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

HAKY and XLKI both write options for income.

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

11.0%HAKY cash paid, 1 year
18.9%XLKI cash paid, 1 year
+39.2%HAKY total return, 1 year
+26.1%XLKI 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
XLKI12 pts behind XLK · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
XLK+38.0%XLKI+26.1%18.9% of it arrived as cash12 pts behind XLKTotal return, distributions reinvestedXLK+38.0%XLKI+26.1%12 pts behind XLK

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in HAKYOnly in XLKI
Crowdstrike Holdings Inc 9.19%STATE STREET TECHNOLOGY SELECT 101.25%
Palo Alto Networks Inc 8.56%SSI US GOV MONEY MARKET CLASS 0.18%
Okta Inc 6.69%US DOLLAR 0.02%
Fortinet Inc 6.55%STATE STREET TECHNOLOGY SELECT OCT26 194 -0.03%
Cloudflare Inc 5.55%STATE STREET TECHNOLOGY SELECT OCT26 192 -1.43%
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 XLKI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
HAKYXLKIHAKYXLKIHAKYXLKI
3 months+18.3%+3.3%4.5%5.1%−5.3 pts+4.2 pts
6 months+43.3%+22.9%10.1%10.5%−11.8 pts−17.5 pts
1 yearnot published+26.1%not published18.9%not published−12.0 pts
Since launch+39.2%+32.4%11.0%21.4%−13.9 pts−11.6 pts
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ
HAKY and XLKI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
HAKY
Amplify HACK Cybersecurity Covered Call ETF
Covered call on HACK, paying monthly
XLKI
State Street(R) Technology Select Sector SPDR(R) Premium Income ETF
Covered call on XLK, paying monthly
IssuerAmplifyState Street
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkCybersecurity (HACK)Technology sector (XLK)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized15.1%15.3%
Expense ratio0.65%0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year11.0% (since launch on Jan 21, 2026)18.9%
Price change, 1 year+25.5%+4.6%
Total return, 1 year+39.2% (since launch on Jan 21, 2026)+26.1%
Benchmark return, 1 year+53.1%+38.0%
Ahead or behind−13.9 pts−12.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age240 days415 days
Net assets$8m$17m

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.

XLKI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XLKI paid 18.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +26.1%. Technology sector (XLK) returned +38.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 12.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.3%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

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

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Where these figures came from

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HAKY against XLKI, 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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