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

HEMI and KIQQ both write options for income.

Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF and KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF.

6.0%HEMI cash paid, 1 year
5.8%KIQQ cash paid, 1 year
+11.2%HEMI total return, 1 year
+6.0%KIQQ 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
KIQQ9.9 pts behind QQQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+15.9%KIQQ+6.0%5.8% of it arrived as cash9.9 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+15.9%KIQQ+6.0%9.9 pts behind QQQ

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HEMI and KIQQ hold 41% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions HEMI and KIQQ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingHEMIKIQQ
NVIDIA Corp9.11%8.90%
Apple Inc5.86%8.20%
Microsoft Corp5.72%6.17%
Amazon.com Inc5.73%4.50%
Broadcom Inc4.02%2.76%
Meta Platforms Inc2.66%3.31%
Walmart Inc1.70%2.37%
Netflix Inc1.39%1.39%
Micron Technology Inc1.15%5.14%
KLA Corp1.39%1.04%
Linde PLC1.11%0.97%
Texas Instruments Inc0.87%1.09%
Only in each
Only in HEMIOnly in KIQQ
Alphabet Inc 7.69%+NDXDBHIO/-FED FUNDS 100.58%
JPMorgan Chase & Co 2.42%ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.21%
Eli Lilly & Co 2.13%ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.40%
Mastercard Inc 2.04%ALPHABET INC-CL C 3.15%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 1.89%SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 3.07%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The 1.71%INTEL CORP 2.66%
Intercontinental Exchange Inc 1.28%PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-A 1.90%
Welltower Inc 1.26%COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 1.82%

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 Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

HEMI and KIQQ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
HEMIKIQQHEMIKIQQHEMIKIQQ
3 months+0.8%−3.2%2.2%1.9%−1.5 pts−0.7 pts
6 months+13.6%+11.9%4.9%4.5%−4.5 pts−12.3 pts
Since launch+11.2%+6.0%6.0%5.8%−3.4 pts−9.9 pts
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HEMI and KIQQ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
HEMI
Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
KIQQ
KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF
Buffer with income on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerHartfordKraneShares
Strategycovered callbuffer with income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized9.1%6.3%
Expense ratio0.49%0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year6.0% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025)5.8% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+4.9%−0.1%
Total return, 1 year+11.2% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025)+6.0% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+14.7%+15.9%
Ahead or behind−3.4 pts−9.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age275 days254 days
Net assets$33m$3m

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.

KIQQ in plain words

Over the period since launch on Jan 7, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, KIQQ paid 5.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +15.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

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