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

HEMI and OVL both write options for income.

Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF and Overlay Shares Large Cap Equity ETF.

6.0%HEMI cash paid, 1 year
8.9%OVL cash paid, 1 year
+11.2%HEMI total return, 1 year
+19.2%OVL 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
OVL2.6 pts ahead of SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%OVL+19.2%8.9% of it arrived as cash2.6 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%OVL+19.2%2.6 pts ahead of SPY

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in HEMIOnly in OVL
NVIDIA Corp 9.11%Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 100.00%
Alphabet Inc 7.69%
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 and May 31, 2026.

Performance, window by window

HEMI and OVL over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
HEMIOVLHEMIOVLHEMIOVL
3 months+0.8%+2.3%2.2%2.6%−1.5 pts0.0 pts
6 months+13.6%+18.8%4.9%5.7%−4.5 pts+0.7 pts
1 yearnot published+19.2%not published8.9%not published+2.6 pts
3 yearsnot published+86.2%not published21.1%not published+7.8 pts
Since launch+11.2%+203.4%6.0%47.2%−3.4 pts+16.1 pts
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HEMI and OVL on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
HEMI
Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
OVL
Overlay Shares Large Cap Equity ETF
Put-selling overlay on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerHartfordOverlay Shares
Strategycovered callput-selling overlay
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized9.1%10.4%
Expense ratio0.49%not published
Cash paid, 1 year6.0% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025)8.9%
Price change, 1 year+4.9%+9.4%
Total return, 1 year+11.2% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025)+19.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year+14.7%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−3.4 pts+2.6 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age275 days2544 days
Net assets$33m$276m

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.

OVL in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, OVL paid 8.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.4%, paid monthly.

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Where these figures came from

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HEMI against OVL, 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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