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AIPI vs HAKY: which paid, and which earned it?

AIPI and HAKY both write options for income.

REX AI EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF and Amplify HACK Cybersecurity Covered Call ETF.

31.3%AIPI cash paid, 1 year
11.0%HAKY cash paid, 1 year
+22.2%AIPI total return, 1 year
+39.2%HAKY total return, 1 year
AIPI9.4 pts behind AIQ · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
AIQ+31.6%AIPI+22.2%31.3% of it arrived as cash9.4 pts behind AIQTotal return, distributions reinvestedAIQ+31.6%AIPI+22.2%9.4 pts behind AIQ
HAKY13.9 pts behind HACK · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
HACK+53.1%HAKY+39.2%11.0% as cash13.9 pts behind HACKTotal return, distributions reinvestedHACK+53.1%HAKY+39.2%13.9 pts behind HACK

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AIPI and HAKY hold 18% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AIPI and HAKY both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAIPIHAKY
CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS, INC.11.93%9.19%
PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC.3.61%8.56%
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.3.04%5.35%
BROADCOM INC.2.46%5.12%
Only in each
Only in AIPIOnly in HAKY
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. 8.40%Okta Inc 6.69%
NVIDIA CORPORATION 8.23%Fortinet Inc 6.55%
Astera Labs, Inc 7.20%Cloudflare Inc 5.55%
DATADOG, INC. 6.65%Rubrik Inc 5.43%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4.15%Qualys Inc 4.62%
SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC. 3.95%Varonis Systems Inc 4.58%
IONQ Inc 3.62%F5 Inc 4.30%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 3.32%Tenable Holdings Inc 4.29%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

AIPI and HAKY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
AIPIHAKYAIPIHAKYAIPIHAKY
3 months+7.7%+18.3%8.4%4.5%+11.7 pts−5.3 pts
6 months+24.6%+43.3%17.8%10.1%−10.8 pts−11.8 pts
1 year+22.2%not published31.3%not published−9.4 ptsnot published
Since launch+56.1%+39.2%64.2%11.0%−35.1 pts−13.9 pts
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AIPI and HAKY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AIPI
REX AI EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF
Covered call on AIQ, paying weekly
HAKY
Amplify HACK Cybersecurity Covered Call ETF
Covered call on HACK, paying monthly
IssuerREXAmplify
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkAI and technology (AIQ), used as the AI proxyCybersecurity (HACK)
Paysweeklymonthly
Payout rate, annualized34.4%15.1%
Expense ratio0.65%0.65%
Cash paid, 1 year31.3%11.0% (since launch on Jan 21, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−13.8%+25.5%
Total return, 1 year+22.2%+39.2% (since launch on Jan 21, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+31.6%+53.1%
Ahead or behind−9.4 pts−13.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate100%not published
Age836 days240 days
Net assets$466m$8m

AIPI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, AIPI paid 31.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 13.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +22.2%. AI and technology (AIQ), used as the AI proxy returned +31.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 34.4%, paid weekly. REX estimates that 100% of the distribution paid was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

HAKY in plain words

Over the period since launch on Jan 21, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, HAKY paid 11.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 25.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +39.2%. Cybersecurity (HACK) returned +53.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 13.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.1%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, AIPI or HAKY?
AIPI charges 0.65% a year and HAKY charges 0.65%, so AIPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AIPI against HAKY, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, AIPI against HAKY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/aipi-vs-haky Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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