Data as of .
HEMI vs KYLD: which paid, and which earned it?
HEMI and KYLD both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, HEMI and KYLD hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | HEMI | KYLD |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc | 4.02% | 5.17% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 1.89% | 6.21% |
| AppLovin Corp | 0.31% | 5.32% |
| Only in HEMI | Only in KYLD |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 9.11% | TREASURY BILL 12.96% |
| Alphabet Inc 7.69% | TREASURY BILL 11.01% |
| Apple Inc 5.86% | Global X Silver Miners ETF 7.09% |
| Amazon.com Inc 5.73% | VanEck Gold Miners ETF/USA 6.38% |
| Microsoft Corp 5.72% | Intel Corp 6.19% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 2.66% | Howmet Aerospace Inc 5.97% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co 2.42% | Teradyne Inc 5.77% |
| Eli Lilly & Co 2.13% | BWX Technologies Inc 5.38% |
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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEMI | KYLD | HEMI | KYLD | HEMI | KYLD | |
| 3 months | +0.8% | −6.3% | 2.2% | 5.6% | −1.5 pts | −8.5 pts |
| 6 months | +13.6% | +24.4% | 4.9% | 14.1% | −4.5 pts | +6.4 pts |
| Since launch | +11.2% | +2.0% | 6.0% | 20.9% | −3.4 pts | −10.9 pts |
| HEMI Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | KYLD Kurv High Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Hartford | Kurv |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 9.1% | 25.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 1.00% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 6.0% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025) | 20.9% (since launch on Oct 31, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | +4.9% | −20.5% |
| Total return, 1 year | +11.2% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025) | +2.0% (since launch on Oct 31, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +14.7% | +12.9% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.4 pts | −10.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 100% |
| Age | 275 days | 322 days |
| Net assets | $33m | $49m |
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.
KYLD in plain words
Over the period since launch on Oct 31, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, KYLD paid 20.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 20.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.0%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +12.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 25.6%, paid weekly. Kurv estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, HEMI or KYLD?
- HEMI charges 0.49% a year and KYLD charges 1.00%, so HEMI 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 KYLD, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/hemi-vs-kyld Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.