Data as of .
HEMI vs IQQQ: which paid, and which earned it?
HEMI and IQQQ both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, HEMI and IQQQ hold 44% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | HEMI | IQQQ |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 9.11% | 7.54% |
| Apple Inc | 5.86% | 6.74% |
| Microsoft Corp | 5.72% | 4.92% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 5.73% | 4.27% |
| Alphabet Inc | 7.69% | 3.25% |
| Broadcom Inc | 4.02% | 3.11% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 2.66% | 2.74% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 1.89% | 3.41% |
| Walmart Inc | 1.70% | 2.30% |
| Netflix Inc | 1.39% | 1.47% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 1.15% | 4.44% |
| KLA Corp | 1.39% | 1.02% |
| Only in HEMI | Only in IQQQ |
|---|---|
| JPMorgan Chase & Co 2.42% | ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF 7.60% |
| Eli Lilly & Co 2.13% | Alphabet, Inc. 3.01% |
| Mastercard Inc 2.04% | Intel Corp. 2.33% |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The 1.71% | Costco Wholesale Corp. 1.72% |
| Intercontinental Exchange Inc 1.28% | Lam Research Corp. 1.61% |
| Welltower Inc 1.26% | Applied Materials, Inc. 1.45% |
| AutoZone Inc 1.21% | QUALCOMM, Inc. 1.09% |
| Merck & Co Inc 1.15% | Sandisk Corp. 1.01% |
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 May 31, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEMI | IQQQ | HEMI | IQQQ | HEMI | IQQQ | |
| 3 months | +0.8% | −3.1% | 2.2% | 1.8% | −1.5 pts | −0.6 pts |
| 6 months | +13.6% | +19.1% | 4.9% | 4.2% | −4.5 pts | −5.1 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +17.7% | not published | 6.5% | not published | −4.1 pts |
| Since launch | +11.2% | +51.5% | 6.0% | 24.4% | −3.4 pts | −13.0 pts |
| HEMI Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | IQQQ ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Hartford | ProShares |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 9.1% | 5.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.97% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 6.0% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025) | 6.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | +4.9% | +10.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +11.2% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025) | +17.7% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +14.7% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.4 pts | −4.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 275 days | 912 days |
| Net assets | $33m | $405m |
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.
IQQQ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, IQQQ paid 6.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.7%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, HEMI or IQQQ?
- HEMI charges 0.49% a year and IQQQ charges 0.97%, so HEMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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