Data as of .
DRKY vs HEMI: which paid, and which earned it?
DRKY and HEMI both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DRKY and HEMI hold 9% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DRKY | HEMI |
|---|---|---|
| Alphabet Inc | 4.45% | 7.69% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 4.42% | 5.73% |
| Tesla Inc | 2.07% | 0.40% |
| Only in DRKY | Only in HEMI |
|---|---|
| Natera Inc 25.22% | NVIDIA Corp 9.11% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 9.17% | Apple Inc 5.86% |
| STMicroelectronics NV 7.49% | Microsoft Corp 5.72% |
| YPF SA 4.78% | Broadcom Inc 4.02% |
| Insmed Inc 4.62% | Meta Platforms Inc 2.66% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 4.52% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 2.42% |
| BBB Foods Inc 4.29% | Eli Lilly & Co 2.13% |
| CDW Corp/DE 3.92% | Mastercard Inc 2.04% |
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 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRKY | HEMI | DRKY | HEMI | DRKY | HEMI | |
| 3 months | +11.8% | +0.8% | 3.8% | 2.2% | +9.6 pts | −1.5 pts |
| 6 months | +25.1% | +13.6% | 8.1% | 4.9% | +7.1 pts | −4.5 pts |
| Since launch | +24.1% | +11.2% | 14.1% | 6.0% | +9.7 pts | −3.4 pts |
| DRKY VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | HEMI Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | Hartford |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 14.8% | 9.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 0.49% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 14.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025) | 6.0% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | +8.1% | +4.9% |
| Total return, 1 year | +24.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025) | +11.2% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +14.4% | +14.7% |
| Ahead or behind | +9.7 pts | −3.4 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 345 days | 275 days |
| Net assets | $19m | $33m |
DRKY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Oct 8, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, DRKY paid 14.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +24.1%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +14.4% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 9.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.8%, paid monthly.
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, DRKY or HEMI?
- DRKY charges 0.95% 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, DRKY against HEMI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/drky-vs-hemi Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.