Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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HAKY vs XLCI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $14m for Amplify HACK Cybersecurity Covered Call ETF and $3.4m for State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF.

At a glance
14.2%
HAKY cash paid, since launch, Jan 21, 2026
11.1%
XLCI cash paid, 1 year
+38.1%
HAKY total return, since launch, Jan 21, 2026
+0.7%
XLCI total return, 1 year
HAKY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 16.2 pts behind HACK
HAKY
+38.1%
HACK
+54.3%

16.2 pts behind HACK

HAKY since launch: paid 14.2%, price +21.4%, total +38.1%, HACK +54.3%, −16.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

HACK

+54.3%

HAKY

+38.1%

14.2% as cash

16.2 pts behind HACK

Total return, distributions reinvested

16.2 pts behind HACK

HAKY since launch: paid 14.2%, price +21.4%, total +38.1%, HACK +54.3%, −16.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

HACK

+54.3%

HAKY

+38.1%

16.2 pts behind HACK

14.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. HAKY since launch: paid 14.2%, price +21.4%, total +38.1%, HACK +54.3%, −16.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
XLCI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 6.5 pts ahead of XLC
XLCI
+0.7%
XLC
−5.8%

6.5 pts ahead of XLC

XLCI over 1 year: paid 11.1%, price −10.0%, total +0.7%, XLC −5.8%, +6.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLC

−5.8%

XLCI

+0.7%

6.5 pts ahead of XLC

Total return, distributions reinvested

6.5 pts ahead of XLC

XLCI over 1 year: paid 11.1%, price −10.0%, total +0.7%, XLC −5.8%, +6.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLC

−5.8%

XLCI

+0.7%

6.5 pts ahead of XLC

11.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XLCI over 1 year: paid 11.1%, price −10.0%, total +0.7%, XLC −5.8%, +6.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XLCI costs 0.30 points a year less; HAKY is 4.1 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

HAKY vs XLCI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureHAKYXLCI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published+0.7%
Price changerose 21.4% (since Jan 21, 2026)fell 10.0% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment100% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkCybersecurity, measured through HACKCommunication services, measured through XLC
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.65%0.35%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$14m$3.4m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, HAKY and XLCI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first HAKY XLCI
Only in one fund ↓
Only in HAKY
Crowdstrike Holdings Inc 9.18%
Palo Alto Networks Inc 8.09%
Okta Inc 6.90%
Rubrik Inc 5.97%
Tenable Holdings Inc 5.66%
Qualys Inc 5.48%
Cisco Systems Inc 4.99%
Fortinet Inc 4.92%
Only in XLCI
STATE STREET COMMUNICATION SER 100.11%
STATE STREET COMMUNICATION SER NOV26 116 CALL -0.00%
STATE STREET COMMUNICATION SER NOV26 111 CALL -0.02%
STATE STREET COMMUNICATION SER NOV26 114 CALL -0.04%
STATE STREET COMMUNICATION SER NOV26 103 CALL -0.09%
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Side by side

HAKY Amplify HACK Cybersecurity Covered Call ETF · Covered call on HACK, paying monthly XLCI State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF · Covered call on XLC, paying monthly
Strategy covered call covered call
Benchmark Cybersecurity (HACK) Communication services (XLC)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 16.8% 13.7%
Expense ratio 0.65% 0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year 14.2% (since launch, Jan 21, 2026) 11.1%
Price change, 1 year +21.4% (since launch, Jan 21, 2026) −10.0%
Total return, 1 year +38.1% (since launch, Jan 21, 2026) +0.7%
Benchmark return, 1 year +54.3% (since launch, Jan 21, 2026) −5.8%
Ahead or behind −16.2 pts (since launch, Jan 21, 2026) +6.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 100%
Age 287 days 1.3 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $14m $3.4m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: HAKY vs XLCI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowHAKYXLCIHAKYXLCIHAKYXLCI
3 months+1.1%−2.9%3.9%2.7%−3.2 pts+2.1 pts
6 months+32.7%−6.0%10.0%5.4%−11.3 pts+4.0 pts
1 year–+0.7%–11.1%–+6.6 pts
Since launchNot the same days: HAKY Jan 2026 · XLCI Jul 2025+38.1%+3.2%14.2%14.3%−16.2 pts+3.0 pts

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About each fund
HAKY

Over the period from its first trade on Jan 21, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, HAKY paid 14.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 21.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +38.1%. Cybersecurity (HACK) returned +54.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 16.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 16.8%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

XLCI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XLCI paid 11.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.7%. Communication services (XLC) returned −5.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 6.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.7%, paid monthly. State Street estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

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