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TECY vs XLII

GraniteShares YieldBOOST Technology ETF

TECYFNasdaq

State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF

XLIIANYSE Arca

Overlap

Expense ratio

XLII −0.83pt a year

TECY1.18%XLII0.35%

Avg volume · 30D

XLII 7.9×the volume

TECY2.02KXLII15.9K

TECY vs XLII Performance

Jul 31, 2026 – Oct 30, 2026

−2.7%TECY−4.7%XLII

Jul 31, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026. TECY −2.7%. XLII −4.7%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−6%0%2%4%Jul 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026
Expense ratio
TECY 1.18%
XLII 0.35%, better
Fund size
TECY $0
XLII $17M
1Y total return
TECY No data
XLII +9.0%
Yield (12M)
TECY No data
XLII 13.46%
Holdings
TECY 4
XLII 3
Avg volume (30D)
TECY 2.02K sh
XLII 15.9K sh, better
NAV per share
TECY $19.96
XLII $24.32
52W range

ETF.net Grade

TECY: Cost 7, Risk 37, Mission not scored, Tradability 34, Holdings not scored, Durability 6. XLII: Cost 76, Risk 49, Mission 100, Tradability 60, Holdings 51, Durability 51.
Pillar letters and Scores for TECY, XLII, with each pillar’s weight
PillarTECYXLII
Cost30% weightF7A76Higher
Mission25% weightNot scoredA100
Risk15% weightD37C49Higher
Tradability15% weightD34B60Higher
Holdings10% weightNot scoredC51
Durability5% weightF6C51Higher

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 XLII 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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XLII ranks 2nd and TECY 21st of 22 funds in the Sector Option Income Category.

  1. Rank 1AXLSIState Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETFScore 74
  2. Rank 2AXLIIState Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETFScore 71
  3. Rank 2AXLVIState Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETFScore 71
  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

XLIIAState Street Industrial 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.

XLII Covered calls swarm tech; far rarer on machinery, railroads and defense primes. XLII owns the 1998-vintage industrials SPDR and sells short-dated calls on that fund itself, paying out monthly.

Stated mandate

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

XLII The fund is actively managed to pursue current income while retaining the potential for long-term capital growth. It invests in XLI and sells call options on XLI to generate additional 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
  • XLII Single-ticker build: it holds the industrials SPDR (XLI, running since 1998) and writes listed calls on that fund, so one trade buys the sector basket and the overlay.ssga.comssga.com 2
  • Actively managed overlay, not a rigid formula: managers choose strikes and expiries rather than selling the same call every month. Distributions come monthly.ssga.com
  • Priced at 0.35%, the going rate for sector covered-call funds, and among the stronger implementations in its peer group.
  • Same 0.35% runs across the sibling sleeves (XLVI health care, XLUI utilities), so sector mixes cost the same per leg.etf.com

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.
  • XLII Calls cap the upside: premium income is paid for by handing over part of any big industrials rally.ssga.com
  • Fund-of-funds fee stacking. The plain industrials SPDR (XLI) it owns costs a small fraction of 0.35% on its own.ssga.com
  • Launched in 2025, still small and thinly traded, so spreads can run wider than the underlying's.

Full TECY profile⁠

Full XLII profile⁠

TECY vs XLII 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 XLII Cost

Overpaying TECY vs XLII

$14,417

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

  • TECY 1.18%

    $21,543

  • XLII 0.35%

    $7,126

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • TECY 1.18%
  • XLII 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 $21,543XLII $7,126

Year by year

YearTECYXLIIOverpaying
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%XLII, cheaper
  • Middle half of Sector Option Income funds
  • Median 0.47%

XLII cheapest of 22 funds

TECY 20th cheapest of 22 funds

TECY vs XLII Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
TECY No data
XLII 13.46%
Payout (12M)
TECY No data
XLII $3.23
Last payment
TECY $0.15
XLII $0.30
Ex-dividend
TECY Oct 30, 2026
XLII Oct 1, 2026
Paid on
TECY Pays Nov 3, 2026
XLII Oct 5, 2026
Frequency
TECY Weekly
XLII 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$0.252026YTD
XLIIMonthly · 9 paymentsAll XLII payments⁠
One bar per payment. 9 payments in 2026 YTD. Feb 2, 2026 $0.21; Mar 2, 2026 $0.32; Apr 1, 2026 $0.35; May 1, 2026 $0.27; Jun 1, 2026 $0.31; Jul 1, 2026 $0.31; Aug 3, 2026 $0.30; Sep 1, 2026 $0.11; Oct 1, 2026 $0.30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.252026YTD

TECY vs XLII Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
TECY No dataXLII 11.9%since Aug 2025
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
TECY No dataXLII 0.60since Aug 2025
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
TECY No dataXLII −10.1%since Jul 2025
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
TECY 0.85XLII 0.53

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