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XLII State Street(R) Industrial Select Sector SPDR(R) Premium Income ETF

Covered call on XLI, paying monthly

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XLII paid 12.8% in cash and still finished 0.6 points behind XLI.

State Street · Income ETFs · data as of

Key facts

12.8%Cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price
+11.9%Total return, 1 year
−0.6 ptsAgainst XLI
5.3%Latest payout, annualized

Method

ETFIQ Return Stability Score

58.363rd of 173

XLII paid 12.8% in cash. Its price fell 1.2%, so 9% of what you were paid came back out of your own capital.

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

Against its benchmark
MLPD −35.8 ptsMDST −28.6 ptsEIPI −26.8 ptsBLOX −26.6 ptsYQQQ −25.3 ptsULTY −24.3 ptsSLTY −22.7 ptsGDXY −21.4 ptsTDVI −20.9 ptsTOPW −19.8 ptsHIGH −18.8 ptsACKY −17.9 ptsYMAX −16.8 ptsHISF −16.4 ptsNDIV −16.4 ptsSDVD −16.4 ptsWEEI −15.8 ptsOARK −15.2 ptsFDND −14.1 ptsSCLZ −14.0 ptsLFGY −13.6 ptsXLRI −13.6 ptsTCAL −13.5 ptsQRMI −13.3 ptsSLJY −13.2 ptsYYY −13.2 ptsYFYA −13.1 ptsHIPS −12.8 ptsJULH −12.1 ptsRNTY −12.0 ptsXLKI −12.0 ptsXBTY −11.8 ptsQUSA −11.7 ptsJULJ −11.5 ptsLJUL −11.5 ptsJANJ −11.4 ptsLJAN −11.4 ptsFGSI −11.3 ptsLOCT −11.2 ptsQLDY −11.2 ptsOCTJ −11.1 ptsCVRD −11.0 ptsIWMY −10.9 ptsJUCY −10.9 ptsAPRJ −10.5 ptsLAPR −10.5 ptsXISE −10.5 ptsXIJN −10.3 ptsAPRH −10.1 ptsJANH −10.1 ptsXIDE −10.1 ptsXLEI −10.0 ptsOCTH −9.9 ptsJEPI −9.5 ptsAIPI −9.4 ptsMAGY −9.4 ptsBAGY −9.2 ptsXIMR −9.1 ptsSRHR −8.8 ptsBUYW −8.1 ptsRDVI −8.0 ptsIAUI −7.7 ptsOVLH −7.5 ptsVEGA −7.2 ptsXV −7.1 ptsYBTC −7.1 ptsFTHI −6.9 ptsBITY −6.7 ptsXLVI −6.7 ptsXRMI −6.3 ptsIGLD −6.2 ptsFEPI −6.1 ptsYLDE −6.0 ptsGPTY −5.7 ptsKHPI −5.5 ptsQQQI −5.3 ptsSPIN −5.2 ptsTYLG −5.2 ptsSPUT −5.1 ptsETCO −4.8 ptsWTPI −4.6 ptsCAIE −4.1 ptsIQQQ −4.1 ptsPAPI −3.8 ptsBIGY −3.6 ptsJEPQ −3.2 ptsXLBI −3.2 ptsISPY −3.1 ptsIWMW −3.0 ptsWEEL −2.3 ptsGIAX −2.1 ptsDIVO −2.0 ptsKNG −1.6 ptsQDTY −1.6 ptsDFII −1.5 ptsRDTY −1.5 ptsTSPY −1.5 ptsYMAG −1.5 ptsBTCC −1.4 ptsNBOS −1.4 ptsNIHI −1.4 ptsEGGY −1.2 ptsSPYI −1.2 ptsRYLD −1.1 ptsRYLG −1.0 ptsXDTE −1.0 ptsXPAY −0.9 ptsSDTY −0.8 ptsWDTE −0.8 ptsJOYT −0.7 ptsQDTE −0.7 ptsKGLD −0.6 ptsQQQY −0.6 ptsRDTE −0.6 ptsTHTA −0.6 ptsFTKI −0.5 ptsGPIQ −0.4 ptsFTQI −0.3 ptsSIXH −0.3 ptsDJIA +0.2 ptsLTTI +0.2 ptsDYLG +0.3 ptsGPIX +0.4 ptsXLFI +0.4 ptsQYLG +0.5 ptsHYBI +0.6 ptsHYTI +0.6 ptsIVVW +0.6 ptsLQTI +0.6 ptsXYLG +0.7 ptsTDAQ +1.0 ptsIWMI +1.1 ptsQYLD +1.2 ptsCSHI +1.3 ptsTLTX +1.3 ptsXYLD +1.4 ptsHYGW +1.5 ptsHYBL +1.6 ptsBNDI +1.7 ptsOVS +1.7 ptsPBP +1.9 ptsTLTI +1.9 ptsXLUI +1.9 ptsBALI +2.0 ptsBTCI +2.0 ptsCHPY +2.3 ptsOVB +2.3 ptsOVT +2.3 ptsYBIT +2.3 ptsITWO +2.4 ptsOVL +2.6 ptsYETH +2.8 ptsOVM +2.9 ptsTLTP +3.0 ptsSOXY +3.5 ptsDUBS +3.7 ptsLQDW +3.8 ptsXLYI +4.1 ptsTLTW +4.2 ptsOVF +4.5 ptsDOGG +4.6 ptsOMAH +4.9 ptsIDVO +5.2 ptsSEPI +5.2 ptsBCCC +5.9 ptsCEPI +6.0 ptsIDUB +7.2 ptsXLCI +7.9 ptsBUCK +9.6 ptsUSOY +11.6 ptsXLSI +12.5 ptsKLIP +22.5 ptsXLII −0.6 ptsXLII −0.6 pts−35.8 pts+22.5 pts

65.6% of the 173 sit at or below XLII on this measure.

What happened to the principal
ETCO −75.5%XBTY −74.1%YETH −66.4%YBTC −60.1%BTCC −59.1%YBIT −58.9%BAGY −57.9%ULTY −54.1%BITY −51.5%SLTY −51.5%BCCC −48.5%BTCI −47.0%LFGY −44.7%DFII −43.7%BLOX −40.9%YMAX −40.7%TOPW −37.7%OARK −34.0%GDXY −33.1%KLIP −32.5%YMAG −28.1%YQQQ −25.7%MAGY −25.3%IWMY −24.9%CEPI −22.5%RDTY −21.8%RDTE −21.4%QLDY −20.3%QDTE −19.2%TLTX −18.5%EGGY −16.2%XLYI −15.5%ACKY −15.1%WDTE −14.8%QDTY −14.0%AIPI −13.8%TLTP −13.4%XDTE −13.4%QQQY −13.2%LTTI −12.6%XLUI −11.3%QUSA −11.0%SDTY −10.8%GIAX −10.5%FEPI −10.0%TLTW −9.9%LQTI −9.7%XLRI −9.4%TLTI −9.1%LQDW −8.8%XLCI −8.8%XV −8.8%YYY −8.8%TCAL −8.6%HIGH −8.3%FDND −8.2%GPTY −8.1%IGLD −7.9%RNTY −7.3%HIPS −7.0%HYTI −6.8%XLSI −6.5%OMAH −6.3%XLBI −6.3%IWMW −6.2%XLFI −6.2%HYGW −6.0%XPAY −5.8%HYBI −5.5%OVB −5.0%BNDI −4.9%USOY −4.8%HISF −4.7%OVT −4.3%QRMI −3.8%OVM −3.6%FGSI −3.2%HYBL −2.8%CAIE −2.5%JUCY −2.5%XRMI −2.4%BUCK −2.2%CVRD −2.2%MLPD −2.1%IAUI −2.0%IVVW −2.0%YFYA −1.7%JEPI −1.2%XIJN −0.9%WTPI −0.8%JULJ −0.6%XISE −0.6%CSHI −0.4%JULH −0.4%KNG −0.4%BIGY −0.3%LJUL −0.3%QQQI −0.1%TSPY −0.1%JANH 0.0%JANJ 0.0%LAPR 0.0%OCTH 0.0%XIDE 0.0%APRJ +0.1%LJAN +0.1%LOCT +0.1%OCTJ +0.1%APRH +0.3%FTHI +0.3%XIMR +0.5%WEEL +0.7%SRHR +1.0%SDVD +1.2%SPYI +1.2%IWMI +1.3%KHPI +1.5%BUYW +2.1%DJIA +2.4%QYLG +2.4%XYLG +2.6%YLDE +2.6%NIHI +2.8%RYLD +2.9%KGLD +3.4%TDAQ +3.4%DYLG +3.5%FTKI +3.8%XLVI +4.0%SCLZ +4.1%THTA +4.1%RYLG +4.2%PAPI +4.5%XLKI +4.6%PBP +5.5%JEPQ +5.7%SPIN +5.8%XYLD +5.9%NBOS +6.0%SPUT +6.0%DIVO +7.3%GPIX +7.4%ISPY +7.6%DOGG +8.0%FTQI +8.0%MDST +8.2%TDVI +8.2%OVF +8.3%OVS +8.5%OVLH +8.8%VEGA +8.9%QYLD +9.1%BALI +9.2%GPIQ +9.3%OVL +9.4%RDVI +9.6%ITWO +10.5%IQQQ +10.8%SLJY +12.3%EIPI +12.8%XLEI +12.8%SEPI +13.4%SIXH +14.1%IDVO +14.4%JOYT +15.2%WEEI +17.3%IDUB +17.4%DUBS +17.6%NDIV +20.4%CHPY +20.6%TYLG +20.6%SOXY +64.1%XLII −1.2%XLII −1.2%−75.5%+64.1%

50.9% of the 173 sit at or below XLII on this measure.

Weighted evenly, those two positions are what the score combines, across the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. Neither spread above is the score: a fund can sit further right on one and score lower. A position in this set, not a rating: it moves when the set moves, and it is not a figure to average against another desk's.

What the score is computed from
What it measuresThis fundIts percentileWeight
against its benchmark−0.6 pts65.650%
what happened to the principal−1.2%50.950%

All income ETFs ranked by this score · How it is computed

What a holder got

XLII against XLIXLII returned +11.9% with distributions reinvested against +12.6% for Industrials (XLI), a gap of −0.6 pts. Of that, 12.8% arrived as cash rather than price.+11.9%XLII total return+12.6%Industrials (XLI)12.8% of it arrived as cash

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XLII returned +11.9% with distributions reinvested and Industrials (XLI) returned +12.6%, so a holder came out behind it by 0.6 points. The lighter segment is the 12.8% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

Method

Period by period

XLII over each window to Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowCash paidPriceTotal returnXLIAhead or behind
3 months2.8%−6.5%−3.8%−5.9%+2.1 pts
6 months6.9%+1.3%+8.1%+5.5%+2.6 pts
1 year12.8%−1.2%+11.9%+12.6%−0.6 pts
Since launch14.4%−1.3%+13.7%+13.1%+0.5 pts

Method

In plain words

Since it launched on Jul 30, 2025, XLII has returned +13.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.1% for Industrials (XLI), and has paid out 14.4% of its starting value in cash along the way. It pays monthly, and at its current price the latest distribution annualizes to 5.3%. No Rule 19a-1 notice has been published for this fund, so there is no issuer estimate of how much of its distributions was a return of capital.

XLII (State Street(R) Industrial Select Sector SPDR(R) Premium Income ETF), income ETFs fields as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
Strategycovered call
BenchmarkIndustrials (XLI) (proxy)
Paysmonthly
Net assets (the issuer’s own daily fund list, as of Sep 18, 2026)$15m
Latest payout, annualized (ETFIQ)5.3%
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Apr 24, 2026)0.35%
Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price (ETFIQ)13.0%
LaunchedJul 30, 2025

Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation from exchange prices and cash distributions (Tiingo end-of-day), total return with distributions reinvested. Return of capital is the issuer’s estimate. How these figures are computed

Questions people ask

How much has XLII paid over the last year?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XLII paid 12.8% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 1.2%.
Is XLII ahead of XLI?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, XLII returned +11.9% against +12.6% for Industrials (XLI), so a holder was behind it by 0.6 points.
How often does XLII pay, and how much?
XLII pays monthly. The latest distribution annualizes to 5.3% at its price on Sep 18, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
What does XLII cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year.

The words on this page

Total return
What a holder actually ended up with: price change plus every distribution, reinvested. The only figure that answers whether you came out ahead.
Cash paid
Distributions over the window as a share of what the fund cost at the start. A measure of cash delivered, not of return: a fund can pay a great deal and still lose money.
Ahead or behind
The fund’s total return minus the benchmark’s over exactly the same days, in percentage points. Both sides reinvest.
Return of capital
The issuer’s own estimate, in a Rule 19a-1 notice, of how much of a distribution was your own money returned. An estimate and a tax characterization, not a measure of erosion.
Covered call
Selling call options on shares the fund holds. It collects a premium and gives up the gains above the strike, which is why these funds pay well and lag a rising market.

Every term used here, defined in full on the income ETFs vocabulary page.

Where these figures came from

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Compare XLII

Also against FINY, GPTY, HAKY, MDST, MLPD, NDIV, NUKX, SEMY, SOXY, TDVI, TECY, TYLG, USOY, WEEI, WEPN, XLBI, XLCI, XLEI, XLFI, XLKI, XLSI, XLUI, XLVI, XLYI, YRAM.

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Where XLII is written about

XLII, Income ETFs, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. ETFIQ is an independent publisher, is not a fund issuer, broker-dealer or investment adviser, and makes no recommendations.
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, XLII, income ETFs, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/xlii Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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