Data as of .
HEMI vs QVOL: which paid, and which earned it?
HEMI and QVOL both write options for income.
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.
| Holding | HEMI | QVOL |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 9.11% | 8.53% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 5.73% | 7.61% |
| Microsoft Corp | 5.72% | 5.05% |
| Alphabet Inc | 7.69% | 4.70% |
| Broadcom Inc | 4.02% | 3.42% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 2.66% | 3.14% |
| Apple Inc | 5.86% | 2.33% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 1.89% | 6.17% |
| Netflix Inc | 1.39% | 1.90% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 1.15% | 4.53% |
| KLA Corp | 1.39% | 1.13% |
| Texas Instruments Inc | 0.87% | 1.15% |
| Only in HEMI | Only 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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEMI | QVOL | HEMI | QVOL | HEMI | QVOL | |
| 3 months | +0.8% | −3.7% | 2.2% | 3.0% | −1.5 pts | −1.2 pts |
| 6 months | +13.6% | not published | 4.9% | not published | −4.5 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +11.2% | +4.3% | 6.0% | 4.2% | −3.4 pts | +2.1 pts |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Hartford | Infrastructure Capital |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 9.1% | 12.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.82% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 6.0% (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 estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 275 days | 129 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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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.