Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
HEMI vs KNG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
HEMI and KNG both write options for income.
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Net assets: $35m on Jul 31, 2026 for Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF, and $3.4bn on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF.
Not measured
HEMI since launch: paid 7.6%, price +4.6%, total +12.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
HEMI
+12.6%
7.6% of it arrived as cash
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
HEMI since launch: paid 7.6%, price +4.6%, total +12.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
HEMI
+12.6%
7.6% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. HEMI since launch: paid 7.6%, price +4.6%, total +12.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.3.1 pts behind NOBL
KNG over 1 year: paid 8.8%, price +11.1%, total +20.8%, NOBL +23.9%, −3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
NOBL
+23.9%
KNG
+20.8%
8.8% of it arrived as cash
3.1 pts behind NOBL
Total return, distributions reinvested
3.1 pts behind NOBL
KNG over 1 year: paid 8.8%, price +11.1%, total +20.8%, NOBL +23.9%, −3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
NOBL
+23.9%
KNG
+20.8%
3.1 pts behind NOBL
8.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +23.9%. KNG over 1 year: paid 8.8%, price +11.1%, total +20.8%, NOBL +23.9%, −3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Both charts share one scale, 0 to +23.9%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
HEMI costs 0.25 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | HEMI | KNG |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +20.8% |
| Price change | fell 0.4% (6 months) | rose 11.1% (1 year) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 99% of the Oct 29, 2026 payment | 80% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | its own stocks | S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, measured through NOBL |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.74% |
| Net assets, HEMI as of Jul 31, 2026 and KNG as of Nov 3, 2026 | $35m | $3.4bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 5% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, HEMI and KNG hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.
half
5% in common
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Side by side
As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.
Window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | HEMI | KNG | HEMI | KNG | HEMI | KNG |
| 3 months | +0.3% | +5.2% | 2.2% | 2.0% | 0.0 pts | −0.5 pts |
| 6 months | +4.0% | +13.5% | 4.4% | 4.3% | −0.4 pts | −1.4 pts |
| 1 year | – | +20.8% | – | 8.8% | – | −3.1 pts |
| 3 years | – | +41.8% | – | 26.9% | – | −6.7 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: HEMI Dec 2025 · KNG Mar 2018 | +12.6% | +120.8% | 7.6% | 61.2% | not measured | −19.0 pts |
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HEMI's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jul 31, 2026) returned +4.4% over the same days, so a holder was about even.
Over the 6 months to Nov 4, 2026, HEMI paid 4.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.0%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.6%, paid monthly. Hartford estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Oct 29, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
KNG
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KNG paid 8.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 11.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +20.8%. S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) returned +23.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.0%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 80% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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