Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
HACK vs HAKY: Differences, Returns & Fees
HACK and HAKY are measured over different days, and HACK charges 0.60% to HAKY's 0.65%.
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Net assets on Oct 28, 2026: $3.7bn for Amplify Cybersecurity ETF and $14m for Amplify HACK Cybersecurity Covered Call ETF.
Pair scorecard
HACK costs 0.05 points a year less; HACK is far larger, $3.7bn against $14m.
| Measure | HACK | HAKY |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +47.5% | not published |
| Cash paid, share of starting value, since Jan 21, 2026 | 12.5% | |
| Price change, since Jan 21, 2026 | rose 34.1% | |
| Latest payout, annualized | 14.0% | |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Sep 30, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | Cybersecurity | Benchmark: Cybersecurity, measured through HACK |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 18.7 pts | |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.60% | 0.65% |
| Net assets | $3.7bn | $14m |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 95% | |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 82% | |
| In the S&P 500, by weight | 42% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 53% | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 28, 2026. Method
Risk and return
Jan 30, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026 · 38 weekly returnsHACK returned more: +65.5% to +47.8%. HACK fell slightly less at its worst: −10.5% to −11.2%.
Full scorecard
3 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓
| Measure | HACK | HAKY | Edge | How it is measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return | ||||
| Total return | +65.5% | +47.8% | HACK | Price change plus distributions, reinvested. |
| Price return | +65.5% | +31.6% | HACK | Price change alone, distributions left out. |
| Risk | ||||
| Max drawdown | −10.5% | −11.2% | HACK (slight) | Deepest fall from a high to the low after it. |
Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 38 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, HACK and HAKY hold 82% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 28, 2026.
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82% in common
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Side by side
HACK and HAKY on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
No client brief for this pair: ETFIQ prints no one-year total return for HAKY.
HACK
By weight, 42% of HACK's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 95%. The top ten holdings are 53% of the fund across 24 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 28, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned +47.5% with distributions reinvested.
HAKY
Over the period from its first trade on Jan 21, 2026 to Oct 28, 2026, HAKY paid 12.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 34.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +50.6%. Cybersecurity (HACK) returned +69.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 18.7 pts. At its price on Oct 28, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.0%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
Questions people ask
- Are HACK and HAKY in the same category?
- HACK is a thematic ETF and HAKY is an option-income ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
- Which is cheaper, HACK or HAKY?
- HACK is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
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