Which paid more, XLKI or XLYI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XLKI paid 18.8% of its starting price in cash and XLYI paid 13.4%, 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, XLKI or XLYI?

With every distribution reinvested, XLKI returned +11.2% and XLYI +1.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, XLKI or XLYI?

XLKI and XLYI 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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XLKI vs XLYI: 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 XLYI’s 13.4%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $35m for State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF and $46m for State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF.

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At a glance

18.8%

XLKI cash paid, 1 year

13.4%

XLYI cash paid, 1 year

+11.2%

XLKI total return, 1 year

+1.5%

XLYI total return, 1 year

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. Total return, distributions reinvested. 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.

XLYI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 2.1 pts behind XLY

XLYI

+1.5%

XLY

+3.6%

2.1 pts behind XLY

XLYI over 1 year: paid 13.4%, price −12.2%, total +1.5%, XLY +3.6%, −2.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLY

+3.6%

XLYI

+1.5%

2.1 pts behind XLY

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.1 pts behind XLY

XLYI over 1 year: paid 13.4%, price −12.2%, total +1.5%, XLY +3.6%, −2.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XLY

+3.6%

XLYI

+1.5%

2.1 pts behind XLY

13.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XLYI over 1 year: paid 13.4%, price −12.2%, total +1.5%, XLY +3.6%, −2.1 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 9.7 points; XLYI is 1.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

XLKI vs XLYI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	XLKI	XLYI
Paid and earned
Measure	XLKI	XLYI
Total return, 1 year	+11.2%	+1.5%
Price change, 1 year	fell 8.1%	fell 12.2%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	XLKI	XLYI
Benchmark	Technology sector, measured through XLK	Consumer discretionary, measured through XLY
Cost and size
Measure	XLKI	XLYI
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$35m	$46m
Holdings
Measure	XLKI	XLYI
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score41.3XLKI21.3XLYI

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

XLKI 41.3

XLYI 21.3

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, XLKI and XLYI 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 XLKI XLYI

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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%

Only in XLYI

STATE STREET CONSUMER DISCRETI 103.77%

STATE STREET CONSUMER DISCRETI NOV26 121 CALL -0.01%

STATE STREET CONSUMER DISCRETI NOV26 118.5 CALL -0.02%

STATE STREET CONSUMER DISCRETI NOV26 119.5 CALL -0.02%

STATE STREET CONSUMER DISCRETI NOV26 119 CALL -0.02%

STATE STREET CONSUMER DISCRETI NOV26 116 CALL -0.04%

STATE STREET CONSUMER DISCRETI NOV26 117 CALL -0.06%

STATE STREET CONSUMER DISCRETI NOV26 114 CALL -3.67%

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Side by side

XLKI State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF · Covered call on XLK, paying monthly XLYI State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF · Covered call on XLY, paying monthly

Issuer State Street State Street

Strategy covered call covered call

Benchmark Technology sector (XLK) Consumer discretionary (XLY)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 24.9% 17.6%

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.35%

Cash paid, 1 year 18.8% 13.4%

Price change, 1 year −8.1% −12.2%

Total return, 1 year +11.2% +1.5%

Benchmark return, 1 year +20.7% +3.6%

Ahead or behind −9.5 pts −2.1 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 100%

Age 1.3 years 1.3 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $35m $46m

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: XLKI vs XLYI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	XLKI	XLYI	XLKI	XLYI	XLKI	XLYI
3 months	−4.8%	−0.2%	4.4%	3.3%	+0.2 pts	−3.5 pts
6 months	−0.6%	+1.2%	9.9%	6.6%	−4.6 pts	−1.3 pts
1 year	+11.2%	+1.5%	18.8%	13.4%	−9.5 pts	−2.1 pts
Since launchXLKI Jul 2025 · XLYI Jul 2025	+22.1%	+7.9%	24.6%	17.7%	−12.1 pts	−2.8 pts

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About each fund

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. 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.

XLYI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XLYI paid 13.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 12.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.5%. Consumer discretionary (XLY) returned +3.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 17.6%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, XLKI or XLYI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XLKI paid 18.8% of its starting price in cash and XLYI paid 13.4%, 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, XLKI or XLYI?: With every distribution reinvested, XLKI returned +11.2% and XLYI +1.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, XLKI or XLYI?: XLKI and XLYI both charge 0.35% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

XLKI and XLYI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

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

XLKI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

State Street website ↗

XLYI 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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