Which paid more, XLII or XLKI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XLII paid 13.3% of its starting price in cash and XLKI paid 18.8%, so XLKI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, XLII or XLKI?

With every distribution reinvested, XLII returned +11.4% and XLKI +11.2% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, XLII or XLKI?

XLII and XLKI both charge 0.35% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

XLII vs XLKI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XLKI paid 18.8% of its price in cash against XLII’s 13.3% and the two finished level on total return.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $18m for State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF and $35m for State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF.

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At a glance

13.3%

XLII cash paid, 1 year

18.8%

XLKI cash paid, 1 year

+11.4%

XLII total return, 1 year

+11.2%

XLKI total return, 1 year

XLII · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.9 pts behind XLI

XLII

+11.4%

XLI

+12.3%

0.9 pts behind XLI

XLII over 1 year: paid 13.3%, price −2.1%, total +11.4%, XLI +12.3%, −0.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLI

+12.3%

XLII

+11.4%

13.3% of it arrived as cash

0.9 pts behind XLI

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.9 pts behind XLI

XLII over 1 year: paid 13.3%, price −2.1%, total +11.4%, XLI +12.3%, −0.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLI

+12.3%

XLII

+11.4%

13.3% cash

0.9 pts behind XLI

13.3% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. XLII over 1 year: paid 13.3%, price −2.1%, total +11.4%, XLI +12.3%, −0.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLKI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 9.5 pts behind XLK

XLKI

+11.2%

XLK

+20.7%

9.5 pts behind XLK

XLKI over 1 year: paid 18.8%, price −8.1%, total +11.2%, XLK +20.7%, −9.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLK

+20.7%

XLKI

+11.2%

18.8% of it arrived as cash

9.5 pts behind XLK

Total return, distributions reinvested

9.5 pts behind XLK

XLKI over 1 year: paid 18.8%, price −8.1%, total +11.2%, XLK +20.7%, −9.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLK

+20.7%

XLKI

+11.2%

18.8% cash

9.5 pts behind XLK

18.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XLKI over 1 year: paid 18.8%, price −8.1%, total +11.2%, XLK +20.7%, −9.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.35% a year; their one-year returns differ by 0.2 points; XLKI is 1.9 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

XLII vs XLKI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	XLII	XLKI
Paid and earned
Measure	XLII	XLKI
Total return, 1 year	+11.4%	+11.2%
Price change, 1 year	fell 2.1%	fell 8.1%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	XLII	XLKI
Benchmark	Industrials, measured through XLI	Technology sector, measured through XLK
Cost and size
Measure	XLII	XLKI
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$18m	$35m
Holdings
Measure	XLII	XLKI
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · XLII scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score48.2XLII41.3XLKI

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

XLII 48.2

XLKI 41.3

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

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

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first XLII XLKI

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Only in XLII

STATE STREET INDUSTRIAL SELECT 101.40%

STATE STREET INDUSTRIAL SELECT NOV26 171 CALL -0.00%

STATE STREET INDUSTRIAL SELECT NOV26 174 CALL -0.04%

STATE STREET INDUSTRIAL SELECT NOV26 173 CALL -0.07%

STATE STREET INDUSTRIAL SELECT NOV26 172 CALL -1.81%

Only in XLKI

STATE STREET TECHNOLOGY SELECT 99.72%

STATE STREET TECHNOLOGY SELECT NOV26 205 CALL -0.00%

STATE STREET TECHNOLOGY SELECT NOV26 194 CALL -0.01%

STATE STREET TECHNOLOGY SELECT NOV26 197 CALL -0.01%

STATE STREET TECHNOLOGY SELECT NOV26 196 CALL -0.01%

STATE STREET TECHNOLOGY SELECT NOV26 210 CALL -0.01%

STATE STREET TECHNOLOGY SELECT NOV26 198 CALL -0.03%

STATE STREET TECHNOLOGY SELECT NOV26 190 CALL -0.03%

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Side by side

XLII State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF · Covered call on XLI, paying monthly XLKI State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF · Covered call on XLK, paying monthly

Issuer State Street State Street

Strategy covered call covered call

Benchmark Industrials (XLI) Technology sector (XLK)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 15.0% 24.9%

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.35%

Cash paid, 1 year 13.3% 18.8%

Price change, 1 year −2.1% −8.1%

Total return, 1 year +11.4% +11.2%

Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% +20.7%

Ahead or behind −0.9 pts −9.5 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 100%

Age 1.3 years 1.3 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $18m $35m

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: XLII vs XLKI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	XLII	XLKI	XLII	XLKI	XLII	XLKI
3 months	−6.2%	−4.8%	2.7%	4.4%	+2.6 pts	+0.2 pts
6 months	+1.1%	−0.6%	6.4%	9.9%	+4.8 pts	−4.6 pts
1 year	+11.4%	+11.2%	13.3%	18.8%	−0.9 pts	−9.5 pts
Since launchXLII Jul 2025 · XLKI Jul 2025	+15.0%	+22.1%	16.8%	24.6%	+1.8 pts	−12.1 pts

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About each fund

XLII

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XLII paid 13.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.4%. Industrials (XLI) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.0%, paid monthly. State Street estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

XLKI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XLKI paid 18.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.2%. Technology sector (XLK) returned +20.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 24.9%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, XLII or XLKI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XLII paid 13.3% of its starting price in cash and XLKI paid 18.8%, so XLKI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, XLII or XLKI?: With every distribution reinvested, XLII returned +11.4% and XLKI +11.2% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, XLII or XLKI?: XLII and XLKI both charge 0.35% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Industrials (XLI) →Technology sector (XLK) →XLII on its own →XLKI on its own →XLII dividend history →XLII holdings →XLKI dividend history →XLKI holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

XLII and XLKI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLII and XLKI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XLII 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

State Street website ↗

XLKI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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