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

HEMI and ODTE both write options for income.

Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF and VegaShares SPX NDX RTY Premium Income ETF.

6.0%HEMI cash paid, 1 year
6.7%ODTE cash paid, 1 year
+11.2%HEMI total return, 1 year
+6.2%ODTE 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
ODTE10.5 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.7%ODTE+6.2%6.7% of it arrived as cash10.5 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.7%ODTE+6.2%10.5 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HEMI and ODTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in HEMIOnly in ODTE
NVIDIA Corp 9.11%Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF 33.70%
Alphabet Inc 7.69%Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 33.27%
Apple Inc 5.86%Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF 33.03%
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 and Jun 30, 2026.

Performance, window by window

HEMI and ODTE over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
HEMIODTEHEMIODTEHEMIODTE
3 months+0.8%−4.8%2.2%3.4%−1.5 pts−7.0 pts
6 months+13.6%not published4.9%not published−4.5 ptsnot published
Since launch+11.2%+6.2%6.0%6.7%−3.4 pts−10.5 pts
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HEMI and ODTE on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
HEMI
Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
ODTE
VegaShares SPX NDX RTY Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying weekly
IssuerHartfordVegaShares
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Paysmonthlyweekly
Payout rate, annualized9.1%14.1%
Expense ratio0.49%0.68%
Cash paid, 1 year6.0% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025)6.7% (since launch on Apr 2, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+4.9%−0.3%
Total return, 1 year+11.2% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025)+6.2% (since launch on Apr 2, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+14.7%+16.7%
Ahead or behind−3.4 pts−10.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age275 days169 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.

ODTE in plain words

Over the period since launch on Apr 2, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, ODTE paid 6.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.2%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.1%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, HEMI or ODTE?
HEMI charges 0.49% a year and ODTE charges 0.68%, 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 ODTE, 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.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, HEMI against ODTE, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/hemi-vs-odte Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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