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

HEMI and SCLZ both write options for income.

Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF and Swan Enhanced Dividend Income ETF.

6.0%HEMI cash paid, 1 year
8.4%SCLZ cash paid, 1 year
+11.2%HEMI total return, 1 year
+13.2%SCLZ 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
SCLZ14 pts behind SCHD · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SCHD+27.2%SCLZ+13.2%8.4% of it arrived as cash14 pts behind SCHDTotal return, distributions reinvestedSCHD+27.2%SCLZ+13.2%14 pts behind SCHD

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HEMI and SCLZ hold 51% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions HEMI and SCLZ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingHEMISCLZ
NVIDIA Corp9.11%5.99%
Apple Inc5.86%6.15%
Alphabet Inc7.69%5.18%
Broadcom Inc4.02%4.71%
Amazon.com Inc5.73%3.75%
Microsoft Corp5.72%3.71%
Meta Platforms Inc2.66%3.34%
JPMorgan Chase & Co2.42%3.50%
Eli Lilly & Co2.13%3.86%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc1.89%5.14%
Mastercard Inc2.04%1.74%
Walmart Inc1.70%1.48%
Only in each
Only in HEMIOnly in SCLZ
Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The 1.71%BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC 3.10%
KLA Corp 1.39%JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.41%
Intercontinental Exchange Inc 1.28%VISA INC 2.27%
AutoZone Inc 1.21%CATERPILLAR INC 1.84%
Marriott International Inc/MD 1.12%ABBVIE INC 1.82%
ITT Inc 1.12%HOME DEPOT INC (THE) 1.51%
Corning Inc 1.03%DEERE & COMPANY 1.17%
Gilead Sciences Inc 1.02%UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC 1.11%

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 SCLZ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
HEMISCLZHEMISCLZHEMISCLZ
3 months+0.8%+2.9%2.2%2.1%−1.5 pts−3.6 pts
6 months+13.6%+14.2%4.9%3.8%−4.5 pts+1.6 pts
1 yearnot published+13.2%not published8.4%not published−14.0 pts
Since launch+11.2%+36.5%6.0%19.6%−3.4 pts−6.3 pts
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ
HEMI and SCLZ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
HEMI
Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
SCLZ
Swan Enhanced Dividend Income ETF
Dividend stocks with call overlay on SCHD, paying monthly
IssuerHartfordSwan
Strategycovered calldividend stocks with call overlay
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized9.1%8.5%
Expense ratio0.49%0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year6.0% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025)8.4%
Price change, 1 year+4.9%+4.1%
Total return, 1 year+11.2% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025)+13.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year+14.7%+27.2%
Ahead or behind−3.4 pts−14.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age275 days934 days
Net assets$33m$20m

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.

SCLZ in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SCLZ paid 8.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.2%. US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy returned +27.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 14.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.5%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, HEMI or SCLZ?
HEMI charges 0.49% a year and SCLZ charges 0.79%, 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 SCLZ, 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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