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

HAKY and MLPD both write options for income.

Amplify HACK Cybersecurity Covered Call ETF and Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered Call ETF.

11.0%HAKY cash paid, 1 year
13.3%MLPD cash paid, 1 year
+39.2%HAKY total return, 1 year
+12.0%MLPD total return, 1 year
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
MLPD35.8 pts behind XLE · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
XLE+47.8%MLPD+12.0%13.3% as cash35.8 pts behind XLETotal return, distributions reinvestedXLE+47.8%MLPD+12.0%35.8 pts behind XLE

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HAKY and MLPD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in HAKYOnly in MLPD
Crowdstrike Holdings Inc 9.19%GLOBAL X MLP & ENERGY INFRAS 102.10%
Palo Alto Networks Inc 8.56%CASH 1.05%
Okta Inc 6.69%OTHER PAYABLE & RECEIVABLES -1.02%
Fortinet Inc 6.55%2MLPX US 10/16/2026 C74 -2.13%
Cloudflare Inc 5.55%
Rubrik Inc 5.43%
Cisco Systems Inc 5.35%
Broadcom Inc 5.12%

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 Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

HAKY and MLPD over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
HAKYMLPDHAKYMLPDHAKYMLPD
3 months+18.3%+4.2%4.5%3.0%−5.3 pts−16.2 pts
6 months+43.3%+4.1%10.1%5.7%−11.8 pts−5.8 pts
1 yearnot published+12.0%not published13.3%not published−35.8 pts
Since launch+39.2%+33.5%11.0%28.2%−13.9 pts−14.7 pts
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ
HAKY and MLPD on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
HAKY
Amplify HACK Cybersecurity Covered Call ETF
Covered call on HACK, paying monthly
MLPD
Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered Call ETF
Covered call on XLE, paying monthly
IssuerAmplifyGlobal X
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkCybersecurity (HACK)Energy sector (XLE), used as the energy proxy
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized15.1%12.0%
Expense ratio0.65%0.60%
Cash paid, 1 year11.0% (since launch on Jan 21, 2026)13.3%
Price change, 1 year+25.5%−2.1%
Total return, 1 year+39.2% (since launch on Jan 21, 2026)+12.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year+53.1%+47.8%
Ahead or behind−13.9 pts−35.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published0%
Age240 days863 days
Net assets$8m$27m

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.

MLPD in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, MLPD paid 13.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.0%. Energy sector (XLE), used as the energy proxy returned +47.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 35.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.0%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, HAKY or MLPD?
HAKY charges 0.65% a year and MLPD charges 0.60%, so MLPD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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HAKY against MLPD, 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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