Data as of .
HAKY vs TECY: which paid, and which earned it?
HAKY and TECY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, HAKY and TECY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in HAKY | Only in TECY |
|---|---|
| Crowdstrike Holdings Inc 9.19% | Treasury Bill 100.00% |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc 8.56% | |
| Okta Inc 6.69% | |
| Fortinet Inc 6.55% | |
| 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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAKY | TECY | HAKY | TECY | HAKY | TECY | |
| 3 months | +18.3% | +0.6% | 4.5% | 11.2% | −5.3 pts | +1.4 pts |
| 6 months | +43.3% | not published | 10.1% | not published | −11.8 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +39.2% | +0.9% | 11.0% | 17.0% | −13.9 pts | −13.7 pts |
| HAKY Amplify HACK Cybersecurity Covered Call ETF Covered call on HACK, paying monthly | TECY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Technology ETF Synthetic covered call on XLK, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Amplify | GraniteShares |
| Strategy | covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Cybersecurity (HACK) | Technology sector (XLK) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 15.1% | 39.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 1.07% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 11.0% (since launch on Jan 21, 2026) | 17.0% (since launch on May 5, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +25.5% | −16.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +39.2% (since launch on Jan 21, 2026) | +0.9% (since launch on May 5, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +53.1% | +14.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −13.9 pts | −13.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 50% |
| Age | 240 days | 136 days |
| Net assets | $8m | $1m |
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.
TECY in plain words
Over the period since launch on May 5, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, TECY paid 17.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 16.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.9%. Technology sector (XLK) returned +14.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 13.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 39.0%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 50% of the distribution paid Aug 25, 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 TECY?
- HAKY charges 0.65% a year and TECY charges 1.07%, so HAKY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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