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

HEMI and ROCQ both write options for income.

Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF and JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF.

6.0%HEMI cash paid, 1 year
5.8%ROCQ cash paid, 1 year
+11.2%HEMI total return, 1 year
+18.0%ROCQ 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
ROCQ4 pts behind QQQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.9%ROCQ+18.0%5.8% as cash4 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.9%ROCQ+18.0%4 pts behind QQQ

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HEMI and ROCQ hold 47% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions HEMI and ROCQ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingHEMIROCQ
NVIDIA Corp9.11%8.37%
Alphabet Inc7.69%6.30%
Apple Inc5.86%7.12%
Microsoft Corp5.72%5.03%
Amazon.com Inc5.73%4.52%
Broadcom Inc4.02%2.93%
Meta Platforms Inc2.66%2.94%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc1.89%4.74%
Walmart Inc1.70%3.50%
Netflix Inc1.39%1.52%
Micron Technology Inc1.15%6.70%
Monster Beverage Corp0.53%0.67%
Only in each
Only in HEMIOnly in ROCQ
JPMorgan Chase & Co 2.42%Lam Research Corp. 4.21%
Eli Lilly & Co 2.13%Intel Corp. 3.58%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The 1.71%Seagate Technology Holdings plc 2.77%
KLA Corp 1.39%Analog Devices, Inc. 2.19%
Intercontinental Exchange Inc 1.28%ASML Holding NV 1.60%
Welltower Inc 1.26%Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 1.52%
Merck & Co Inc 1.15%Sandisk Corp. 1.08%
Marriott International Inc/MD 1.12%NXP Semiconductors NV 0.98%

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 Jun 30, 2026.

Performance, window by window

HEMI and ROCQ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
HEMIROCQHEMIROCQHEMIROCQ
3 months+0.8%0.0%2.2%3.0%−1.5 pts+2.5 pts
6 months+13.6%+20.0%4.9%5.9%−4.5 pts−4.2 pts
Since launch+11.2%+18.0%6.0%5.8%−3.4 pts−4.0 pts
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HEMI and ROCQ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
HEMI
Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
ROCQ
JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF
Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerHartfordJPMorgan
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized9.1%10.6%
Expense ratio0.49%not published
Cash paid, 1 year6.0% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025)5.8% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+4.9%+12.0%
Total return, 1 year+11.2% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025)+18.0% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+14.7%+21.9%
Ahead or behind−3.4 pts−4.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age275 days183 days
Net assets$33m$629m

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.

ROCQ in plain words

Over the period since launch on Mar 19, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, ROCQ paid 5.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 12.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.6%, paid monthly.

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Where these figures came from

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

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