Data as of .
HEMI vs JOYT: which paid, and which earned it?
HEMI and JOYT both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, HEMI and JOYT hold 51% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | HEMI | JOYT |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 9.11% | 8.64% |
| Alphabet Inc | 7.69% | 5.94% |
| Apple Inc | 5.86% | 6.51% |
| Microsoft Corp | 5.72% | 5.68% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 5.73% | 4.78% |
| Broadcom Inc | 4.02% | 2.98% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 2.66% | 2.73% |
| Mastercard Inc | 2.04% | 1.59% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | 2.13% | 1.18% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 1.15% | 1.78% |
| RTX Corp | 0.96% | 1.02% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp | 0.87% | 1.91% |
| Only in HEMI | Only in JOYT |
|---|---|
| JPMorgan Chase & Co 2.42% | Seagate Technology Holdings plc 1.37% |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The 1.71% | Bank of America Corp. 1.28% |
| KLA Corp 1.39% | AbbVie, Inc. 1.27% |
| Intercontinental Exchange Inc 1.28% | CSX Corp. 1.19% |
| Welltower Inc 1.26% | Lam Research Corp. 1.08% |
| Merck & Co Inc 1.15% | American Express Co. 1.06% |
| Marriott International Inc/MD 1.12% | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 1.00% |
| ITT Inc 1.12% | Howmet Aerospace, Inc. 0.97% |
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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEMI | JOYT | HEMI | JOYT | HEMI | JOYT | |
| 3 months | +0.8% | +3.8% | 2.2% | 0.2% | −1.5 pts | +1.5 pts |
| 6 months | +13.6% | +11.9% | 4.9% | 0.4% | −4.5 pts | −6.1 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +15.9% | not published | 0.7% | not published | −0.7 pts |
| Since launch | +11.2% | +19.6% | 6.0% | 0.7% | −3.4 pts | −1.1 pts |
| HEMI Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | JOYT JPMorgan Equity and Options Total Return ETF Option income on SPY, paying quarterly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Hartford | JPMorgan |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | quarterly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 9.1% | 0.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 6.0% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025) | 0.7% |
| Price change, 1 year | +4.9% | +15.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +11.2% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025) | +15.9% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +14.7% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.4 pts | −0.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 275 days | 395 days |
| Net assets | $33m | $108m |
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.
JOYT in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JOYT paid 0.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 15.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.9%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.7%, paid quarterly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, HEMI or JOYT?
- HEMI charges 0.49% a year and JOYT charges 0.35%, so JOYT 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, HEMI against JOYT, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/hemi-vs-joyt Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.