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

HEMI and QVOL both write options for income.

Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF and Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF.

6.0%HEMI cash paid, 1 year
4.2%QVOL cash paid, 1 year
+11.2%HEMI total return, 1 year
+4.3%QVOL 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
QVOL2.1 pts ahead of QQQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+2.1%QVOL+4.3%4.2% as cash2.1 pts ahead of QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+2.1%QVOL+4.3%2.1 pts ahead of QQQ

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HEMI and QVOL hold 42% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions HEMI and QVOL both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingHEMIQVOL
NVIDIA Corp9.11%8.53%
Amazon.com Inc5.73%7.61%
Microsoft Corp5.72%5.05%
Alphabet Inc7.69%4.70%
Broadcom Inc4.02%3.42%
Meta Platforms Inc2.66%3.14%
Apple Inc5.86%2.33%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc1.89%6.17%
Netflix Inc1.39%1.90%
Micron Technology Inc1.15%4.53%
KLA Corp1.39%1.13%
Texas Instruments Inc0.87%1.15%
Only in each
Only in HEMIOnly in QVOL
JPMorgan Chase & Co 2.42%Alphabet Inc 4.69%
Eli Lilly & Co 2.13%Marvell Technology Inc 4.30%
Mastercard Inc 2.04%Intel Corp 3.01%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The 1.71%ASML Holding NV 2.25%
Walmart Inc 1.70%Fortinet Inc 1.66%
Intercontinental Exchange Inc 1.28%Microchip Technology Inc 1.58%
Welltower Inc 1.26%Applied Materials Inc 1.52%
AutoZone Inc 1.21%Lam Research Corp 1.47%

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 QVOL over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
HEMIQVOLHEMIQVOLHEMIQVOL
3 months+0.8%−3.7%2.2%3.0%−1.5 pts−1.2 pts
6 months+13.6%not published4.9%not published−4.5 ptsnot published
Since launch+11.2%+4.3%6.0%4.2%−3.4 pts+2.1 pts
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HEMI and QVOL on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
HEMI
Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
QVOL
Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF
Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerHartfordInfrastructure Capital
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized9.1%12.6%
Expense ratio0.49%0.82%
Cash paid, 1 year6.0% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025)4.2% (since launch on May 12, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+4.9%0.0%
Total return, 1 year+11.2% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025)+4.3% (since launch on May 12, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+14.7%+2.1%
Ahead or behind−3.4 pts+2.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age275 days129 days
Net assets$33m$8m

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.

QVOL in plain words

Over the period since launch on May 12, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, QVOL paid 4.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.3%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +2.1% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.6%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, HEMI or QVOL?
HEMI charges 0.49% a year and QVOL charges 0.82%, 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 QVOL, 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.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, HEMI against QVOL, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/hemi-vs-qvol Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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