Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
HEMI vs QQQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
HEMI and QQQI both write options for income.
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Net assets: $35m on Jul 31, 2026 for Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF, and $15.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF.
Not measured
HEMI since launch: paid 7.6%, price +4.6%, total +12.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
HEMI
+12.6%
7.6% of it arrived as cash
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
HEMI since launch: paid 7.6%, price +4.6%, total +12.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
HEMI
+12.6%
7.6% cash
7.6% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. HEMI since launch: paid 7.6%, price +4.6%, total +12.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.3.4 pts behind QQQ
QQQI over 1 year: paid 13.9%, price −5.4%, total +8.9%, QQQ +12.3%, −3.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+12.3%
QQQI
+8.9%
13.9% of it arrived as cash
3.4 pts behind QQQ
Total return, distributions reinvested
3.4 pts behind QQQ
QQQI over 1 year: paid 13.9%, price −5.4%, total +8.9%, QQQ +12.3%, −3.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+12.3%
QQQI
+8.9%
13.9% as cash
3.4 pts behind QQQ
13.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QQQI over 1 year: paid 13.9%, price −5.4%, total +8.9%, QQQ +12.3%, −3.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
HEMI costs 0.19 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | HEMI | QQQI |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +8.9% |
| Price change | fell 0.4% (6 months) | fell 5.4% (1 year) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 99% of the Oct 29, 2026 payment | 100% of the Oct 23, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | its own stocks | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.68% |
| Net assets, HEMI as of Jul 31, 2026 and QQQI as of Oct 28, 2026 | $35m | $15.5bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 48% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, HEMI and QQQI hold 48% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.
half
48% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.
Window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | HEMI | QQQI | HEMI | QQQI | HEMI | QQQI |
| 3 months | +0.3% | −2.2% | 2.2% | 3.5% | 0.0 pts | +1.3 pts |
| 6 months | +4.0% | −0.2% | 4.4% | 6.9% | −0.4 pts | +0.1 pts |
| 1 year | – | +8.9% | – | 13.9% | – | −3.4 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: HEMI Dec 2025 · QQQI Jan 2024 | +12.6% | +53.8% | 7.6% | 41.2% | not measured | −11.2 pts |
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HEMI's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jul 31, 2026) returned +4.4% over the same days, so a holder was about even.
Over the 6 months to Nov 4, 2026, HEMI paid 4.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.0%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.6%, paid monthly. Hartford estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Oct 29, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
QQQI
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QQQI paid 13.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.9%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.7%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 23, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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