Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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TECY vs XLSI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $379,708 for GraniteShares YieldBOOST Technology ETF and $25m for State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF.

At a glance
20.8%
TECY cash paid, since launch, May 5, 2026
12.5%
XLSI cash paid, 1 year
−4.3%
TECY total return, since launch, May 5, 2026
+16.3%
XLSI 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.
XLSI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 8 pts behind XLP
XLSI
+16.3%
XLP
+24.3%

8 pts behind XLP

XLSI over 1 year: paid 12.5%, price +2.7%, total +16.3%, XLP +24.3%, −8.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLP

+24.3%

XLSI

+16.3%

12.5% of it arrived as cash

8 pts behind XLP

Total return, distributions reinvested

8 pts behind XLP

XLSI over 1 year: paid 12.5%, price +2.7%, total +16.3%, XLP +24.3%, −8.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLP

+24.3%

XLSI

+16.3%

8 pts behind XLP

12.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XLSI over 1 year: paid 12.5%, price +2.7%, total +16.3%, XLP +24.3%, −8.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XLSI costs 0.83 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

TECY vs XLSI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureTECYXLSI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published+16.3%
Price changefell 24.2% (since May 5, 2026)rose 2.7% (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 XLKState Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF, measured through XLP
Against its benchmark, same daysbehind by 11.1 ptsbehind by 8.0 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.18%0.35%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$379,708$25m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, TECY and XLSI 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 XLSI
Only in one fund ↓
Only in TECY
Only in XLSI
STATE STREET CONSUMER STAPLES 102.28%
STATE STREET CONSUMER STAPLES NOV26 93 CALL -0.02%
STATE STREET CONSUMER STAPLES NOV26 88.5 CALL -0.02%
STATE STREET CONSUMER STAPLES NOV26 91.5 CALL -0.02%
STATE STREET CONSUMER STAPLES NOV26 92 CALL -0.03%
STATE STREET CONSUMER STAPLES NOV26 90 CALL -0.04%
STATE STREET CONSUMER STAPLES NOV26 88 CALL -2.19%
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Side by side

TECY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Technology ETF · Synthetic covered call on XLK, paying weekly XLSI State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF · Covered call on XLP, paying monthly
Strategy synthetic covered call covered call
Benchmark Technology sector (XLK) State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP)
Pays weekly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 42.2% 10.8%
Expense ratio 1.18% 0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year 20.8% (since launch, May 5, 2026) 12.5%
Price change, 1 year −24.2% (since launch, May 5, 2026) +2.7%
Total return, 1 year −4.3% (since launch, May 5, 2026) +16.3%
Benchmark return, 1 year +6.8% (since launch, May 5, 2026) +24.3%
Ahead or behind −11.1 pts (since launch, May 5, 2026) −8.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 95% 100%
Age 183 days 1.3 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $379,708 $25m

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 XLSI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowTECYXLSITECYXLSITECYXLSI
3 months−5.0%+5.1%10.3%3.0%0.0 pts−3.3 pts
6 months−4.6%+8.5%20.7%6.2%−8.6 pts−2.1 pts
1 year–+16.3%–12.5%–−8.1 pts
Since launchNot the same days: TECY May 2026 · XLSI Jul 2025−4.3%+12.1%20.8%14.9%−11.1 pts−6.1 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.

XLSI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XLSI paid 12.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.3%. State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) returned +24.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.8%, 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 XLSI?
TECY charges 1.18% a year and XLSI charges 0.35%, so XLSI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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