Which paid more, XLII or XLUI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XLII paid 13.3% of its starting price in cash and XLUI paid 14.1%, so XLUI 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 XLUI?

With every distribution reinvested, XLII returned +11.4% and XLUI +5.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, XLII or XLUI?

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

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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XLII vs XLUI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XLUI paid 14.1% of its price in cash against XLII’s 13.3%, though XLII returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $18m for State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF and $69m for State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF.

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At a glance

13.3%

XLII cash paid, 1 year

14.1%

XLUI cash paid, 1 year

+11.4%

XLII total return, 1 year

+5.6%

XLUI 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% as 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.

XLUI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.6 pts ahead of XLU

XLUI

+5.6%

XLU

+1.0%

4.6 pts ahead of XLU

XLUI over 1 year: paid 14.1%, price −8.9%, total +5.6%, XLU +1.0%, +4.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLU

+1.0%

XLUI

+5.6%

14.1% of it arrived as cash

4.6 pts ahead of XLU

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.6 pts ahead of XLU

XLUI over 1 year: paid 14.1%, price −8.9%, total +5.6%, XLU +1.0%, +4.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLU

+1.0%

XLUI

+5.6%

4.6 pts ahead of XLU

14.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XLUI over 1 year: paid 14.1%, price −8.9%, total +5.6%, XLU +1.0%, +4.6 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 5.8 points; XLUI is 3.8 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

XLII vs XLUI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	XLII	XLUI
Paid and earned
Measure	XLII	XLUI
Total return, 1 year	+11.4%	+5.6%
Price change, 1 year	fell 2.1%	fell 8.9%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	XLII	XLUI
Benchmark	Industrials, measured through XLI	Utilities sector, measured through XLU
Cost and size
Measure	XLII	XLUI
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$18m	$69m
Holdings
Measure	XLII	XLUI
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 Score48.2XLII33.2XLUI

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

XLUI 33.2

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

Risk and return

Aug 8, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 64 weekly returns

XLII XLUI

Return

Total return edge XLII +14.1% +6.5%

Annualized edge XLII +11.3% +5.3%

Price return edge XLII −2.1% −10.2%

Risk

Volatility edge XLII 9.6% 12.1%

Max drawdown edge XLII −9.4% −11.9%

Downside capture 75.0% 79.2%

Beta 0.70 0.71

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge XLII 0.77 0.17

Sortino edge XLII 1.13 0.23

Treynor 0.105 0.029

Calmar edge XLII 1.21 0.44

Against the benchmark

Alpha +2.6% a year +1.3% a year

Alpha t-stat 0.96 0.43

Information ratio 0.14 0.18

Tracking error 4.9% 6.0%

Each against its own benchmark: XLII against XLI, Aug 8, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026; XLUI against XLU, Aug 8, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026.

Reading

From Aug 2025 to Oct 2026, XLII returned more: +14.1% to +6.5%. XLII swung less: 9.6% to 12.1%. XLII fell less at its worst: −9.4% to −11.9%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: XLII vs XLUI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	XLII	XLUI	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+14.1%	+6.5%	XLII	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+11.3%	+5.3%	XLII	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−2.1%	−10.2%	XLII	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	9.6%	12.1%	XLII	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	6.5%	8.8%	XLII	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−9.4%	−11.9%	XLII	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture	70.6%	66.5%		Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture	75.0%	79.2%		Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta	0.70	0.71	Not an edge	How far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared	0.90	0.92	Not an edge	Share of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.77	0.17	XLII	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	1.13	0.23	XLII	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor	0.105	0.029		Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar	1.21	0.44	XLII	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
Benchmark	XLI	XLU		The ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha	+2.6% a year	+1.3% a year	Not significant	Yearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat	0.96	0.43	Not an edge	How sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range	−2.8% to +8.1%	−4.9% to +7.6%	Includes zero	The 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio	0.14	0.18		Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error	4.9%	6.0%	Not an edge	How far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 64 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, XLII and XLUI 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 XLUI

Only in one fund ↓

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 XLUI

STATE STREET UTILITIES SELECT 102.24%

STATE STREET UTILITIES SELECT NOV26 44.5 CALL -0.01%

STATE STREET UTILITIES SELECT NOV26 44 CALL -0.03%

STATE STREET UTILITIES SELECT NOV26 43.5 CALL -0.07%

STATE STREET UTILITIES SELECT NOV26 42.5 CALL -0.08%

STATE STREET UTILITIES SELECT NOV26 43 CALL -2.05%

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Side by side

XLII State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF · Covered call on XLI, paying monthly XLUI State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF · Covered call on XLU, paying monthly

Issuer State Street State Street

Strategy covered call covered call

Benchmark Industrials (XLI) Utilities sector (XLU)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 15.0% 14.9%

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.35%

Cash paid, 1 year 13.3% 14.1%

Price change, 1 year −2.1% −8.9%

Total return, 1 year +11.4% +5.6%

Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% +1.0%

Ahead or behind −0.9 pts +4.6 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 100%

Age 1.3 years 1.3 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $18m $69m

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 XLUI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	XLII	XLUI	XLII	XLUI	XLII	XLUI
3 months	−6.2%	+1.2%	2.7%	3.9%	+2.6 pts	+0.5 pts
6 months	+1.1%	−0.9%	6.4%	6.8%	+4.8 pts	+2.4 pts
1 year	+11.4%	+5.6%	13.3%	14.1%	−0.9 pts	+4.6 pts
Since launchXLII Jul 2025 · XLUI Jul 2025	+15.0%	+8.1%	16.8%	17.5%	+1.8 pts	+2.1 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.

XLUI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XLUI paid 14.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.6%. Utilities sector (XLU) returned +1.0% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.9%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, XLII or XLUI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XLII paid 13.3% of its starting price in cash and XLUI paid 14.1%, so XLUI 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 XLUI?: With every distribution reinvested, XLII returned +11.4% and XLUI +5.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, XLII or XLUI?: XLII and XLUI 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) →Utilities sector (XLU) →XLII on its own →XLUI on its own →XLII dividend history →XLII holdings →XLUI dividend history →XLUI holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

XLII and XLUI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

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

XLII 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

State Street website ↗

XLUI 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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