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

HEMI and SPIN both write options for income.

Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF and State Street(R) US Equity Premium Income ETF.

6.0%HEMI cash paid, 1 year
5.2%SPIN cash paid, 1 year
+11.2%HEMI total return, 1 year
+11.3%SPIN 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
SPIN5.2 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%SPIN+11.3%5.2% of it arrived as cash5.2 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%SPIN+11.3%5.2 pts behind SPY

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.

Positions HEMI and SPIN both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingHEMISPIN
NVIDIA Corp9.11%9.87%
Apple Inc5.86%6.03%
Microsoft Corp5.72%7.06%
Amazon.com Inc5.73%4.87%
Broadcom Inc4.02%3.23%
JPMorgan Chase & Co2.42%2.09%
Eli Lilly & Co2.13%2.00%
Micron Technology Inc1.15%2.91%
Netflix Inc1.39%0.95%
Linde PLC1.11%0.95%
RTX Corp0.96%0.78%
Parker-Hannifin Corp0.74%1.16%
Only in each
Only in HEMIOnly 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

HEMI and SPIN over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
HEMISPINHEMISPINHEMISPIN
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 yearnot published+11.3%not published5.2%not published−5.2 pts
Since launch+11.2%+28.5%6.0%15.2%−3.4 pts−13.7 pts
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ
HEMI and SPIN on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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
IssuerHartfordState Street
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized9.1%2.7%
Expense ratio0.49%0.25%
Cash paid, 1 year6.0% (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 estimatenot publishednot published
Age275 days743 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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HEMI against SPIN, 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 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.

How every figure is computed · Standards and sources