Data as of .
HEMI vs NLSI: which paid, and which earned it?
HEMI and NLSI both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, HEMI and NLSI hold 9% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | HEMI | NLSI |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 9.11% | 3.17% |
| Mastercard Inc | 2.04% | 2.86% |
| Intercontinental Exchange Inc | 1.28% | 2.83% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 1.15% | 14.23% |
| Intuit Inc | 0.61% | 2.85% |
| PTC Inc | 0.33% | 3.18% |
| Veeva Systems Inc | 0.24% | 3.19% |
| Only in HEMI | Only in NLSI |
|---|---|
| Alphabet Inc 7.69% | F5 Inc 3.90% |
| Apple Inc 5.86% | Progressive Corp/The 3.80% |
| Amazon.com Inc 5.73% | Adobe Inc 3.37% |
| Microsoft Corp 5.72% | Jack Henry & Associates Inc 3.32% |
| Broadcom Inc 4.02% | Universal Health Services Inc 3.23% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 2.66% | Insulet Corp 3.19% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co 2.42% | Marathon Petroleum Corp 3.13% |
| Eli Lilly & Co 2.13% | Valero Energy Corp 3.04% |
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 Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEMI | NLSI | HEMI | NLSI | HEMI | NLSI | |
| 3 months | +0.8% | +15.6% | 2.2% | 1.4% | −1.5 pts | +13.3 pts |
| 6 months | +13.6% | +24.6% | 4.9% | 2.8% | −4.5 pts | +6.6 pts |
| Since launch | +11.2% | +19.3% | 6.0% | 4.0% | −3.4 pts | +7.3 pts |
| HEMI Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | NLSI NEOS Long/Short Equity Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Hartford | NEOS |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 9.1% | 5.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 2.89% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 6.0% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025) | 4.0% (since launch on Dec 10, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | +4.9% | +14.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +11.2% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025) | +19.3% (since launch on Dec 10, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +14.7% | +12.0% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.4 pts | +7.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 100% |
| Age | 275 days | 282 days |
| Net assets | $33m | $5m |
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.
NLSI in plain words
Over the period since launch on Dec 10, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, NLSI paid 4.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 14.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.3%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +12.0% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 7.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.1%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Jul 31, 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 NLSI?
- HEMI charges 0.49% a year and NLSI charges 2.89%, 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 NLSI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/hemi-vs-nlsi Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.