Income ETFs that write options on a sector or theme
Each writes options on one sector or theme of the stock market, such as energy, technology or semiconductors. 30 funds, largest payer first, each measured against what it writes on. Over the last year 4 of the 14 with a full year finished ahead of it once the cash is counted in.
3 Ahead of its benchmark, 2 Level, 9 Behind it. Figures to Oct 9, 2026.
14 of the 30 income ETFs that write on a sector or theme, how many finished ahead of the index or stock they write options on, as of Oct 9, 2026. The rest are in the table below: 16 have no figure for this window yet.
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Income ETFs that write options on a sector or theme, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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| Ticker | Fund | Issuer | Benchmark | Paid 1Y ↓ | Total return 1Y | Ahead or behind 1Y | Return of capital, latest | Return Stability Score | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USOY | Defiance Oil Enhanced Options Income ETF | Defiance | USO | 50.1% | +61.1% | −43.3 pts | 93.9% | 23.1 | $72m |
| CHPY | YieldMax(R) Semiconductor Portfolio Option Income ETF | YieldMax | its own stocks | 47.9% | +79.5% | not available | 100.0% | $1.3bn | |
| GPTY | YieldMax(R) AI & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF | YieldMax | its own stocks | 32.4% | +27.4% | not available | 100.0% | $134m | |
| AIPI | REX AI EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF | REX | its own stocks | 30.0% | +22.9% | not available | 100.0% | $495m | |
| XLEI | State Street(R) Energy Select Sector SPDR(R) Premium Income ETF | State Street | XLE | 21.5% | +41.9% | −10.7 pts | not published | 55.9 | $157m |
| XLKI | State Street(R) Technology Select Sector SPDR(R) Premium Income ETF | State Street | XLK | 18.6% | +25.9% | −11.8 pts | not published | 44.1 | $29m |
| SOXY | YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) Semiconductor Option Income ETF | YieldMax | its own stocks | 16.1% | +80.6% | not available | 94.8% | $66m | |
| XLBI | State Street(R) Materials Select Sector SPDR(R) Premium Income ETF | State Street | XLB | 15.0% | +10.1% | −3.4 pts | not published | 36.7 | $8m |
| XLUI | State Street(R) Utilities Select Sector SPDR(R) Premium Income ETF | State Street | XLU | 13.7% | 0.0% | +5.9 pts | not published | 60.5 | $58m |
| XLYI | State Street(R) Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR(R) Premium Income ETF | State Street | XLY | 13.4% | +0.4% | +3.7 pts | not published | 58.2 | $41m |
| MLPD | Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered Call ETF | Global X | its own holdings | 13.4% | +10.9% | not available | 100.0% | $26m | |
| XLII | State Street(R) Industrial Select Sector SPDR(R) Premium Income ETF | State Street | XLI | 13.1% | +11.7% | 0.0 pts | not published | 57.8 | $15m |
| WEEI | Westwood Salient Enhanced Energy Income ETF | Westwood | XLE | 12.9% | +35.8% | −16.7 pts | not published | 50.8 | $98m |
| XLVI | State Street(R) Health Care Select Sector SPDR(R) Premium Income ETF | State Street | XLV | 12.9% | +17.1% | −3.4 pts | not published | 55.5 | $28m |
| XLSI | State Street(R) Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR(R) Premium Income ETF | State Street | XLP | 12.2% | +8.4% | −1.4 pts | not published | 43.8 | $21m |
| NDIV | Amplify Energy & Natural Resources Covered Call ETF | Amplify | its own stocks | 10.9% | +33.3% | not available | not published | $33m | |
| XLCI | State Street(R) Communication Services Select Sector SPDR(R) Premium Income ETF | State Street | XLC | 10.9% | +3.9% | +6.7 pts | not published | 66 | $3m |
| XLFI | State Street(R) Financial Select Sector SPDR(R) Premium Income ETF | State Street | XLF | 10.6% | +4.3% | 0.0 pts | not published | 49.4 | $10m |
| MDST | Westwood Salient Enhanced Midstream Income ETF | Westwood | none | 10.3% | +19.1% | not available | not published | $287m | |
| TYLG | Global X Information Technology Covered Call & Growth ETF | Global X | XLK | 10.1% | +32.8% | −4.9 pts | 100.0% | 65.6 | $16m |
| TDVI | FT Vest Technology Dividend Target Income ETF | First Trust | TDIV | 8.0% | +15.5% | −0.8 pts | not published | 68.3 | $636m |
| EIPI | FT Energy Income Partners Enhanced Income ETF | First Trust | its own holdings | 7.6% | +20.0% | not available | not published | $1.1bn | |
| HAKY | Amplify HACK Cybersecurity Covered Call ETF | Amplify | its own stocks | not published | not published | not available | not published | $10m | |
| BIOY | GraniteShares YieldBOOST Biotech ETF | GraniteShares | XBI | not published | not published | not available | 96.3% | $1m | |
| FINY | GraniteShares YieldBOOST Financials ETF | GraniteShares | XLF | not published | not published | not available | 96.4% | $739,780 | |
| SEMY | GraniteShares YieldBOOST Semiconductor ETF | GraniteShares | SOXX | not published | not published | not available | 98.0% | $44m | |
| TECY | GraniteShares YieldBOOST Technology ETF | GraniteShares | XLK | not published | not published | not available | 94.7% | $1m | |
| NUKX | Nicholas Nuclear Income ETF | Nicholas | its own holdings | not published | not published | not available | not published | $8m | |
| WEPN | Nicholas Defense and Rare Earth Income ETF | Nicholas | its own holdings | not published | not published | not available | not published | $6m | |
| YRAM | YieldMax Memory and Storage Portfolio Option Income ETF | YieldMax | its own stocks | not published | not published | not available | 96.0% | $6m |
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ETFIQ, Income ETFs that write options on a sector or theme, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/income/sector
ETFIQ. (Oct 9, 2026). Income ETFs that write options on a sector or theme. Retrieved from https://etfiq.com/income/sector
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