How much has YBST paid over the last year?

Over the period from its launch on Dec 16, 2025 to Sep 4, 2026, YBST paid 30.0% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 51.2%.

Is YBST ahead of SPY?

Over the period from its launch on Dec 16, 2025 to Sep 4, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, YBST returned −24.4% against +14.4% for S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy, so a holder was behind it by 38.8 points.

How often does YBST pay, and how much?

YBST pays weekly. The latest distribution annualises to 43.8% at its price on Sep 4, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.

Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation from exchange prices and cash distributions (Tiingo end-of-day), total return with distributions reinvested. Return of capital is the issuer’s estimate.

YBST · GraniteShares YieldBoost Single Stock Universe ETF

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Over the period since launch on Dec 16, 2025 to Sep 4, 2026, YBST paid 30.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 51.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −24.4%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +14.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 38.8 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 43.8%, paid weekly.

YBST (GraniteShares YieldBoost Single Stock Universe ETF), income desk fields as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
Strategy	synthetic covered call
Benchmark	S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy (proxy)
Pays	weekly
Payout rate, annualised (ETFIQ)	43.8%
Expense ratio (prospectus XBRL)	not published
Cash paid, trailing 12 months (ETFIQ)	61.5%
Launched	Dec 16, 2025
3 months: paid / price / total / SPY / ahead or behind (ETFIQ)	11.0% / −15.1% / −4.2% / +4.7% / −8.9 pts
6 months: paid / price / total / SPY / ahead or behind (ETFIQ)	22.4% / −29.4% / −8.0% / +15.2% / −23.1 pts
since launch: paid / price / total / SPY / ahead or behind (ETFIQ)	30.0% / −51.2% / −24.4% / +14.4% / −38.8 pts

Questions people ask

How much has YBST paid over the last year?: Over the period from its launch on Dec 16, 2025 to Sep 4, 2026, YBST paid 30.0% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 51.2%.
Is YBST ahead of SPY?: Over the period from its launch on Dec 16, 2025 to Sep 4, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, YBST returned −24.4% against +14.4% for S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy, so a holder was behind it by 38.8 points.
How often does YBST pay, and how much?: YBST pays weekly. The latest distribution annualises to 43.8% at its price on Sep 4, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.

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