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

HAKY and XLUI both write options for income.

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

11.0%HAKY cash paid, 1 year
13.6%XLUI cash paid, 1 year
+39.2%HAKY total return, 1 year
+2.0%XLUI 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
XLUI1.9 pts ahead of XLU · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
XLU+0.1%XLUI+2.0%1.9 pts ahead of XLUTotal return, distributions reinvestedXLU+0.1%XLUI+2.0%1.9 pts ahead of XLU

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in HAKYOnly in XLUI
Crowdstrike Holdings Inc 9.19%STATE STREET UTILITIES SELECT 100.71%
Palo Alto Networks Inc 8.56%SSI US GOV MONEY MARKET CLASS 0.62%
Okta Inc 6.69%STATE STREET UTILITIES SELECT OCT26 43 C -0.20%
Fortinet Inc 6.55%US DOLLAR -0.38%
Cloudflare Inc 5.55%STATE STREET UTILITIES SELECT OCT26 42 C -0.75%
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 XLUI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
HAKYXLUIHAKYXLUIHAKYXLUI
3 months+18.3%−5.3%4.5%2.9%−5.3 pts+2.3 pts
6 months+43.3%−1.9%10.1%6.8%−11.8 pts+4.8 pts
1 yearnot published+2.0%not published13.6%not published+1.9 pts
Since launch+39.2%+2.4%11.0%14.7%−13.9 pts+3.2 pts
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HAKY and XLUI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
HAKY
Amplify HACK Cybersecurity Covered Call ETF
Covered call on HACK, paying monthly
XLUI
State Street(R) Utilities Select Sector SPDR(R) Premium Income ETF
Covered call on XLU, paying monthly
IssuerAmplifyState Street
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkCybersecurity (HACK)Utilities sector (XLU)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized15.1%11.8%
Expense ratio0.65%0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year11.0% (since launch on Jan 21, 2026)13.6%
Price change, 1 year+25.5%−11.3%
Total return, 1 year+39.2% (since launch on Jan 21, 2026)+2.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year+53.1%+0.1%
Ahead or behind−13.9 pts+1.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age240 days415 days
Net assets$8m$54m

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.

XLUI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XLUI paid 13.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 11.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.0%. Utilities sector (XLU) returned +0.1% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.8%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

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

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Where these figures came from

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HAKY against XLUI, 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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