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XLCI vs XLFI: which paid, and which earned it?

Over the year XLCI paid 10.9% of its price in cash against XLFI’s 10.9%, though XLFI returned more with it reinvested.

State Street(R) Communication Services Select Sector SPDR(R) Premium Income ETF and State Street(R) Financial Select Sector SPDR(R) Premium Income ETF.

10.9%XLCI cash paid, 1 year
10.9%XLFI cash paid, 1 year
+2.2%XLCI total return, 1 year
+5.2%XLFI total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Return Stability Score: XLCI scores higher

Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

XLCI 63.6XLFI 553.8, the lowest in this set96.8, the highest

A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed

XLCI7.9 pts ahead of XLC · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
XLC−5.7%XLCI+2.2%10.9% as cash7.9 pts ahead of XLCTotal return, distributions reinvestedXLC−5.7%XLCI+2.2%7.9 pts ahead of XLC
XLFIAbout even with XLF · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
XLF+4.8%XLFI+5.2%10.9% of it arrived as cashabout even with XLFTotal return, distributions reinvestedXLF+4.8%XLFI+5.2%about even with XLF

What they hold in common

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

Positions XLCI and XLFI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingXLCIXLFI
SSI US GOV MONEY MARKET CLASS0.38%0.48%
Only in each
Only in XLCIOnly in XLFI
STATE STREET COMMUNICATION SER 99.79%STATE STREET FINANCIAL SELECT 99.88%
STATE STREET COMMUNICATION SER OCT26 117 CALL -0.17%STATE STREET FINANCIAL SELECT OCT26 59 CALL -0.00%
STATE STREET FINANCIAL SELECT OCT26 58 CALL -0.35%

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.

Performance, window by window

XLCI and XLFI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
XLCIXLFIXLCIXLFIXLCIXLFI
3 months+3.2%+5.1%2.9%2.4%+1.6 pts+0.4 pts
6 months+2.8%+12.6%5.5%5.5%+3.4 pts−2.2 pts
1 year+2.2%+5.2%10.9%10.9%+7.9 pts+0.4 pts
Since launch+7.3%+8.7%12.4%12.4%+1.9 pts+1.0 pts
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XLCI and XLFI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
XLCI
State Street(R) Communication Services Select Sector SPDR(R) Premium Income ETF
Covered call on XLC, paying monthly
XLFI
State Street(R) Financial Select Sector SPDR(R) Premium Income ETF
Covered call on XLF, paying monthly
IssuerState StreetState Street
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkCommunication services (XLC)Financials sector (XLF)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized8.1%6.7%
Expense ratio0.35%0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year10.9%10.9%
Price change, 1 year−8.8%−6.2%
Total return, 1 year+2.2%+5.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year−5.7%+4.8%
Ahead or behind+7.9 pts+0.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age415 days415 days
Net assets$3m$10m

XLCI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XLCI paid 10.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.2%. Communication services (XLC) returned −5.7% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 7.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.1%, paid monthly.

XLFI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XLFI paid 10.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 6.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.2%. Financials sector (XLF) returned +4.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.7%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, XLCI or XLFI?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XLCI paid 10.9% of its starting price in cash and XLFI paid 10.9%, so XLCI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, XLCI or XLFI?
With every distribution reinvested, XLCI returned +2.2% and XLFI returned +5.2% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so XLFI returned more.
Which is cheaper, XLCI or XLFI?
XLCI charges 0.35% a year and XLFI charges 0.35%, so XLCI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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XLCI against XLFI, 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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