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

HEMI and QLDY both write options for income.

Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF and Defiance Nasdaq 100 LightningSpread(TM) Income ETF.

6.0%HEMI cash paid, 1 year
29.2%QLDY cash paid, 1 year
+11.2%HEMI total return, 1 year
+10.6%QLDY total return, 1 year
HEMI3.4 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+14.7%HEMI+11.2%6.0% as cash3.4 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+14.7%HEMI+11.2%3.4 pts behind SPY
QLDY11.2 pts behind QQQ · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.8%QLDY+10.6%29.2% of it arrived as cash11.2 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.8%QLDY+10.6%11.2 pts behind QQQ

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in HEMIOnly in QLDY
NVIDIA Corp 9.11%Ndx 12/18/2026 2001.44 C 94.80%
Alphabet Inc 7.69%First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 4.77%
Apple Inc 5.86%United States Treasury Note/bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 0.53%
Amazon.com Inc 5.73%Ndxp Us 09/21/26 P29500 0.08%
Microsoft Corp 5.72%Xnd 12/18/2026 10.44 C 0.05%
Broadcom Inc 4.02%Cash & Other -0.06%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.66%Nasdaq-1 Put Opt 09/26 29650 -0.16%
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 Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

HEMI and QLDY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
HEMIQLDYHEMIQLDYHEMIQLDY
3 months+0.8%−6.6%2.2%8.3%−1.5 pts−4.1 pts
6 months+13.6%+20.1%4.9%18.7%−4.5 pts−4.2 pts
1 yearnot published+10.6%not published29.2%not published−11.2 pts
Since launch+11.2%+10.6%6.0%29.2%−3.4 pts−11.2 pts
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HEMI and QLDY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
HEMI
Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
QLDY
Defiance Nasdaq 100 LightningSpread(TM) Income ETF
Option income on QQQ, paying weekly
IssuerHartfordDefiance
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthlyweekly
Payout rate, annualized9.1%19.6%
Expense ratio0.49%1.04%
Cash paid, 1 year6.0% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025)29.2%
Price change, 1 year+4.9%−20.3%
Total return, 1 year+11.2% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025)+10.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year+14.7%+21.8%
Ahead or behind−3.4 pts−11.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published100%
Age275 days365 days
Net assets$33m$52m

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.

QLDY in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QLDY paid 29.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 20.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.6%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 19.6%, paid weekly. Defiance estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 17, 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 QLDY?
HEMI charges 0.49% a year and QLDY charges 1.04%, 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 QLDY, 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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