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

HEMI and JULH both write options for income.

Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF and Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - July.

6.0%HEMI cash paid, 1 year
4.7%JULH cash paid, 1 year
+11.2%HEMI total return, 1 year
+4.5%JULH 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
JULH12.1 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%JULH+4.5%4.7% as cash12.1 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%JULH+4.5%12.1 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HEMI and JULH hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in HEMIOnly in JULH
NVIDIA Corp 9.11%TREASURY BILL 100.00%
Alphabet Inc 7.69%
Apple Inc 5.86%
Amazon.com Inc 5.73%
Microsoft Corp 5.72%
Broadcom Inc 4.02%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.66%
JPMorgan Chase & Co 2.42%

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

HEMI and JULH over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
HEMIJULHHEMIJULHHEMIJULH
3 months+0.8%+1.8%2.2%1.1%−1.5 pts−0.4 pts
6 months+13.6%+4.0%4.9%2.7%−4.5 pts−14.0 pts
1 yearnot published+4.5%not published4.7%not published−12.1 pts
3 yearsnot published+20.7%not published18.4%not published−57.7 pts
Since launch+11.2%+22.7%6.0%18.6%−3.4 pts−55.9 pts
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ
HEMI and JULH on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
HEMI
Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
JULH
Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - July
Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly
IssuerHartfordInnovator
Strategycovered calldefined income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlyquarterly
Payout rate, annualized9.1%4.2%
Expense ratio0.49%0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year6.0% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025)4.7%
Price change, 1 year+4.9%−0.4%
Total return, 1 year+11.2% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025)+4.5%
Benchmark return, 1 year+14.7%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−3.4 pts−12.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age275 days1173 days
Net assets$33m$17m

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.

JULH in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JULH paid 4.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 12.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.2%, paid quarterly.

Questions people ask

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