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

HEMI and HJAN both write options for income.

Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF and Innovator Premium Income 9 Buffer ETF - January.

6.0%HEMI cash paid, 1 year
0.0%HJAN cash paid, 1 year
+11.2%HEMI total return, 1 year
0.0%HJAN total return, 1 year
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
HJAN0.8 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+0.8%HJAN0.0%0.8 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+0.8%HJAN0.0%0.8 pts behind SPY

Performance, window by window

HEMI and HJAN over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
HEMIHJANHEMIHJANHEMIHJAN
3 months+0.8%not published2.2%not published−1.5 ptsnot published
6 months+13.6%not published4.9%not published−4.5 ptsnot published
Since launch+11.2%0.0%6.0%0.0%−3.4 pts−0.8 pts
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ
HEMI and HJAN on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
HEMI
Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
HJAN
Innovator Premium Income 9 Buffer ETF - January
Buffer with income on SPY
IssuerHartfordInnovator
Strategycovered callbuffer with income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlynot established
Payout rate, annualized9.1%not published
Expense ratio0.49%0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year6.0% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025)0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+4.9%0.0%
Total return, 1 year+11.2% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025)0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+14.7%+0.8%
Ahead or behind−3.4 pts−0.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age275 days8 days
Net assets$33mnot published

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.

HJAN in plain words

Over the period since launch on Sep 10, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, HJAN paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned 0.0%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +0.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.8 pts.

Questions people ask

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

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Where these figures came from

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HEMI against HJAN, 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.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, HEMI against HJAN, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/hemi-vs-hjan Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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