CRY GraniteShares YieldBOOST CRCL ETF

Synthetic covered call on CRCL, paying weeklyGraniteShares1.07% fee$2mPays weeklySince Apr 28, 2026Fund page at the issuer ↗SEC filings ↗Every GraniteShares fund ETFIQ covers

Since its launch on Apr 28, 2026, CRY paid 31.0% in cash and finished 6.1 points ahead of CRCL.

31.0%
Cash paid, since launch, on its starting price
−6.8%
Total return, since launch
+6.1 pts
Against CRCL
0.5%
Return of capital, latest payout (GraniteShares estimate)
Where the return came from
Price change −19.0%Cash paid +19.9%, reinvested−31.8 pts vs CRCL

Over the 3 months to Sep 30, 2026, CRY returned +0.9% with distributions reinvested and (CRCL) returned +32.6%, so a holder came out behind it by 31.8 points. The lighter segment is the 19.9% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

Price change −36.6%Cash paid +31.0%, reinvested+6.1 pts vs CRCL

Over the since launch to Sep 30, 2026, CRY returned −6.8% with distributions reinvested and (CRCL) returned −12.9%, so a holder came out ahead of it by 6.1 points. The lighter segment is the 31.0% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

WindowCash paidPriceTotal returnCRCLAhead or behind
3M Jul 1 – Sep 30, 202619.9%−19.0%+0.9%+32.6%−31.8 pts
Since launch Apr 28 – Sep 30, 202631.0%−36.6%−6.8%−12.9%+6.1 pts

CRY over each window to Sep 30, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.

Jul 2026Weekly, per shareSep 2026

13 distributions for CRY, $0.2663 to $0.3523 a share and $0.2852 in the middle, Jul 2, 2026 to Sep 25, 2026. 6 further ex-dates are expected with no amount the issuer has declared, so they are not drawn.

Latest
$0.2732
Ex Sep 25, 2026 · paid about 4 days later
Annualized
89.8%
At its price on Sep 30, 2026
Trailing 12 months
48.9%
Sum of the last 12: $3.5257
Return of capital
0.5%
Latest payout (GraniteShares estimate)
Next, projected

CRY pays weekly. The last distribution was $0.2732 a share, which went ex on Sep 25, 2026 and was paid on Sep 29, 2026. The next has not been declared. On its own cadence of about 7 days the ex-date falls near Oct 2, 2026; that date is an ETFIQ projection, not the issuer’s.

Oct 2, 2026 · pay Oct 6, 2026$0.2732 ETFIQ projection
Oct 9, 2026 · pay Oct 13, 2026$0.2732 ETFIQ projection
Oct 16, 2026 · pay Oct 20, 2026$0.2732 ETFIQ projection
Oct 23, 2026 · pay Oct 27, 2026$0.2732 ETFIQ projection
Oct 30, 2026 · pay Nov 3, 2026$0.2732 ETFIQ projection
Nov 6, 2026 · pay Nov 10, 2026$0.2732 ETFIQ projection

Expected distributions for CRY. Where the basis is a projection, ETFIQ has carried the fund’s own spacing forward from its last ex-date and held the amount at the last one paid; neither is an issuer statement. Source: ETFIQ.

Every distribution ETFIQ holds for CRY (13, most recent first)
Sep 25, 2026$0.2732
Sep 18, 2026$0.2663
Sep 11, 2026$0.2859
Sep 4, 2026$0.2781
Aug 28, 2026$0.2847
Aug 21, 2026$0.2852
Aug 14, 2026$0.2735
Aug 7, 2026$0.2737
Jul 31, 2026$0.3124
Jul 24, 2026$0.3334
Jul 17, 2026$0.3297
Jul 10, 2026$0.3296
Jul 2, 2026$0.3523

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

In plain words

Since it launched on Apr 28, 2026, CRY has returned −6.8% with distributions reinvested, against −12.9% for (CRCL), and has paid out 31.0% of its starting value in cash along the way. It pays weekly, and at its current price the latest distribution annualizes to 89.8%. GraniteShares estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 1, 2026 was a return of capital. That is the issuer’s own Rule 19a-1 estimate and a tax characterization, made before the fund year closes: it says the payment included money the fund gave back rather than earned, not that the fund is eroding.
Strategysynthetic covered call
Benchmark(CRCL)
Paysweekly
Net assets (issuer page, as of Sep 30, 2026)$2m
Latest payout, annualized (ETFIQ)89.8%
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Dec 15, 2025)1.07%
Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price (ETFIQ)48.9%
LaunchedApr 28, 2026
Return of capital, latest distribution (GraniteShares 19a-1 estimate)0.5%
Paysweekly
Typical gap between ex-dates7 days
Typical wait from ex-date to payment4 days
Last paid, per share$0.2732 ex Sep 25, 2026
Sum of the last 12 distributions$3.5257
CRY (GraniteShares YieldBOOST CRCL ETF), income ETFs fields as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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. How these figures are computed

Questions people ask about CRY

How much has CRY paid over the last year?
Over the period from its launch on Apr 28, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, CRY paid 31.0% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 36.6%.
Is CRY ahead of CRCL?
Over the period from its launch on Apr 28, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, CRY returned −6.8% against −12.9% for (CRCL), so a holder was ahead of it by 6.1 points.
How often does CRY pay, and how much?
CRY pays weekly. The latest distribution annualizes to 89.8% at its price on Sep 30, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
Is the CRY distribution return of capital?
GraniteShares estimates 0% of the distribution paid Sep 1, 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 CRY next pay a distribution?
CRY pays weekly. The last distribution went ex on Sep 25, 2026 at $0.2732 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 7 days the ex-date falls near Oct 2, 2026, which is an ETFIQ projection. Payment usually follows the ex-date by 4 days.
What does CRY cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 1.07% a year.
Sources and dates
Prices, CRY and CRCLTiingo end-of-day · Sep 30, 2026
Net assets, $2mIssuer page · Sep 30, 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.
A fund that pays a coupon and can be called away early, on dates set when it launched. If it is called, you get your money back with the coupon and the run ends. If it is not, it runs on to the next date.
The level the underlying has to stay above for you to be repaid in full. A barrier is not a buffer. A buffer takes the first slice of a fall for you; a barrier takes none of it once it breaks, so below it you take the whole fall rather than only the part past it.