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TECY vs XLEI

GraniteShares YieldBOOST Technology ETF

TECYFNasdaq

State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF

XLEIBNYSE Arca

Overlap

Expense ratio

XLEI −0.83pt a year

TECY1.18%XLEI0.35%

Avg volume · 30D

XLEI 93.7×the volume

TECY2.02KXLEI190K

TECY vs XLEI Performance

Jul 31, 2026 – Oct 30, 2026

−2.7%TECY+14.5%XLEI

Jul 31, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026. TECY −2.7%. XLEI +14.5%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.0%5%10%Jul 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026
Expense ratio
TECY 1.18%
XLEI 0.35%, better
Fund size
TECY $0
XLEI $203M
1Y total return
TECY No data
XLEI +48.5%
Yield (12M)
TECY No data
XLEI 17.59%
Holdings
TECY 4
XLEI 3
Avg volume (30D)
TECY 2.02K sh
XLEI 190K sh, better
NAV per share
TECY $19.96
XLEI $29.48
52W range

ETF.net Grade

TECY: Cost 7, Risk 37, Mission not scored, Tradability 34, Holdings not scored, Durability 6. XLEI: Cost 76, Risk 70, Mission 56, Tradability 70, Holdings 49, Durability 81.
Pillar letters and Scores for TECY, XLEI, with each pillar’s weight
PillarTECYXLEI
Cost30% weightF7A76Higher
Mission25% weightNot scoredB56
Risk15% weightD37A70Higher
Tradability15% weightD34A70Higher
Holdings10% weightNot scoredC49
Durability5% weightF6A81Higher

Rank among Sector Option Income funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. TECY and XLEI are both graded against the same 22 Sector Option Income funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Sector Option Income⁠

Category · 22 funds
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XLEI ranks 7th and TECY 21st of 22 funds in the Sector Option Income Category.

  1. Rank 5BXLYIState Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETFScore 67
  2. Rank 7BXLEIState Street Energy Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETFScore 66
  3. Rank 8BTYLGGlobal X Information Technology Covered Call & Growth ETFScore 63
  4. Rank 21FBIOYGraniteShares YieldBOOST Biotech ETFScore 20
  5. Rank 21FTECYGraniteShares YieldBOOST Technology ETFScore 20

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

TECYFGraniteShares YieldBOOST Technology ETF

XLEIBState Street Energy Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF

In short

TECY TECY owns no tech stocks. It sells put spreads on a 3x leveraged tech ETF, harvesting the fat premiums leverage creates, aiming for triple the option income of the plain sector index. Upside is capped by design.

XLEI State Street's 1998-vintage energy sector fund, wrapped in a call-writing overlay. Same oil and gas majors, monthly income from selling options against them, minus some of the upside when crude runs.

Stated mandate

TECY TECY seeks income from options strategies, mainly by selling puts on leveraged ETFs that track the 3x Long Technology Daily ETF.

XLEI The fund seeks current income while preserving prospects for long-term capital growth by investing in an energy-sector ETF and selling call options on it to generate additional premium income.

Why people hold it

  • TECY The engine: options on a 3x leveraged tech ETF carry far richer premiums, so the fund targets 3x the income of writing options on the Technology Select Sector Index itself.graniteshares.com
  • The leverage sits in the ETF whose options it sells, not in TECY's own book. The fund itself does not borrow or lever its portfolio.graniteshares.com
  • A floor is built into the trade: sell a near-the-money put, buy a further out-of-the-money put. The short leg's loss is bounded, not open-ended.graniteshares.com
  • Runs an options-desk strategy inside a fund wrapper and pays the premium out on a recurring schedule rather than reinvesting it.graniteshares.com
  • XLEI Underlying is the original energy sector SPDR, trading since 1998: market-cap-weighted S&P 500 oil, gas and services names. No stock picking, just an overlay on a known quantity.stockanalysis.com
  • Pays monthly, and the mandate is written to seek income while preserving prospects for long-term growth rather than sell away all the upside.ssga.com
  • Calls are written on the sector ETF itself, not dozens of single stocks, so the overlay runs off one liquid options chain.ssga.com
  • The 0.35% fee sits right at the median for sector covered-call funds, and the build stands among the stronger ones in that peer group.

Worth knowing

  • TECY Costs 1.07% a year, about triple the 0.35% median for sector options-income funds and the 0.35% State Street charges on XLVI and XLUI.
  • Gains are capped: the secondary objective is leveraged-ETF exposure subject to a cap, so a big tech run is only partly captured while drawdowns reference a 3x product.graniteshares.com
  • Launched in 2026 with a small asset base and light trading, so spreads can run wider than in the established sector income funds.
  • XLEI Written calls cap the rally: above the strike, further gains go to the option buyer and the fund keeps the premium instead.ssga.com
  • One narrow sector, market-cap weighted, so the integrated majors dominate. Nothing inside cushions a broad crude selloff.stockanalysis.com
  • A 2025 launch, so there is no record through a full energy cycle yet, and it trades lightly next to the sector fund it holds.

Full TECY profile⁠

Full XLEI profile⁠

TECY vs XLEI Holdings

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

TECY vs XLEI Cost

Overpaying TECY vs XLEI

$14,417

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • TECY 1.18%

    $21,543

  • XLEI 0.35%

    $7,126

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • TECY 1.18%
  • XLEI 0.35%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K$20K$25K051015202530TECY $21,543XLEI $7,126

Year by year

YearTECYXLEIOverpaying
10$2,065$634$1,431
20$7,697$2,454$5,243
30$21,543$7,126$14,417

Expense ratio

  • 1.18%TECY
  • 0.35%XLEI, cheaper
  • Middle half of Sector Option Income funds
  • Median 0.47%

XLEI cheapest of 22 funds

TECY 20th cheapest of 22 funds

TECY vs XLEI Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
TECY No data
XLEI 17.59%
Payout (12M)
TECY No data
XLEI $5.24
Last payment
TECY $0.15
XLEI $0.51
Ex-dividend
TECY Oct 30, 2026
XLEI Oct 1, 2026
Paid on
TECY Pays Nov 3, 2026
XLEI Oct 5, 2026
Frequency
TECY Weekly
XLEI Monthly

Distribution history

Per share, 2026, same scale for both

TECYWeekly · 26 paymentsAll TECY payments⁠
One bar per payment. 26 payments in 2026 YTD. May 8, 2026 $0.24; May 15, 2026 $0.24; May 22, 2026 $0.23; May 29, 2026 $0.24; Jun 5, 2026 $0.24; Jun 12, 2026 $0.23; Jun 18, 2026 $0.22; Jun 26, 2026 $0.23; Jul 2, 2026 $0.21; Jul 10, 2026 $0.21; Jul 17, 2026 $0.22; Jul 24, 2026 $0.21; Jul 31, 2026 $0.20; Aug 7, 2026 $0.21; Aug 14, 2026 $0.22; Aug 21, 2026 $0.20; Aug 28, 2026 $0.21; Sep 4, 2026 $0.20; Sep 11, 2026 $0.17; Sep 18, 2026 $0.16; Sep 25, 2026 $0.16; Oct 2, 2026 $0.16; Oct 9, 2026 $0.16; Oct 16, 2026 $0.16; Oct 23, 2026 $0.15; Oct 30, 2026 $0.15. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.502026YTD
XLEIMonthly · 9 paymentsAll XLEI payments⁠
One bar per payment. 9 payments in 2026 YTD. Feb 2, 2026 $0.25; Mar 2, 2026 $0.46; Apr 1, 2026 $0.55; May 1, 2026 $0.31; Jun 1, 2026 $0.45; Jul 1, 2026 $0.54; Aug 3, 2026 $0.39; Sep 1, 2026 $0.37; Oct 1, 2026 $0.51. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.502026YTD

TECY vs XLEI Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
TECY No dataXLEI 15.6%since Aug 2025
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
TECY No dataXLEI 2.03since Aug 2025
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
TECY No dataXLEI −8.2%since Jul 2025
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
TECY 0.85XLEI −0.51

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