cash paid, 1 year

−4.3%

TECY total return, since launch, May 5, 2026

+18.5%

XLBI total return, 1 year

TECY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 11.1 pts behind XLK

TECY

−4.3%

XLK

+6.8%

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.

XLBI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 11 pts behind XLB

XLBI

+18.5%

XLB

+29.5%

11 pts behind XLB

XLBI over 1 year: paid 15.9%, price +1.6%, total +18.5%, XLB +29.5%, −11.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLB

+29.5%

XLBI

+18.5%

15.9% of it arrived as cash

11 pts behind XLB

Total return, distributions reinvested

11 pts behind XLB

XLBI over 1 year: paid 15.9%, price +1.6%, total +18.5%, XLB +29.5%, −11.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLB

+29.5%

XLBI

+18.5%

11 pts behind XLB

15.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XLBI over 1 year: paid 15.9%, price +1.6%, total +18.5%, XLB +29.5%, −11.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XLBI costs 0.83 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

TECY vs XLBI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	TECY	XLBI
Paid and earned
Measure	TECY	XLBI
Total return, 1 year	not published	+18.5%
Price change	fell 24.2% (since May 5, 2026)	rose 1.6% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	95% of the Sep 22, 2026 payment	100% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	TECY	XLBI
Benchmark	Technology sector, measured through XLK	Materials, measured through XLB
Against its benchmark, same days	behind by 11.1 pts	behind by 11.0 pts
Cost and size
Measure	TECY	XLBI
Expense ratio	1.18%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$379,708	$9.8m
Holdings
Measure	TECY	XLBI
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, TECY and XLBI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first TECY XLBI

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Only in TECY

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STATE STREET MATERIALS SELECT 103.82%

STATE STREET MATERIALS SELECT NOV26 55 CALL -0.03%

STATE STREET MATERIALS SELECT NOV26 53 CALL -0.19%

STATE STREET MATERIALS SELECT NOV26 51 CALL -3.71%

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Side by side

TECY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Technology ETF · Synthetic covered call on XLK, paying weekly XLBI State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF · Covered call on XLB, paying monthly

Issuer GraniteShares State Street

Strategy synthetic covered call covered call

Benchmark Technology sector (XLK) Materials (XLB)

Pays weekly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 42.2% 17.2%

Expense ratio 1.18% 0.35%

Cash paid, 1 year 20.8% (since launch, May 5, 2026) 15.9%

Price change, 1 year −24.2% (since launch, May 5, 2026) +1.6%

Total return, 1 year −4.3% (since launch, May 5, 2026) +18.5%

Benchmark return, 1 year +6.8% (since launch, May 5, 2026) +29.5%

Ahead or behind −11.1 pts (since launch, May 5, 2026) −11.0 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 95% 100%

Age 183 days 1.3 years

Net assets, TECY as of Nov 3, 2026 and XLBI as of Nov 2, 2026 $379,708 $9.4m

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: TECY vs XLBI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	TECY	XLBI	TECY	XLBI	TECY	XLBI
3 months	−5.0%	+0.8%	10.3%	3.6%	0.0 pts	−2.0 pts
6 months	−4.6%	+3.4%	20.7%	6.7%	−8.6 pts	−0.3 pts
1 year	–	+18.5%	–	15.9%	–	−11.0 pts
Since launchNot the same days: TECY May 2026 · XLBI Jul 2025	−4.3%	+16.4%	20.8%	18.9%	−11.1 pts	−7.7 pts

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About each fund

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.

XLBI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XLBI paid 15.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.5%. Materials (XLB) returned +29.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 17.2%, paid monthly. State Street estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, TECY or XLBI?: TECY charges 1.18% a year and XLBI charges 0.35%, so XLBI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Technology sector (XLK) →Materials (XLB) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →TECY on its own →XLBI on its own →TECY dividend history →XLBI dividend history →XLBI holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

TECY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

TECY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

TECY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

GraniteShares page for TECY ↗

XLBI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLBI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XLBI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

State Street website ↗

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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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