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

HEMI and OVLH both write options for income.

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

6.0%HEMI cash paid, 1 year
0.3%OVLH cash paid, 1 year
+11.2%HEMI total return, 1 year
+9.1%OVLH 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
OVLH7.5 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%OVLH+9.1%7.5 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%OVLH+9.1%7.5 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in HEMIOnly in OVLH
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 OVLH over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
HEMIOVLHHEMIOVLHHEMIOVLH
3 months+0.8%+0.5%2.2%0.0%−1.5 pts−1.7 pts
6 months+13.6%+11.0%4.9%0.0%−4.5 pts−7.0 pts
1 yearnot published+9.1%not published0.3%not published−7.5 pts
3 yearsnot published+54.7%not published1.7%not published−23.7 pts
Since launch+11.2%+73.7%6.0%3.1%−3.4 pts−45.2 pts
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HEMI and OVLH on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
HEMI
Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
OVLH
Overlay Shares Hedged Large Cap Equity ETF
Put-selling overlay, hedged on SPY, paying annual
IssuerHartfordOverlay Shares
Strategycovered callput-selling overlay, hedged
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlyannual
Payout rate, annualized9.1%0.3%
Expense ratio0.49%not published
Cash paid, 1 year6.0% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025)0.3%
Price change, 1 year+4.9%+8.8%
Total return, 1 year+11.2% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025)+9.1%
Benchmark return, 1 year+14.7%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−3.4 pts−7.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age275 days2072 days
Net assets$33m$116m

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.

OVLH in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, OVLH paid 0.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.3%, paid annual.

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Where these figures came from

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HEMI against OVLH, 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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