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APRH vs HEMI: which paid, and which earned it?

APRH and HEMI both write options for income.

Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF -- April and Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF.

5.9%APRH cash paid, 1 year
6.0%HEMI cash paid, 1 year
+6.5%APRH total return, 1 year
+11.2%HEMI total return, 1 year
APRH10.1 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%APRH+6.5%5.9% of it arrived as cash10.1 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%APRH+6.5%10.1 pts behind SPY
HEMI3.4 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+14.7%HEMI+11.2%6.0% of it arrived as cash3.4 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+14.7%HEMI+11.2%3.4 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, APRH and HEMI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in APRHOnly in HEMI
TREASURY BILL 94.03%NVIDIA Corp 9.11%
TREASURY BILL 2.00%Alphabet Inc 7.69%
TREASURY BILL 1.99%Apple Inc 5.86%
TREASURY BILL 1.98%Amazon.com Inc 5.73%
Microsoft Corp 5.72%
Broadcom Inc 4.02%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.66%
JPMorgan Chase & Co 2.42%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026.

Performance, window by window

APRH and HEMI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
APRHHEMIAPRHHEMIAPRHHEMI
3 months+1.3%+0.8%2.1%2.2%−0.9 pts−1.5 pts
6 months+5.1%+13.6%3.7%4.9%−12.9 pts−4.5 pts
1 year+6.5%not published5.9%not published−10.1 ptsnot published
3 years+22.5%not published19.7%not published−55.9 ptsnot published
Since launch+28.3%+11.2%22.2%6.0%−65.3 pts−3.4 pts
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APRH and HEMI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
APRH
Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF -- April
Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly
HEMI
Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerInnovatorHartford
Strategydefined incomecovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysquarterlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized8.3%9.1%
Expense ratio0.79%0.49%
Cash paid, 1 year5.9%6.0% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025)
Price change, 1 year+0.3%+4.9%
Total return, 1 year+6.5%+11.2% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+14.7%
Ahead or behind−10.1 pts−3.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age1264 days275 days
Net assets$25m$33m

APRH in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, APRH paid 5.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.3%, paid quarterly.

HEMI in plain words

Over the period since launch on Dec 17, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, HEMI paid 6.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.1%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, APRH or HEMI?
APRH charges 0.79% a year and HEMI charges 0.49%, so HEMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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APRH against HEMI, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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