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

HEMI and ISPY both write options for income.

Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF and ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF.

6.0%HEMI cash paid, 1 year
5.6%ISPY cash paid, 1 year
+11.2%HEMI total return, 1 year
+13.5%ISPY 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
ISPY3.1 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%ISPY+13.5%5.6% of it arrived as cash3.1 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%ISPY+13.5%3.1 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HEMI and ISPY hold 46% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions HEMI and ISPY both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingHEMIISPY
NVIDIA Corp9.11%7.07%
Apple Inc5.86%6.31%
Microsoft Corp5.72%4.60%
Amazon.com Inc5.73%3.64%
Alphabet Inc7.69%3.05%
Broadcom Inc4.02%2.92%
Meta Platforms Inc2.66%1.91%
Eli Lilly & Co2.13%1.21%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc1.89%1.16%
Micron Technology Inc1.15%1.50%
JPMorgan Chase & Co2.42%1.11%
Exxon Mobil Corp0.87%0.84%
Only in each
Only in HEMIOnly in ISPY
Marriott International Inc/MD 1.12%ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF 10.56%
ITT Inc 1.12%Alphabet, Inc. 2.42%
Ferguson Enterprises Inc 1.00%Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. 1.20%
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings Inc 0.82%Visa, Inc. 0.76%
Liberty Media Corp-Liberty Formula One 0.63%Johnson & Johnson 0.75%
United Therapeutics Corp 0.63%Intel Corp. 0.74%
Dick's Sporting Goods Inc 0.59%Costco Wholesale Corp. 0.58%
Wayfair Inc 0.42%Caterpillar, Inc. 0.56%

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

HEMI and ISPY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
HEMIISPYHEMIISPYHEMIISPY
3 months+0.8%+1.4%2.2%1.5%−1.5 pts−0.8 pts
6 months+13.6%+14.7%4.9%3.6%−4.5 pts−3.3 pts
1 yearnot published+13.5%not published5.6%not published−3.1 pts
Since launch+11.2%+53.4%6.0%25.8%−3.4 pts−14.5 pts
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HEMI and ISPY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
HEMI
Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
ISPY
ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerHartfordProShares
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized9.1%5.8%
Expense ratio0.49%0.56%
Cash paid, 1 year6.0% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025)5.6%
Price change, 1 year+4.9%+7.6%
Total return, 1 year+11.2% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025)+13.5%
Benchmark return, 1 year+14.7%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−3.4 pts−3.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age275 days1003 days
Net assets$33m$1.2bn

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.

ISPY in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, ISPY paid 5.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 7.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.8%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, HEMI or ISPY?
HEMI charges 0.49% a year and ISPY charges 0.56%, 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 ISPY, 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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