Data as of .
DJIA vs HEMI: which paid, and which earned it?
DJIA and HEMI both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DJIA and HEMI hold 22% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DJIA | HEMI |
|---|---|---|
| MICROSOFT CORP | 5.74% | 5.72% |
| APPLE INC | 3.91% | 5.86% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 2.95% | 5.73% |
| NVIDIA CORP | 2.58% | 9.11% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 4.07% | 2.42% |
| WALMART INC | 1.24% | 1.70% |
| MERCK & CO. INC. | 1.71% | 1.15% |
| BOEING CO/THE | 2.30% | 0.96% |
| SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO/THE | 3.73% | 0.39% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS INC | 1.27% | 0.29% |
| Only in DJIA | Only in HEMI |
|---|---|
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 10.95% | Alphabet Inc 7.69% |
| CATERPILLAR INC 9.40% | Broadcom Inc 4.02% |
| AMGEN INC 4.48% | Meta Platforms Inc 2.66% |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 4.38% | Eli Lilly & Co 2.13% |
| TRAVELERS COS INC/THE 4.36% | Mastercard Inc 2.04% |
| VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES 4.28% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 1.89% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL A 4.06% | Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The 1.71% |
| AMERICAN EXPRESS CO 3.62% | KLA Corp 1.39% |
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 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DJIA | HEMI | DJIA | HEMI | DJIA | HEMI | |
| 3 months | +3.8% | +0.8% | 1.7% | 2.2% | +3.4 pts | −1.5 pts |
| 6 months | +11.3% | +13.6% | 4.1% | 4.9% | −2.7 pts | −4.5 pts |
| 1 year | +13.7% | not published | 10.5% | not published | +0.2 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +36.8% | not published | 29.3% | not published | −20.1 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +42.6% | +11.2% | 39.6% | 6.0% | −25.6 pts | −3.4 pts |
| DJIA Global X Dow 30 Covered Call ETF Covered call on DIA, paying monthly | HEMI Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Global X | Hartford |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.3% | 9.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.60% | 0.49% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 10.5% | 6.0% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | +2.4% | +4.9% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.7% | +11.2% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +13.5% | +14.7% |
| Ahead or behind | +0.2 pts | −3.4 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 84% | not published |
| Age | 1667 days | 275 days |
| Net assets | $189m | $33m |
DJIA in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DJIA paid 10.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.7%. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) returned +13.5% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 84% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
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, DJIA or HEMI?
- DJIA charges 0.60% 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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Cite this page. ETFIQ, DJIA against HEMI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/djia-vs-hemi Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.