Data as of .
HEMI vs SCEP: which paid, and which earned it?
HEMI and SCEP both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, HEMI and SCEP hold 44% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | HEMI | SCEP |
|---|---|---|
| Alphabet Inc | 7.69% | 5.98% |
| Apple Inc | 5.86% | 5.71% |
| NVIDIA Corp | 9.11% | 5.70% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 5.73% | 4.68% |
| Broadcom Inc | 4.02% | 5.61% |
| Microsoft Corp | 5.72% | 3.49% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 2.42% | 3.55% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 2.66% | 2.23% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 1.89% | 2.19% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | 2.13% | 1.25% |
| Walmart Inc | 1.70% | 1.05% |
| Netflix Inc | 1.39% | 1.01% |
| Only in HEMI | Only in SCEP |
|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The 1.71% | LAM RESEARCH CORP 2.64% |
| KLA Corp 1.39% | COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 2.40% |
| Intercontinental Exchange Inc 1.28% | ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC 2.07% |
| Welltower Inc 1.26% | EQUINIX INC 2.05% |
| AutoZone Inc 1.21% | VISA INC 1.98% |
| Merck & Co Inc 1.15% | AMPHENOL CORP 1.94% |
| Micron Technology Inc 1.15% | MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS INC 1.89% |
| Marriott International Inc/MD 1.12% | ANALOG DEVICES INC 1.87% |
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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEMI | SCEP | HEMI | SCEP | HEMI | SCEP | |
| 3 months | +0.8% | −0.1% | 2.2% | 1.7% | −1.5 pts | −2.4 pts |
| 6 months | +13.6% | +8.3% | 4.9% | 3.7% | −4.5 pts | −9.7 pts |
| Since launch | +11.2% | +3.5% | 6.0% | 5.0% | −3.4 pts | −8.2 pts |
| HEMI Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | SCEP STERLING CAPITAL HEDGED EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Hartford | Sterling Capital |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 9.1% | 7.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.65% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 6.0% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025) | 5.0% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | +4.9% | −1.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +11.2% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025) | +3.5% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +14.7% | +11.7% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.4 pts | −8.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 275 days | 281 days |
| Net assets | $33m | $235m |
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.
SCEP in plain words
Over the period since launch on Dec 11, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, SCEP paid 5.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +11.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.1%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, HEMI or SCEP?
- HEMI charges 0.49% a year and SCEP charges 0.65%, 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 SCEP, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/hemi-vs-scep Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.