Which is cheaper, TECY or XLEI?

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

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

TECY vs XLEI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

TECY and XLEI both write options for income.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $379,708 for GraniteShares YieldBOOST Technology ETF and $209m for State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF.

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At a glance

20.8%

TECY cash paid, since launch, May 5, 2026

22.3%

XLEI cash paid, 1 year

−4.3%

TECY total return, since launch, May 5, 2026

+39.2%

XLEI 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.

XLEI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 10.6 pts behind XLE

XLEI

+39.2%

XLE

+49.8%

10.6 pts behind XLE

XLEI over 1 year: paid 22.3%, price +13.8%, total +39.2%, XLE +49.8%, −10.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLE

+49.8%

XLEI

+39.2%

22.3% of it arrived as cash

10.6 pts behind XLE

Total return, distributions reinvested

10.6 pts behind XLE

XLEI over 1 year: paid 22.3%, price +13.8%, total +39.2%, XLE +49.8%, −10.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLE

+49.8%

XLEI

+39.2%

10.6 pts behind XLE

22.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XLEI over 1 year: paid 22.3%, price +13.8%, total +39.2%, XLE +49.8%, −10.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XLEI costs 0.83 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

TECY vs XLEI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	TECY	XLEI
Paid and earned
Measure	TECY	XLEI
Total return, 1 year	not published	+39.2%
Price change	fell 24.2% (since May 5, 2026)	rose 13.8% (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	XLEI
Benchmark	Technology sector, measured through XLK	Energy sector, measured through XLE
Cost and size
Measure	TECY	XLEI
Expense ratio	1.18%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$379,708	$209m
Holdings
Measure	TECY	XLEI
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, TECY and XLEI 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 XLEI

Only in one fund ↓

Only in TECY

Only in XLEI

STATE STREET ENERGY SELECT SEC 100.78%

STATE STREET ENERGY SELECT SEC NOV26 70.5 CALL -0.02%

STATE STREET ENERGY SELECT SEC NOV26 72.5 CALL -0.02%

STATE STREET ENERGY SELECT SEC NOV26 69 CALL -0.04%

STATE STREET ENERGY SELECT SEC NOV26 71 CALL -0.07%

STATE STREET ENERGY SELECT SEC NOV26 70 CALL -0.76%

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Side by side

TECY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Technology ETF · Synthetic covered call on XLK, paying weekly XLEI State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF · Covered call on XLE, paying monthly

Issuer GraniteShares State Street

Strategy synthetic covered call covered call

Benchmark Technology sector (XLK) Energy sector (XLE)

Pays weekly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 42.2% 22.0%

Expense ratio 1.18% 0.35%

Cash paid, 1 year 20.8% (since launch, May 5, 2026) 22.3%

Price change, 1 year −24.2% (since launch, May 5, 2026) +13.8%

Total return, 1 year −4.3% (since launch, May 5, 2026) +39.2%

Benchmark return, 1 year +6.8% (since launch, May 5, 2026) +49.8%

Ahead or behind −11.1 pts (since launch, May 5, 2026) −10.6 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 95% 100%

Age 183 days 1.3 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $379,708 $209m

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 XLEI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	TECY	XLEI	TECY	XLEI	TECY	XLEI
3 months	−5.0%	+9.7%	10.3%	5.3%	0.0 pts	−1.8 pts
6 months	−4.6%	+14.8%	20.7%	10.5%	−8.6 pts	+1.9 pts
1 year	–	+39.2%	–	22.3%	–	−10.6 pts
Since launchNot the same days: TECY May 2026 · XLEI Jul 2025	−4.3%	+41.9%	20.8%	27.2%	−11.1 pts	−8.4 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.

XLEI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XLEI paid 22.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 13.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +39.2%. Energy sector (XLE) returned +49.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 22.0%, 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 XLEI?: TECY charges 1.18% a year and XLEI charges 0.35%, so XLEI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Technology sector (XLK) →Energy sector (XLE) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →TECY on its own →XLEI on its own →TECY dividend history →XLEI dividend history →XLEI 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 ↗

XLEI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XLEI 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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