BIOY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Biotech ETF

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$19.54
+1.2% · 1 day, price
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Since launch in May 2026, BIOY paid 26.1% in cash and returned 5.4% in total, against 19.0% for XBI.

Synthetic covered call on XBI, paying weeklyGraniteShares ↗Expense ratio 1.18%Fund assets $1.5m on Nov 3, 2026First traded May 5, 2026Benchmark Biotech (XBI)Fund page at the issuer ↗SEC filings ↗Every GraniteShares fund ETFIQ coversDividend history

Promise check: MissedOver the time since its launch to Nov 4, 2026, BIOY paid 26.1% in cash and returned 5.4% in total, covering 20.7% of its payout.

BIOY risk and return scorecard

vs XBI · May 2026 to Oct 2026 · 24 weekly returns · dividend-adjusted

Short history · 6 months
BIOY +4.3%, XBI +19.5%, May 2026 to Oct 2026, distributions reinvested.

24 weekly returns: annualized numbers and ratios need 52.

Return
MeasureBIOYXBIEdge
Total return+4.3%+19.5%XBI
Price return−20.9%+19.4%XBI
Risk
MeasureBIOYXBIEdge
Max drawdown−5.8%−12.9%BIOY
Alpha vs XBI
MeasureBIOYXBIEdge
Beta to XBI0.361.00Lower beta

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records; risk-free rate: U.S. Treasury, Daily Treasury Bill Rates, 13-week coupon equivalent Method · Data

Money in and out

Net fund flows · Jun 30, 2026
Since May 2026
+$750k

What you earned

BIOY −0.2%, XBI +1.9%: total return over one month to Nov 4, 2026.
BIOY−0.2%
XBI+1.9%
Paid 4.4% in cash. Price −4.7%.
BIOY +6.9%, XBI +4.0%: total return over three months to Nov 4, 2026.
BIOY+6.9%
XBI+4.0%
Paid 14.5% in cash. Price −8.1%.
BIOY +4.4%, XBI +15.7%: total return over six months to Nov 4, 2026.
BIOY+4.4%
XBI+15.7%
Paid 25.9% in cash. Price −22.7%.
BIOY +5.4%, XBI +19.0%: total return since launch to Nov 4, 2026.
BIOY+5.4%
XBI+19.0%
Paid 26.1% in cash. Price −21.9%.

What can be shown yet

First traded May 5, 2026
26.1%
Cash paid, since launch, on its starting price
+5.4%
Total return, since launch
−13.6 pts
Against XBI
96.3%
Return of capital, latest payout (GraniteShares estimate)
$0.2279
Last payment (paid weekly), ex-date Oct 30, 2026
BIOY has traded for 183 days. Numbers that need a year of prices are not shown yet.
Shown now
Net assets$1.5m
Latest payout, annualized60.7%
Expense ratio1.18%
Cash paid, since launch, May 5, 2026, over today’s price33.5%
Not yet
One-year returnfrom May 5, 2027
Three-year returnfrom May 5, 2029

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Price and total return since launch, May 5, 2026

$19.54+1.2%1 day, priceClose, Nov 4, 2026

Total return adds every distribution, reinvested. Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices. Data as of Nov 4, 2026. Updated every trading night. Report a data error

BIOY returns by window: total return, cash paid and price change
WindowTotal returnCash paidPriceXBIAhead or behind
1M Oct 5 – Nov 4, 2026−0.2%4.4%−4.7%+1.9%−2.1 pts
3M Aug 5 – Nov 4, 2026+6.9%14.5%−8.1%+4.0%+2.9 pts
6M May 6 – Nov 4, 2026+4.4%25.9%−22.7%+15.7%−11.3 pts
Since launch May 5 – Nov 4, 2026+5.4%26.1%−21.9%+19.0%−13.6 pts

Total returns, distributions reinvested. Listed May 2026: no year to date, 1 year and 3 years windows.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices, with distributions reinvested.

Where the return came from
Price change −4.7%Cash paid +4.4%, reinvested−2.1 pts vs XBI

0.0%

Price change −8.1%Cash paid +14.5%, reinvested+2.9 pts vs XBI

0.0%

Price change −22.7%Cash paid +25.9%, reinvested−11.3 pts vs XBI

0.0%

Price change −21.9%Cash paid +26.1%, reinvested−13.6 pts vs XBI

0.0%

Money in and out

Monthly data · as of Jun 30, 2026

BIOY: in the month to Jun 30, 2026, nothing net moved, by its SEC filing.

Since May 2026
+$750k
May 1, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings

Computed by ETFIQ from the monthly sales and redemptions BIOY files with the SEC on Form N-PORT.

How this is computed

ETFIQ reads no daily data for this fund, so its flows are monthly, and the latest month filed is Jun 2026. Every day and month ETFIQ holds for BIOY, back to May 2026, is in its flows file. Flows across every fund · How these flows are computed · Compare BIOY with other funds in the flows tool

Month by month, money in and money outMay 2026 to Jun 2026

BIOY, money in and money out each month from May 2026 to Jun 2026: two bars a month, money in above the line and money out below. Every bar is from BIOY’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6). Of the 2 months listed, money came in on net in 1 and went out in 0.

Every bar is from BIOY’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6). Of the 2 months listed, money came in on net in 1 and went out in 0.

MonthInOutNet
Jun 2026 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
May 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$750k$0+$750k

Most recent first.

How this is computed

N-PORT months: money in is sales plus reinvestments; money out is redemptions.

N-PORT months are the filed sales plus reinvestments less redemptions. Later months add up the daily data; the Source column names any missing day.

Source: ETFIQ, from the fund’s SEC N-PORT filings. Data as of Jun 30, 2026. Updated when the fund files its next report.

BIOY key stats

High since May 5, 2026, daily closes to Nov 4, 2026 (ETFIQ)$25.27 on May 6, 2026
Low since May 5, 2026, daily closes to Nov 4, 2026 (ETFIQ)$18.90 on Oct 16, 2026
Close on Nov 4, 2026, within that range (ETFIQ)$19.54, 10% of the way from the low to the high
Range, beta and R-squared computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

BIOY return of capital and tax

Return of capital, latest notice (GraniteShares estimate, Sep 22, 2026)96.3%
Return of capital, distributions paid May 12, 2026 to Sep 22, 2026 (GraniteShares estimates)95.8%
Notices behind that number15 of 26 distributions
Return of capital, fiscal year to Jun 30, 2026 (annual report, filed Sep 4, 2026)88.2%
Options it writes (holdings as of Jun 30, 2026)Options on ETF shares, which are not Section 1256 contracts
Estimates are GraniteShares’s Rule 19a-1 notices, made before the fund year closes. The fiscal year number is the annual report’s tax character. Not tax advice. What a 19a-1 estimate is · Income ETFs by return of capital

Trading

as of Nov 4, 2026
Trading · BIOYas of Nov 4, 2026
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Not scored2 of 6 measured · Nov 4, 2026
0 · Hard to tradeIQ Liquidity Score100 · Trades like a giant
Cost for your order · one way, half its 30-day median spread
Premium or discount to NAV, Nov 3 close+0.16%
−0.3%95% of days within ±0.20% · the 1% band is off this scale+0.3%
One dealer
How to tradeSpread not read.
Full trading page: components, premium history, dealers →

BIOY for holders outside the US

US tax withheld on dividends, no treaty30%
Treaty rates on dividends (IRS table, read Oct 30, 2026)65 countries, 10% to 30%
BIOY interest-related and short-term gain dividendsnot read by ETFIQ
US estate tax filing threshold, non-resident holders$60,000
Share classDistributing

BIOY is a US fund. Stock of US corporations counts as US property for a non-resident's estate. Facts from the IRS, not tax advice. How withholding and treaties work
Aug 2026Weekly, per shareOct 2026

13 distributions for BIOY, $0.225 to $0.249 a share and $0.2341 in the middle, Aug 7, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026. 6 further ex-dates are expected with no amount the issuer has declared, so they are not drawn.

Latest
$0.2279
Ex Oct 30, 2026 · paid about 4 days later
Annualized
60.7%
At its price on Nov 4, 2026
Since launch, May 5, 2026
33.5%
26 payments, ex May 8, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026: $6.5346
Return of capital
96.3%
Latest payout (GraniteShares estimate)
Next, projected

BIOY pays weekly. The last distribution was $0.2279 a share, which went ex on Oct 30, 2026, with payment about 4 days later. The next has not been declared. On its own cadence of about 7 days the ex-date falls near Nov 6, 2026; that date is an ETFIQ projection, not the issuer’s.

Nov 6, 2026 · pay Nov 10, 2026$0.2279 ETFIQ projection
Nov 13, 2026 · pay Nov 17, 2026$0.2279 ETFIQ projection
Nov 20, 2026 · pay Nov 24, 2026$0.2279 ETFIQ projection
Nov 27, 2026 · pay Dec 1, 2026$0.2279 ETFIQ projection
Dec 4, 2026 · pay Dec 8, 2026$0.2279 ETFIQ projection
Dec 11, 2026 · pay Dec 15, 2026$0.2279 ETFIQ projection

Expected distributions for BIOY. A projected row carries the fund’s own spacing forward from its last ex-date, at the last amount paid. Neither is an issuer statement. Source: ETFIQ.

Every distribution ETFIQ holds for BIOY (13, most recent first)
Oct 30, 2026$0.2279
Oct 23, 2026$0.2263
Oct 16, 2026$0.225
Oct 9, 2026$0.2332
Oct 2, 2026$0.2322
Sep 25, 2026$0.2323
Sep 18, 2026$0.2341
Sep 11, 2026$0.2465
Sep 4, 2026$0.2479
Aug 28, 2026$0.2473
Aug 21, 2026$0.249
Aug 14, 2026$0.2451
Aug 7, 2026$0.2373

Cash distributions per share for BIOY. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.

Source: ETFIQ, from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.

About BIOY

Strategysynthetic covered call
BenchmarkBiotech (XBI)
How the benchmark is set (ETFIQ)BIOY names the 300% of the performance of the S&P Biotechnology Select Industry Index (prospectus, Form 497, accession 0001493152-25-019643, filed 2025-10-27); XBI tracks the same index.
Paysweekly
Net assets (issuer page, as of Nov 3, 2026)$1.5mReport
Latest payout, annualized (ETFIQ)60.7%
Expense ratio (497 XBRL, Oct 28, 2026)1.18%Report
Cash paid, since launch, May 5, 2026, over today’s price (ETFIQ)33.5%
First tradedMay 5, 2026
Return of capital, latest distribution (GraniteShares 19a-1 estimate)96.3%
Paysweekly
Typical gap between ex-dates7 days
Typical wait from ex-date to payment4 days
Last paid, per share$0.2279 ex Oct 30, 2026
Cash paid in the 12 months to Nov 4, 2026, 26 distributions, ex May 8, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026$6.5346
How we measure
Every number 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. Method
IQ Investment Committee on BIOY

12 seats on BIOY, as of Nov 4, 2026: 1 Supports, 5 Challenges, 6 Not enough data.

In the tradition ofJohn BogleBogle-style Low CostChallenges
In the tradition ofBenjamin GrahamGraham-style Margin of SafetyNot enough data
In the tradition ofWarren Buffett & Charlie MungerBuffett & Munger-style QualityNot enough data
In the tradition ofPeter LynchLynch-style Growth at a Reasonable PriceNot enough data
In the tradition ofJohn TempletonTempleton-style Global ContrarianNot enough data
In the tradition ofRay DalioDalio-style All-WeatherNot enough data
In the tradition ofHoward MarksMarks-style Cycles & RiskNot enough data
In the tradition ofStanley DruckenmillerDruckenmiller-style Macro & LiquidityChallenges
In the tradition ofDavid SwensenSwensen-style DiversificationChallenges
In the tradition ofCathie WoodWood-style Disruptive InnovationChallenges
In the tradition ofJesse LivermoreLivermore-style Trend FollowingSupports
Uses ETFIQ’s measuresThe ETFIQ SkepticETFIQ’s own seatChallenges
Put BIOY to the committee →See all seats →No investor named is affiliated with or endorses ETFIQ. Not investment advice.

Questions people ask about BIOY

How much has BIOY paid since it launched?
Over the period from its first trade on May 5, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, BIOY paid 26.1% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 21.9%.
Is BIOY ahead of XBI?
Over the period from its first trade on May 5, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, BIOY returned +5.4% against +19.0% for Biotech (XBI), so a holder was behind it by 13.6 points.
How often does BIOY pay, and how much?
BIOY pays weekly. The latest distribution annualizes to 60.7% at its price on Nov 4, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
Is the BIOY distribution return of capital?
GraniteShares estimates 96% of the distribution paid Sep 22, 2026 was return of capital. That is a tax characterization from the fund's own 19a-1 notice, not a measure of erosion.
When does BIOY next pay a distribution?
BIOY pays weekly. The last distribution went ex on Oct 30, 2026 at $0.2279 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 7 days the ex-date falls near Nov 6, 2026, which is an ETFIQ projection. Payment usually follows the ex-date by 4 days.
What does BIOY cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 1.18% a year.
How much of BIOY’s distribution is return of capital?
GraniteShares’s Rule 19a-1 notice estimates 96.3% of the distribution paid Sep 22, 2026 was return of capital. Across its notices for distributions paid May 12, 2026 to Sep 22, 2026, the estimate is 95.8%. The annual report for the fiscal year to Jun 30, 2026 puts it at 88.2% of distributions. Estimates come before the fund year closes and often change.
Sources and dates
Prices, BIOY and XBITiingo end-of-day · Nov 4, 2026
Net assets, $1.5mIssuer page · Nov 3, 2026
DistributionsTiingo end-of-day · 13 payments

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Price change plus every distribution reinvested on the day it went ex-dividend. This is what you actually ended up with, and the only fair basis for comparing with an index.
Cash paid
Distributions over the window as a share of what the fund cost at the start. A measure of cash delivered, not of return: a fund can pay a great deal and still lose money.
Total return minus benchmark total return, in percentage points. A fund can pay 12% a year and still be behind by 10 points if its price fell while the index rose.
Return of capital
The issuer’s own estimate, in a Rule 19a-1 notice, of how much of a distribution was your own money returned. An estimate and a tax characterization, not a measure of erosion.
The fund owns the stocks and sells call options on them, collecting premium and giving up gains above the strike. Synthetic covered call funds hold options instead of the stocks. 0DTE funds sell options that expire the same day.
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