Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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TECY vs XLCI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $379,708 for GraniteShares YieldBOOST Technology ETF and $3.4m for State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF.

At a glance
20.8%
TECY cash paid, since launch, May 5, 2026
11.1%
XLCI cash paid, 1 year
−4.3%
TECY total return, since launch, May 5, 2026
+0.7%
XLCI 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.
XLCI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 6.5 pts ahead of XLC
XLCI
+0.7%
XLC
−5.8%

6.5 pts ahead of XLC

XLCI over 1 year: paid 11.1%, price −10.0%, total +0.7%, XLC −5.8%, +6.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLC

−5.8%

XLCI

+0.7%

6.5 pts ahead of XLC

Total return, distributions reinvested

6.5 pts ahead of XLC

XLCI over 1 year: paid 11.1%, price −10.0%, total +0.7%, XLC −5.8%, +6.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLC

−5.8%

XLCI

+0.7%

6.5 pts ahead of XLC

11.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XLCI over 1 year: paid 11.1%, price −10.0%, total +0.7%, XLC −5.8%, +6.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XLCI costs 0.83 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

TECY vs XLCI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureTECYXLCI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published+0.7%
Price changefell 24.2% (since May 5, 2026)fell 10.0% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate95% of the Sep 22, 2026 payment100% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkTechnology sector, measured through XLKCommunication services, measured through XLC
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.18%0.35%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$379,708$3.4m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

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

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first TECY XLCI
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Only in TECY
Only in XLCI
STATE STREET COMMUNICATION SER 100.11%
STATE STREET COMMUNICATION SER NOV26 116 CALL -0.00%
STATE STREET COMMUNICATION SER NOV26 111 CALL -0.02%
STATE STREET COMMUNICATION SER NOV26 114 CALL -0.04%
STATE STREET COMMUNICATION SER NOV26 103 CALL -0.09%
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Side by side

TECY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Technology ETF · Synthetic covered call on XLK, paying weekly XLCI State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF · Covered call on XLC, paying monthly
Strategy synthetic covered call covered call
Benchmark Technology sector (XLK) Communication services (XLC)
Pays weekly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 42.2% 13.7%
Expense ratio 1.18% 0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year 20.8% (since launch, May 5, 2026) 11.1%
Price change, 1 year −24.2% (since launch, May 5, 2026) −10.0%
Total return, 1 year −4.3% (since launch, May 5, 2026) +0.7%
Benchmark return, 1 year +6.8% (since launch, May 5, 2026) −5.8%
Ahead or behind −11.1 pts (since launch, May 5, 2026) +6.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 95% 100%
Age 183 days 1.3 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $379,708 $3.4m

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 XLCI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowTECYXLCITECYXLCITECYXLCI
3 months−5.0%−2.9%10.3%2.7%0.0 pts+2.1 pts
6 months−4.6%−6.0%20.7%5.4%−8.6 pts+4.0 pts
1 year–+0.7%–11.1%–+6.6 pts
Since launchNot the same days: TECY May 2026 · XLCI Jul 2025−4.3%+3.2%20.8%14.3%−11.1 pts+3.0 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.

XLCI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XLCI paid 11.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.7%. Communication services (XLC) returned −5.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 6.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.7%, 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 XLCI?
TECY charges 1.18% a year and XLCI charges 0.35%, so XLCI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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