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TECY vs XLVI: which paid, and which earned it?

TECY and XLVI both write options for income.

GraniteShares YieldBOOST Technology ETF and State Street(R) Health Care Select Sector SPDR(R) Premium Income ETF.

17.0%TECY cash paid, 1 year
13.0%XLVI cash paid, 1 year
+0.9%TECY total return, 1 year
+17.9%XLVI total return, 1 year
TECY13.7 pts behind XLK · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
XLK+14.6%TECY+0.9%13.7 pts behind XLKTotal return, distributions reinvestedXLK+14.6%TECY+0.9%13.7 pts behind XLK
XLVI6.7 pts behind XLV · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
XLV+24.6%XLVI+17.9%13.0% of it arrived as cash6.7 pts behind XLVTotal return, distributions reinvestedXLV+24.6%XLVI+17.9%6.7 pts behind XLV

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, TECY and XLVI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in TECYOnly in XLVI
Treasury Bill 100.00%STATE STREET HEALTH CARE SELEC 100.46%
SSI US GOV MONEY MARKET CLASS 0.40%
STATE STREET HEALTH CARE SELEC OCT26 173 CALL -0.02%
STATE STREET HEALTH CARE SELEC OCT26 170 CALL -0.04%
STATE STREET HEALTH CARE SELEC OCT26 172 CALL -0.80%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

TECY and XLVI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
TECYXLVITECYXLVITECYXLVI
3 months+0.6%+6.9%11.2%3.1%+1.4 pts−6.3 pts
6 monthsnot published+12.2%not published6.4%not published−4.6 pts
1 yearnot published+17.9%not published13.0%not published−6.7 pts
Since launch+0.9%+21.1%17.0%14.7%−13.7 pts−6.5 pts
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TECY and XLVI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
TECY
GraniteShares YieldBOOST Technology ETF
Synthetic covered call on XLK, paying weekly
XLVI
State Street(R) Health Care Select Sector SPDR(R) Premium Income ETF
Covered call on XLV, paying monthly
IssuerGraniteSharesState Street
Strategysynthetic covered callcovered call
BenchmarkTechnology sector (XLK)Health care sector (XLV)
Paysweeklymonthly
Payout rate, annualized39.0%13.1%
Expense ratio1.07%0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year17.0% (since launch on May 5, 2026)13.0%
Price change, 1 year−16.3%+4.0%
Total return, 1 year+0.9% (since launch on May 5, 2026)+17.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year+14.6%+24.6%
Ahead or behind−13.7 pts−6.7 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate50%not published
Age136 days415 days
Net assets$1m$27m

TECY in plain words

Over the period since launch on May 5, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, TECY paid 17.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 16.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.9%. Technology sector (XLK) returned +14.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 13.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 39.0%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 50% of the distribution paid Aug 25, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

XLVI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XLVI paid 13.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.9%. Health care sector (XLV) returned +24.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.1%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, TECY or XLVI?
TECY charges 1.07% a year and XLVI charges 0.35%, so XLVI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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TECY against XLVI, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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