Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
HEMI vs TDAQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
HEMI and TDAQ both write options for income.
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Net assets: $35m on Jul 31, 2026 for Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF, and $248m on Jun 30, 2026 for TappAlpha Innovation 100 Growth & Daily Income ETF.
Not measured
HEMI since launch: paid 7.6%, price +4.6%, total +12.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
HEMI
+12.6%
7.6% of it arrived as cash
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
HEMI since launch: paid 7.6%, price +4.6%, total +12.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
HEMI
+12.6%
7.6% cash
7.6% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. HEMI since launch: paid 7.6%, price +4.6%, total +12.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.About even with QQQ
TDAQ over 1 year: paid 16.8%, price −5.7%, total +12.0%, QQQ +12.3%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+12.3%
TDAQ
+12.0%
16.8% of it arrived as cash
about even with QQQ
Total return, distributions reinvested
About even with QQQ
TDAQ over 1 year: paid 16.8%, price −5.7%, total +12.0%, QQQ +12.3%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+12.3%
TDAQ
+12.0%
16.8% as cash
about even with QQQ
16.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TDAQ over 1 year: paid 16.8%, price −5.7%, total +12.0%, QQQ +12.3%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
HEMI costs 0.19 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | HEMI | TDAQ |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +12.0% |
| Price change | fell 0.4% (6 months) | fell 5.7% (1 year) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 99% of the Oct 29, 2026 payment | 98% of the Oct 21, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | its own stocks | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.68% |
| Net assets, HEMI as of Jul 31, 2026 and TDAQ as of Jun 30, 2026 | $35m | $248m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, HEMI and TDAQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.
Window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | HEMI | TDAQ | HEMI | TDAQ | HEMI | TDAQ |
| 3 months | +0.3% | −2.9% | 2.2% | 4.3% | 0.0 pts | +0.5 pts |
| 6 months | +4.0% | −0.5% | 4.4% | 8.4% | −0.4 pts | −0.2 pts |
| 1 year | – | +12.0% | – | 16.8% | – | −0.3 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: HEMI Dec 2025 · TDAQ Sep 2025 | +12.6% | +21.6% | 7.6% | 19.6% | not measured | +0.6 pts |
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HEMI's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jul 31, 2026) returned +4.4% over the same days, so a holder was about even.
Over the 6 months to Nov 4, 2026, HEMI paid 4.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.0%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.6%, paid monthly. Hartford estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Oct 29, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
TDAQ
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TDAQ paid 16.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.2%, paid monthly. TappAlpha estimates that 98% of the distribution paid Oct 21, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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