# YSPY (GraniteShares YieldBOOST SPY ETF)

GraniteShares · Income ETFs · data as of Sep 18, 2026

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YSPY paid 33.0% in cash and still finished 6.3 points behind SPY.

## Key facts

- YSPY, cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price: 33.0%, as of Sep 18, 2026.
- YSPY, total return, 1 year: +10.3%, as of Sep 18, 2026.
- YSPY, against SPY: −6.3 pts, as of Sep 18, 2026.
- YSPY, return of capital, latest payout (GraniteShares estimate): 86.5%, as of Sep 18, 2026.
- YSPY, net assets: $8m (issuer page, as of Sep 18, 2026).
- YSPY, expense ratio: 1.15% (485BPOS XBRL, Oct 24, 2025).

## YSPY over each window to Sep 18, 2026

| Window | Cash paid | Price | Total return | SPY | Ahead or behind |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 months | 3.1% | +0.1% | +3.3% | +2.3% | +1.0 pts |
| 6 months | 12.6% | −0.3% | +13.1% | +18.0% | −5.0 pts |
| 1 year | 33.0% | −25.0% | +10.3% | +16.6% | −6.3 pts |
| Since launch | 48.6% | −39.3% | +17.0% | +30.6% | −13.6 pts |

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | ETFIQ |
| Benchmark | (SPY) | ETFIQ |
| Pays | weekly | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $8m | issuer page, as of Sep 18, 2026 |
| Latest payout, annualized | 10.2% | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 1.15% | 485BPOS XBRL, Oct 24, 2025 |
| Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price | 44.0% | ETFIQ |
| Launched | Feb 26, 2025 | ETFIQ |
| Return of capital, latest distribution | 86.5% | GraniteShares 19a-1 estimate |

## Questions

### How much has YSPY paid over the last year?

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YSPY paid 33.0% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 25.0%.

### Is YSPY ahead of SPY?

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, YSPY returned +10.3% against +16.6% for (SPY), so a holder was behind it by 6.3 points.

### How often does YSPY pay, and how much?

YSPY pays weekly. The latest distribution annualizes to 10.2% at its price on Sep 18, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.

### Is the YSPY distribution return of capital?

GraniteShares estimates 87% of the distribution paid Jun 30, 2026 was return of capital. That is a tax characterization from the fund's own 19a-1 notice, not a measure of erosion.

### What does YSPY cost?

The prospectus expense ratio is 1.15% a year.


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