Data as of .
HEMI vs LJUL: which paid, and which earned it?
HEMI and LJUL both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, HEMI and LJUL hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in HEMI | Only in LJUL |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 9.11% | TREASURY BILL 99.57% |
| Alphabet Inc 7.69% | TREASURY BILL 0.43% |
| 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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEMI | LJUL | HEMI | LJUL | HEMI | LJUL | |
| 3 months | +0.8% | +1.5% | 2.2% | 1.3% | −1.5 pts | −0.8 pts |
| 6 months | +13.6% | +3.1% | 4.9% | 2.6% | −4.5 pts | −14.9 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +5.0% | not published | 5.2% | not published | −11.5 pts |
| Since launch | +11.2% | +13.2% | 6.0% | 11.7% | −3.4 pts | −30.2 pts |
| HEMI Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | LJUL Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - July Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Hartford | Innovator |
| Strategy | covered call | buffer with income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 9.1% | 5.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.79% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 6.0% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025) | 5.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | +4.9% | −0.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +11.2% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025) | +5.0% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +14.7% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.4 pts | −11.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 275 days | 809 days |
| Net assets | $33m | $9m |
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.
LJUL in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, LJUL paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.0%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, HEMI or LJUL?
- HEMI charges 0.49% a year and LJUL 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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Cite this page. ETFIQ, HEMI against LJUL, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/hemi-vs-ljul Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.