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

HAKY and TYLG both write options for income.

Amplify HACK Cybersecurity Covered Call ETF and Global X Information Technology Covered Call & Growth ETF.

11.0%HAKY cash paid, 1 year
10.3%TYLG cash paid, 1 year
+39.2%HAKY total return, 1 year
+32.9%TYLG 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
TYLG5.2 pts behind XLK · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
XLK+38.0%TYLG+32.9%10.3% as cash5.2 pts behind XLKTotal return, distributions reinvestedXLK+38.0%TYLG+32.9%5.2 pts behind XLK

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HAKY and TYLG hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions HAKY and TYLG both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingHAKYTYLG
Broadcom Inc5.12%2.30%
Cisco Systems Inc5.35%1.18%
Palo Alto Networks Inc8.56%0.81%
Crowdstrike Holdings Inc9.19%0.66%
Fortinet Inc6.55%0.28%
F5 Inc4.30%0.07%
GEN DIGITAL INC3.53%0.05%
Only in each
Only in HAKYOnly in TYLG
Okta Inc 6.69%STATE STREET TECHNOLOGY SELECT SECTOR SPDR ETF 54.45%
Cloudflare Inc 5.55%NVIDIA CORP 7.30%
Rubrik Inc 5.43%APPLE INC 6.66%
Qualys Inc 4.62%MICROSOFT CORP 4.98%
Varonis Systems Inc 4.58%ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 2.24%
Tenable Holdings Inc 4.29%MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 2.06%
SentinelOne Inc 4.26%INTEL CORP 1.48%
Zscaler Inc 3.81%PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-A 1.12%

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 TYLG over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
HAKYTYLGHAKYTYLGHAKYTYLG
3 months+18.3%+2.0%4.5%2.4%−5.3 pts+2.9 pts
6 months+43.3%+29.6%10.1%5.7%−11.8 pts−10.8 pts
1 yearnot published+32.9%not published10.3%not published−5.2 pts
3 yearsnot published+95.0%not published34.2%not published−33.0 pts
Since launch+39.2%+141.1%11.0%45.8%−13.9 pts−51.3 pts
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ
HAKY and TYLG on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
HAKY
Amplify HACK Cybersecurity Covered Call ETF
Covered call on HACK, paying monthly
TYLG
Global X Information Technology Covered Call & Growth ETF
Covered call on XLK, paying monthly
IssuerAmplifyGlobal X
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkCybersecurity (HACK)Technology sector (XLK)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized15.1%7.8%
Expense ratio0.65%0.60%
Cash paid, 1 year11.0% (since launch on Jan 21, 2026)10.3%
Price change, 1 year+25.5%+20.6%
Total return, 1 year+39.2% (since launch on Jan 21, 2026)+32.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year+53.1%+38.0%
Ahead or behind−13.9 pts−5.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published100%
Age240 days1396 days
Net assets$8m$15m

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.

TYLG in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, TYLG paid 10.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 20.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +32.9%. Technology sector (XLK) returned +38.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.8%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 100% 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 TYLG?
HAKY charges 0.65% a year and TYLG charges 0.60%, so TYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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HAKY against TYLG, 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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