Data as of .
HEMI vs SPIN: which paid, and which earned it?
HEMI and SPIN both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, HEMI and SPIN hold 43% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | HEMI | SPIN |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 9.11% | 9.87% |
| Apple Inc | 5.86% | 6.03% |
| Microsoft Corp | 5.72% | 7.06% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 5.73% | 4.87% |
| Broadcom Inc | 4.02% | 3.23% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 2.42% | 2.09% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | 2.13% | 2.00% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 1.15% | 2.91% |
| Netflix Inc | 1.39% | 0.95% |
| Linde PLC | 1.11% | 0.95% |
| RTX Corp | 0.96% | 0.78% |
| Parker-Hannifin Corp | 0.74% | 1.16% |
| Only in HEMI | Only in SPIN |
|---|---|
| Alphabet Inc 7.69% | ALPHABET INC CL A 5.65% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 2.66% | META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 3.14% |
| Mastercard Inc 2.04% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 2.61% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 1.89% | EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.07% |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The 1.71% | APPLIED MATERIALS INC 1.52% |
| KLA Corp 1.39% | VISA INC CLASS A SHARES 1.47% |
| Intercontinental Exchange Inc 1.28% | AMPHENOL CORP CL A 1.28% |
| Welltower Inc 1.26% | BANK OF AMERICA CORP 1.25% |
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 Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEMI | SPIN | HEMI | SPIN | HEMI | SPIN | |
| 3 months | +0.8% | +3.7% | 2.2% | 0.8% | −1.5 pts | +1.4 pts |
| 6 months | +13.6% | +12.3% | 4.9% | 3.2% | −4.5 pts | −5.8 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +11.3% | not published | 5.2% | not published | −5.2 pts |
| Since launch | +11.2% | +28.5% | 6.0% | 15.2% | −3.4 pts | −13.7 pts |
| HEMI Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | SPIN State Street(R) US Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Hartford | State Street |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 9.1% | 2.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.25% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 6.0% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025) | 5.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | +4.9% | +5.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +11.2% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025) | +11.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +14.7% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.4 pts | −5.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 275 days | 743 days |
| Net assets | $33m | $48m |
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.
SPIN in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SPIN paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 2.7%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, HEMI or SPIN?
- HEMI charges 0.49% a year and SPIN charges 0.25%, so SPIN 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 SPIN, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/hemi-vs-spin Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.