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

HAKY and XLBI both write options for income.

Amplify HACK Cybersecurity Covered Call ETF and State Street(R) Materials Select Sector SPDR(R) Premium Income ETF.

11.0%HAKY cash paid, 1 year
14.5%XLBI cash paid, 1 year
+39.2%HAKY total return, 1 year
+8.8%XLBI 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
XLBI3.2 pts behind XLB · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
XLB+12.0%XLBI+8.8%14.5% as cash3.2 pts behind XLBTotal return, distributions reinvestedXLB+12.0%XLBI+8.8%3.2 pts behind XLB

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in HAKYOnly in XLBI
Crowdstrike Holdings Inc 9.19%STATE STREET MATERIALS SELECT 100.63%
Palo Alto Networks Inc 8.56%SSI US GOV MONEY MARKET CLASS 0.39%
Okta Inc 6.69%STATE STREET MATERIALS SELECT OCT26 52 C -1.02%
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 Sep 17, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

HAKY and XLBI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
HAKYXLBIHAKYXLBIHAKYXLBI
3 months+18.3%−0.7%4.5%3.3%−5.3 pts+2.4 pts
6 months+43.3%+11.1%10.1%7.2%−11.8 pts+3.9 pts
1 yearnot published+8.8%not published14.5%not published−3.2 pts
Since launch+39.2%+12.1%11.0%16.3%−13.9 pts−2.4 pts
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HAKY and XLBI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
HAKY
Amplify HACK Cybersecurity Covered Call ETF
Covered call on HACK, paying monthly
XLBI
State Street(R) Materials Select Sector SPDR(R) Premium Income ETF
Covered call on XLB, paying monthly
IssuerAmplifyState Street
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkCybersecurity (HACK)Materials (XLB)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized15.1%11.5%
Expense ratio0.65%0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year11.0% (since launch on Jan 21, 2026)14.5%
Price change, 1 year+25.5%−6.3%
Total return, 1 year+39.2% (since launch on Jan 21, 2026)+8.8%
Benchmark return, 1 year+53.1%+12.0%
Ahead or behind−13.9 pts−3.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age240 days415 days
Net assets$8m$8m

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.

XLBI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XLBI paid 14.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 6.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.8%. Materials (XLB) returned +12.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.5%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, HAKY or XLBI?
HAKY charges 0.65% a year and XLBI charges 0.35%, so XLBI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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HAKY against XLBI, 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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