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TECY · GraniteShares YieldBOOST Technology ETF
GraniteShares · Income desk
Open the live card on ETFIQOver the period since launch on May 5, 2026 to Sep 4, 2026, TECY paid 15.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 15.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.1%. Technology sector (XLK) returned +13.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 13.3 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 48.8%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 50% of the distribution paid Aug 25, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterisation rather than a measure of erosion).
| Strategy | synthetic covered call |
|---|---|
| Benchmark | Technology sector (XLK) (proxy) |
| Pays | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualised (ETFIQ) | 48.8% |
| Expense ratio (prospectus XBRL) | 1.07% |
| Cash paid, trailing 12 months (ETFIQ) | 18.7% |
| Launched | May 5, 2026 |
| 3 months: paid / price / total / XLK / ahead or behind (ETFIQ) | 11.7% / −10.5% / +1.3% / +4.0% / −2.7 pts |
| since launch: paid / price / total / XLK / ahead or behind (ETFIQ) | 15.7% / −15.8% / −0.1% / +13.2% / −13.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest distribution (GraniteShares 19a-1 estimate) | 49.8% |
Questions people ask
- How much has TECY paid over the last year?
- Over the period from its launch on May 5, 2026 to Sep 4, 2026, TECY paid 15.7% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 15.8%.
- Is TECY ahead of XLK?
- Over the period from its launch on May 5, 2026 to Sep 4, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, TECY returned −0.1% against +13.2% for Technology sector (XLK), so a holder was behind it by 13.3 points.
- How often does TECY pay, and how much?
- TECY pays weekly. The latest distribution annualises to 48.8% at its price on Sep 4, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
- Is the TECY distribution return of capital?
- GraniteShares estimates 50% of the distribution paid Aug 25, 2026 was return of capital. That is a tax characterisation from the fund's own 19a-1 notice, not a measure of erosion.
- What does TECY cost?
- The prospectus expense ratio is 1.07% a year.
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