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

HEMI and OMAH both write options for income.

Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF and VistaShares Target 15 Berkshire Select Income ETF.

6.0%HEMI cash paid, 1 year
14.4%OMAH cash paid, 1 year
+11.2%HEMI total return, 1 year
+8.8%OMAH 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
OMAH4.9 pts ahead of BRK-B · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
BRK-B+3.9%OMAH+8.8%14.4% of it arrived as cash4.9 pts ahead of BRK-BTotal return, distributions reinvestedBRK-B+3.9%OMAH+8.8%14.4% cash4.9 pts ahead of BRK-B

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HEMI and OMAH hold 11% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions HEMI and OMAH both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingHEMIOMAH
Apple Inc5.86%10.59%
Alphabet Inc7.69%4.57%
Chubb Ltd0.95%4.49%
Only in each
Only in HEMIOnly in OMAH
NVIDIA Corp 9.11%Berkshire Hathaway Inc 10.22%
Amazon.com Inc 5.73%American Express Co 6.57%
Microsoft Corp 5.72%Coca-Cola Co/The 4.94%
Broadcom Inc 4.02%VeriSign Inc 4.90%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.66%Kroger Co/The 4.79%
JPMorgan Chase & Co 2.42%Chevron Corp 4.75%
Eli Lilly & Co 2.13%DAVITA INC 4.75%
Mastercard Inc 2.04%Occidental Petroleum Corp 4.64%

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 Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

HEMI and OMAH over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
HEMIOMAHHEMIOMAHHEMIOMAH
3 months+0.8%+1.7%2.2%3.7%−1.5 pts−2.4 pts
6 months+13.6%+8.8%4.9%7.7%−4.5 pts+2.8 pts
1 yearnot published+8.8%not published14.4%not published+4.9 pts
Since launch+11.2%+14.6%6.0%21.4%−3.4 pts+12.4 pts
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HEMI and OMAH on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
HEMI
Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
OMAH
VistaShares Target 15 Berkshire Select Income ETF
Covered call on BRK-B, paying monthly
IssuerHartfordVistaShares
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)Berkshire Hathaway B (BRK-B), used as the proxy
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized9.1%15.1%
Expense ratio0.49%0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year6.0% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025)14.4%
Price change, 1 year+4.9%−6.3%
Total return, 1 year+11.2% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025)+8.8%
Benchmark return, 1 year+14.7%+3.9%
Ahead or behind−3.4 pts+4.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age275 days562 days
Net assets$33m$1.1bn

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.

OMAH in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, OMAH paid 14.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 6.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.8%. Berkshire Hathaway B (BRK-B), used as the proxy returned +3.9% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.1%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, HEMI or OMAH?
HEMI charges 0.49% a year and OMAH charges 0.98%, 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 OMAH, 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.

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How every figure is computed · Standards and sources