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

DRKY and HEMI both write options for income.

VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF and Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF.

14.1%DRKY cash paid, 1 year
6.0%HEMI cash paid, 1 year
+24.1%DRKY total return, 1 year
+11.2%HEMI total return, 1 year
DRKY9.7 pts ahead of SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+14.4%DRKY+24.1%14.1% of it arrived as cash9.7 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+14.4%DRKY+24.1%14.1% cash9.7 pts ahead of SPY
HEMI3.4 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+14.7%HEMI+11.2%6.0% 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, DRKY and HEMI hold 9% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions DRKY and HEMI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingDRKYHEMI
Alphabet Inc4.45%7.69%
Amazon.com Inc4.42%5.73%
Tesla Inc2.07%0.40%
Only in each
Only in DRKYOnly 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

DRKY and HEMI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
DRKYHEMIDRKYHEMIDRKYHEMI
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
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DRKY and HEMI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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
IssuerVistaSharesHartford
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyS&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized14.8%9.1%
Expense ratio0.95%0.49%
Cash paid, 1 year14.1% (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 estimatenot publishednot published
Age345 days275 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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DRKY 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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