Data as of .
HAKY vs SOXY: which paid, and which earned it?
HAKY and SOXY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, HAKY and SOXY hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | HAKY | SOXY |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc | 5.12% | 5.67% |
| Only in HAKY | Only in SOXY |
|---|---|
| Crowdstrike Holdings Inc 9.19% | NVIDIA Corp 6.50% |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc 8.56% | Marvell Technology Inc 5.71% |
| Okta Inc 6.69% | Intel Corp 5.71% |
| Fortinet Inc 6.55% | ARM Holdings PLC 5.07% |
| Cloudflare Inc 5.55% | ASML Holding NV 4.52% |
| Rubrik Inc 5.43% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.22% |
| Cisco Systems Inc 5.35% | Micron Technology Inc 4.21% |
| Qualys Inc 4.62% | Lam Research Corp 4.18% |
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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAKY | SOXY | HAKY | SOXY | HAKY | SOXY | |
| 3 months | +18.3% | −16.9% | 4.5% | 2.5% | −5.3 pts | −3.7 pts |
| 6 months | +43.3% | +52.4% | 10.1% | 8.4% | −11.8 pts | +3.5 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +84.9% | not published | 16.4% | not published | +3.5 pts |
| Since launch | +39.2% | +123.2% | 11.0% | 26.9% | −13.9 pts | −9.2 pts |
| HAKY Amplify HACK Cybersecurity Covered Call ETF Covered call on HACK, paying monthly | SOXY YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) Semiconductor Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on SMH, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Amplify | YieldMax |
| Strategy | covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Cybersecurity (HACK) | Semiconductors (SMH) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 15.1% | 11.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 1.06% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 11.0% (since launch on Jan 21, 2026) | 16.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | +25.5% | +64.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +39.2% (since launch on Jan 21, 2026) | +84.9% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +53.1% | +81.3% |
| Ahead or behind | −13.9 pts | +3.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 95% |
| Age | 240 days | 654 days |
| Net assets | $8m | $66m |
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.
SOXY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SOXY paid 16.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 64.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +84.9%. Semiconductors (SMH) returned +81.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.7%, paid monthly. YieldMax estimates that 95% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 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 SOXY?
- HAKY charges 0.65% a year and SOXY charges 1.06%, so HAKY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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