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

HEMI and TPAY both write options for income.

Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF and Roundhill S&P 500 Target 10 Managed Distribution ETF.

6.0%HEMI cash paid, 1 year
5.8%TPAY cash paid, 1 year
+11.2%HEMI total return, 1 year
+11.0%TPAY 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
TPAY0.8 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+11.8%TPAY+11.0%5.8% of it arrived as cash0.8 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+11.8%TPAY+11.0%0.8 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HEMI and TPAY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in HEMIOnly in TPAY
NVIDIA Corp 9.11%SPY 03/12/2027 33.67 C 61.75%
Alphabet Inc 7.69%SPY 04/16/2027 33.18 C 33.20%
Apple Inc 5.86%SPYM 03/12/2027 3.33 C 5.05%
Amazon.com Inc 5.73%
Microsoft Corp 5.72%
Broadcom Inc 4.02%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.66%
JPMorgan Chase & Co 2.42%

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 TPAY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
HEMITPAYHEMITPAYHEMITPAY
3 months+0.8%+1.5%2.2%2.4%−1.5 pts−0.8 pts
6 months+13.6%+17.3%4.9%5.3%−4.5 pts−0.7 pts
Since launch+11.2%+11.0%6.0%5.8%−3.4 pts−0.8 pts
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ
HEMI and TPAY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
HEMI
Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
TPAY
Roundhill S&P 500 Target 10 Managed Distribution ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerHartfordRoundhill
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized9.1%9.5%
Expense ratio0.49%0.49%
Cash paid, 1 year6.0% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025)5.8% (since launch on Feb 18, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+4.9%+4.9%
Total return, 1 year+11.2% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025)+11.0% (since launch on Feb 18, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+14.7%+11.8%
Ahead or behind−3.4 pts−0.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age275 days212 days
Net assets$33m$2m

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.

TPAY in plain words

Over the period since launch on Feb 18, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, TPAY paid 5.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.0%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +11.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.5%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

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

How every figure is computed · Standards and sources