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

HEMI and QRMI both write options for income.

Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF and Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF.

6.0%HEMI cash paid, 1 year
11.8%QRMI cash paid, 1 year
+11.2%HEMI total return, 1 year
+8.5%QRMI 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
QRMI13.3 pts behind QQQ · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.8%QRMI+8.5%11.8% of it arrived as cash13.3 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.8%QRMI+8.5%13.3 pts behind QQQ

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HEMI and QRMI hold 40% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions HEMI and QRMI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingHEMIQRMI
NVIDIA Corp9.11%8.49%
Apple Inc5.86%7.78%
Microsoft Corp5.72%5.81%
Amazon.com Inc5.73%4.33%
Broadcom Inc4.02%2.69%
Meta Platforms Inc2.66%3.13%
Walmart Inc1.70%2.27%
Netflix Inc1.39%1.30%
Micron Technology Inc1.15%5.02%
KLA Corp1.39%1.01%
Linde PLC1.11%0.92%
Texas Instruments Inc0.87%1.06%
Only in each
Only in HEMIOnly in QRMI
Alphabet Inc 7.69%ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.00%
JPMorgan Chase & Co 2.42%ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.25%
Eli Lilly & Co 2.13%ALPHABET INC-CL C 3.01%
Mastercard Inc 2.04%SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 2.86%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 1.89%INTEL CORP 2.49%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The 1.71%PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-A 1.78%
Intercontinental Exchange Inc 1.28%COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 1.74%
Welltower Inc 1.26%LAM RESEARCH CORP 1.57%

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 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

HEMI and QRMI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
HEMIQRMIHEMIQRMIHEMIQRMI
3 months+0.8%+0.6%2.2%3.0%−1.5 pts+3.1 pts
6 months+13.6%+7.3%4.9%6.1%−4.5 pts−17.0 pts
1 yearnot published+8.5%not published11.8%not published−13.3 pts
3 yearsnot published+26.7%not published33.5%not published−71.5 pts
Since launch+11.2%+10.4%6.0%40.8%−3.4 pts−89.1 pts
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ
HEMI and QRMI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
HEMI
Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
QRMI
Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF
Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerHartfordGlobal X
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized9.1%12.0%
Expense ratio0.49%0.60%
Cash paid, 1 year6.0% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025)11.8%
Price change, 1 year+4.9%−3.8%
Total return, 1 year+11.2% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025)+8.5%
Benchmark return, 1 year+14.7%+21.8%
Ahead or behind−3.4 pts−13.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published100%
Age275 days1849 days
Net assets$33m$15m

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.

QRMI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QRMI paid 11.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 13.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.0%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 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 QRMI?
HEMI charges 0.49% a year and QRMI charges 0.60%, 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 QRMI, 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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