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

HEMI and SIXH both write options for income.

Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF and ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF.

6.0%HEMI cash paid, 1 year
2.0%SIXH cash paid, 1 year
+11.2%HEMI total return, 1 year
+16.3%SIXH 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
SIXHAbout even with SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%SIXH+16.3%2.0% cashabout even with SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%SIXH+16.3%about even with SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HEMI and SIXH hold 18% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions HEMI and SIXH both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingHEMISIXH
NVIDIA Corp9.11%2.67%
Eli Lilly & Co2.13%1.49%
Apple Inc5.86%1.45%
Broadcom Inc4.02%1.35%
Meta Platforms Inc2.66%1.30%
Amazon.com Inc5.73%1.29%
Merck & Co Inc1.15%1.37%
Micron Technology Inc1.15%2.37%
Walmart Inc1.70%1.11%
Gilead Sciences Inc1.02%1.30%
Exxon Mobil Corp0.87%2.37%
Wells Fargo & Co0.85%1.19%
Only in each
Only in HEMIOnly in SIXH
Alphabet Inc 7.69%Altria Group, Inc. 4.83%
Microsoft Corp 5.72%VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 3.77%
JPMorgan Chase & Co 2.42%SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 3.74%
Mastercard Inc 2.04%AT&T INC. 3.59%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 1.89%QUALCOMM INCORPORATED 3.53%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The 1.71%Pepsico, Inc. 3.44%
KLA Corp 1.39%LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 3.11%
Netflix Inc 1.39%COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 2.66%

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 SIXH over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
HEMISIXHHEMISIXHHEMISIXH
3 months+0.8%+4.5%2.2%0.5%−1.5 pts+2.2 pts
6 months+13.6%+7.4%4.9%0.9%−4.5 pts−10.6 pts
1 yearnot published+16.3%not published2.0%not published−0.3 pts
3 yearsnot published+43.8%not published6.6%not published−34.6 pts
Since launch+11.2%+96.3%6.0%16.0%−3.4 pts−88.5 pts
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ
HEMI and SIXH on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
HEMI
Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
SIXH
ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerHartfordExchange Traded Concepts
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized9.1%0.4%
Expense ratio0.49%0.69%
Cash paid, 1 year6.0% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025)2.0%
Price change, 1 year+4.9%+14.1%
Total return, 1 year+11.2% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025)+16.3%
Benchmark return, 1 year+14.7%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−3.4 pts−0.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age275 days2321 days
Net assets$33m$543m

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.

SIXH in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SIXH paid 2.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 14.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.3%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.4%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, HEMI or SIXH?
HEMI charges 0.49% a year and SIXH charges 0.69%, 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 SIXH, 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 SIXH, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/hemi-vs-sixh Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

How every figure is computed · Standards and sources