Which is cheaper, TSYY or XVTS?

TSYY charges 1.15% a year and XVTS charges 0.85%, so XVTS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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TSYY vs XVTS: which paid, and which earned it?

TSYY and XVTS both write options for income. GraniteShares YieldBOOST TSLA ETF and FT Vest TSLA & Target Income ETF.

54.9%

TSYY cash paid, 1 year

3.3%

XVTS cash paid, since launch

−25.7%

TSYY total return, 1 year

+3.1%

XVTS total return, since launch

TSYY · 1 year to Sep 30, 20265.5 pts behind TSLA

TSYY

−25.7%

TSLA

−20.2%

5.5 pts behind TSLA

TSYY over 1 year: paid 54.9%, price −71.2%, total −25.7%, TSLA −20.2%, −5.5 pts.

TSLA

−20.2%

TSYY

−25.7%

5.5 pts behind TSLA

Total return, distributions reinvested

5.5 pts behind TSLA

TSYY over 1 year: paid 54.9%, price −71.2%, total −25.7%, TSLA −20.2%, −5.5 pts.

TSLA

−20.2%

TSYY

−25.7%

5.5 pts behind TSLA

54.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. TSYY over 1 year: paid 54.9%, price −71.2%, total −25.7%, TSLA −20.2%, −5.5 pts.

XVTS · since launch to Sep 30, 20262.1 pts ahead of TSLA

XVTS

+3.1%

TSLA

+1.1%

2.1 pts ahead of TSLA

XVTS since launch: paid 3.3%, price 0.0%, total +3.1%, TSLA +1.1%, +2.1 pts.

TSLA

+1.1%

XVTS

+3.1%

2.1 pts ahead of TSLA

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.1 pts ahead of TSLA

XVTS since launch: paid 3.3%, price 0.0%, total +3.1%, TSLA +1.1%, +2.1 pts.

TSLA

+1.1%

XVTS

+3.1%

2.1 pts ahead of TSLA

3.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +3.1%. XVTS since launch: paid 3.3%, price 0.0%, total +3.1%, TSLA +1.1%, +2.1 pts.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, TSYY and XVTS hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

50%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding TSYY XVTS

Only in TSYY

Treasury Bill 68.91%

Treasury Bill 31.09%

Only in XVTS

2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index P 1,500.03 142.32%

Tesla, Inc. 74.72%

2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index C 500.03 51.93%

US Dollar 2.32%

2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index C 1,500.03 0.00%

2026-10-23 Tesla, Inc. C 2,800.89 0.00%

2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index P 500.03 -0.01%

2026-10-02 Tesla, Inc. C 372.50 -0.03%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.

Performance, window by window

	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	TSYY	XVTS	TSYY	XVTS	TSYY	XVTS
3 months	−6.2%	not published	10.5%	not published	+10.4 pts	not published
6 months	−7.8%	not published	23.8%	not published	−0.9 pts	not published
1 year	−25.7%	not published	54.9%	not published	−5.5 pts	not published
Since launch TSYY Dec 2024 · XVTS Aug 2026	−33.0%	+3.1%	68.1%	3.3%	−13.7 pts	+2.1 pts

TSYY and XVTS over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

TSYY

GraniteShares YieldBOOST TSLA ETF · Synthetic covered call on TSLA, paying weekly

XVTS

FT Vest TSLA & Target Income ETF · Option income on TSLA

Issuer GraniteShares First Trust

Strategy synthetic covered call option income

Benchmark Tesla (TSLA) Tesla (TSLA)

Pays weekly not established

Payout rate, annualized 47.6% 39.8%

Expense ratio 1.15% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 54.9% 3.3% (since launch on Aug 19, 2026)

Price change, 1 year −71.2% 0.0%

Total return, 1 year −25.7% +3.1% (since launch on Aug 19, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year −20.2% +1.1%

Ahead or behind −5.5 pts +2.1 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 95% not published

Age 651 days 42 days

Net assets $58m $3m

TSYY and XVTS on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

TSYY in plain words

Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, TSYY paid 54.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 71.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −25.7%. Tesla (TSLA) returned −20.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.5 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 47.6%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 95% of the distribution paid Sep 1, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

XVTS in plain words

Over the period since launch on Aug 19, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, XVTS paid 3.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.1%. Tesla (TSLA) returned +1.1% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.1 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 39.8%, paid periodically.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, TSYY or XVTS?: TSYY charges 1.15% a year and XVTS charges 0.85%, so XVTS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

TSYY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗TSYY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗TSYY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗GraniteShares page for TSYY ↗XVTS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗XVTS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗First Trust page for XVTS ↗

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ETFIQ, TSYY against XVTS, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/tsyy-vs-xvts

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