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

GPTY and HAKY both write options for income.

YieldMax(R) AI & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF and Amplify HACK Cybersecurity Covered Call ETF.

34.0%GPTY cash paid, 1 year
11.0%HAKY cash paid, 1 year
+32.4%GPTY total return, 1 year
+39.2%HAKY total return, 1 year
GPTY5.7 pts behind XLK · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
XLK+38.0%GPTY+32.4%34.0% of it arrived as cash5.7 pts behind XLKTotal return, distributions reinvestedXLK+38.0%GPTY+32.4%34.0% cash5.7 pts behind XLK
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, GPTY and HAKY hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions GPTY and HAKY both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingGPTYHAKY
Broadcom Inc4.82%5.12%
Only in each
Only in GPTYOnly in HAKY
Intel Corp 9.47%Crowdstrike Holdings Inc 9.19%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 6.95%Palo Alto Networks Inc 8.56%
Alphabet Inc 6.81%Okta Inc 6.69%
NVIDIA Corp 6.73%Fortinet Inc 6.55%
Marvell Technology Inc 5.60%Cloudflare Inc 5.55%
TSMC 5.52%Rubrik Inc 5.43%
Palantir Technologies Inc 4.37%Cisco Systems Inc 5.35%
Apple Inc 4.29%Qualys Inc 4.62%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

GPTY and HAKY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
GPTYHAKYGPTYHAKYGPTYHAKY
3 months−1.3%+18.3%8.2%4.5%−0.5 pts−5.3 pts
6 months+40.4%+43.3%22.2%10.1%−0.1 pts−11.8 pts
1 year+32.4%not published34.0%not published−5.7 ptsnot published
Since launch+53.2%+39.2%51.0%11.0%−4.9 pts−13.9 pts
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GPTY and HAKY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
GPTY
YieldMax(R) AI & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF
Synthetic covered call on XLK, paying weekly
HAKY
Amplify HACK Cybersecurity Covered Call ETF
Covered call on HACK, paying monthly
IssuerYieldMaxAmplify
Strategysynthetic covered callcovered call
BenchmarkTechnology sector (XLK)Cybersecurity (HACK)
Paysweeklymonthly
Payout rate, annualized35.3%15.1%
Expense ratio1.06%0.65%
Cash paid, 1 year34.0%11.0% (since launch on Jan 21, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−8.1%+25.5%
Total return, 1 year+32.4%+39.2% (since launch on Jan 21, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+38.0%+53.1%
Ahead or behind−5.7 pts−13.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate94%not published
Age603 days240 days
Net assets$126m$8m

GPTY in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, GPTY paid 34.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +32.4%. Technology sector (XLK) returned +38.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 35.3%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 94% of the distribution paid Sep 17, 2026 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, GPTY or HAKY?
GPTY charges 1.06% a year and HAKY charges 0.65%, so HAKY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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GPTY 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.

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