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TECY vs XLUI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $379,708 for GraniteShares YieldBOOST Technology ETF and $69m for State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF.

At a glance
20.8%
TECY cash paid, since launch, May 5, 2026
14.1%
XLUI cash paid, 1 year
−4.3%
TECY total return, since launch, May 5, 2026
+5.6%
XLUI 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.
XLUI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.6 pts ahead of XLU
XLUI
+5.6%
XLU
+1.0%

4.6 pts ahead of XLU

XLUI over 1 year: paid 14.1%, price −8.9%, total +5.6%, XLU +1.0%, +4.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLU

+1.0%

XLUI

+5.6%

14.1% of it arrived as cash

4.6 pts ahead of XLU

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.6 pts ahead of XLU

XLUI over 1 year: paid 14.1%, price −8.9%, total +5.6%, XLU +1.0%, +4.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLU

+1.0%

XLUI

+5.6%

4.6 pts ahead of XLU

14.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XLUI over 1 year: paid 14.1%, price −8.9%, total +5.6%, XLU +1.0%, +4.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XLUI costs 0.83 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

TECY vs XLUI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureTECYXLUI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published+5.6%
Price changefell 24.2% (since May 5, 2026)fell 8.9% (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 XLKUtilities sector, measured through XLU
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.18%0.35%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$379,708$69m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, TECY and XLUI 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 XLUI
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Only in TECY
Only in XLUI
STATE STREET UTILITIES SELECT 102.24%
STATE STREET UTILITIES SELECT NOV26 44.5 CALL -0.01%
STATE STREET UTILITIES SELECT NOV26 44 CALL -0.03%
STATE STREET UTILITIES SELECT NOV26 43.5 CALL -0.07%
STATE STREET UTILITIES SELECT NOV26 42.5 CALL -0.08%
STATE STREET UTILITIES SELECT NOV26 43 CALL -2.05%
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Side by side

TECY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Technology ETF · Synthetic covered call on XLK, paying weekly XLUI State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF · Covered call on XLU, paying monthly
Strategy synthetic covered call covered call
Benchmark Technology sector (XLK) Utilities sector (XLU)
Pays weekly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 42.2% 14.9%
Expense ratio 1.18% 0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year 20.8% (since launch, May 5, 2026) 14.1%
Price change, 1 year −24.2% (since launch, May 5, 2026) −8.9%
Total return, 1 year −4.3% (since launch, May 5, 2026) +5.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year +6.8% (since launch, May 5, 2026) +1.0%
Ahead or behind −11.1 pts (since launch, May 5, 2026) +4.6 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 95% 100%
Age 183 days 1.3 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $379,708 $69m

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 XLUI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowTECYXLUITECYXLUITECYXLUI
3 months−5.0%+1.2%10.3%3.9%0.0 pts+0.5 pts
6 months−4.6%−0.9%20.7%6.8%−8.6 pts+2.4 pts
1 year–+5.6%–14.1%–+4.6 pts
Since launchNot the same days: TECY May 2026 · XLUI Jul 2025−4.3%+8.1%20.8%17.5%−11.1 pts+2.1 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.

XLUI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XLUI paid 14.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.6%. Utilities sector (XLU) returned +1.0% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.9%, 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 XLUI?
TECY charges 1.18% a year and XLUI charges 0.35%, so XLUI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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