GraniteShares YieldBOOST Ether ETF
$20.17−0.23 (−1.15%)
- Expense ratio
- 1.07%
- Fund size
- $1M
- 1Y return
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- Yield · Last 12 months
- Data unavailable
- Volume · 30D
- 0M sh
- NAV per share
- $20.35
- 52W range
The ETF.net XEY Grade
Score 29 of 100 sits in the D band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E. A structural cap ceilings this fund at 40, so B and A are out of reach.
Cost
What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.FScore 10Category rankMission
How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.Not scoredRisk
How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.AScore 85Category rankTradability
How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.FScore 20Category rankHoldings
What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.Not scoredDurability
Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.FScore 6Category rank
Our read on XEY
DMost crypto income funds sell calls on the coin. XEY sells puts on 2x Ether ETFs, harvesting the fatter premiums that leverage creates, and pays weekly. The fund itself holds no leverage; the leverage lives inside the options it writes.
XEY seeks to generate income mainly by selling puts on leveraged ETFs designed to deliver twice the daily performance of Ether, targeting twice the option income. It also seeks exposure to that leveraged ETF's performance, with potential gains capped.
Why people hold it
- The twist: it writes puts on leveraged Ether ETFs rather than on Ether, aiming for twice the option income of the plain version.graniteshares.com
- The YieldBOOST structure sells near-the-money puts and buys further out-of-the-money puts, so the downside on the options leg is defined rather than open-ended.graniteshares.com
- Distributions land weekly, not monthly or quarterly, across the whole YieldBOOST shelf.graniteshares.comgraniteshares.com
Worth knowing
- At 1.07%, the fee sits above what a typical crypto options-income peer charges; CEPI and BAGY run their versions cheaper.
- Selling puts means the strike levels cap the upside while Ether's drawdowns still come through. The issuer also discloses that payouts can include return of capital.graniteshares.com
- A 2026 launch, still small and lightly traded. Thin volume can mean wider spreads, so limit orders matter here.
XEY Holdings
- Other
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- 105%
- US TBill 10/22/2026
XEY Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Returns run to the Sep 22, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | XEY |
|---|---|
| Year to date | — |
| 1 month | +6.3% |
| 3 months | +6.9% |
| 1 year | — |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | XEY |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −1.2% |
XEY in the news
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XEY Dividends
- $0.14 per share
- Weekly
Distribution data unavailable.
Distribution history
| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2026 | Sep 22, 2026 | $0.14 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Sep 15, 2026 | $0.13 |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Sep 9, 2026 | $0.13 |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Sep 1, 2026 | $0.14 |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Aug 25, 2026 | $0.13 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Aug 18, 2026 | $0.15 |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Aug 11, 2026 | $0.19 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Aug 4, 2026 | $0.20 |
| Jul 24, 2026 | Jul 28, 2026 | $0.19 |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Jul 21, 2026 | $0.19 |
| Jul 10, 2026 | Jul 14, 2026 | $0.19 |
| Jul 2, 2026 | Jul 7, 2026 | $0.18 |
XEY Risk
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How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
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How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
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How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.60
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
XEY Cost
- The middle half of Crypto Option Income funds
- Median 0.85%
18 of the 21 Crypto Option Income funds charge less.