Data as of .
HEMI vs ULTY: which paid, and which earned it?
HEMI and ULTY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, HEMI and ULTY hold 9% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | HEMI | ULTY |
|---|---|---|
| Alphabet Inc | 7.69% | 4.39% |
| NVIDIA Corp | 9.11% | 2.36% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 1.89% | 5.23% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc | 0.52% | 4.27% |
| Only in HEMI | Only in ULTY |
|---|---|
| Apple Inc 5.86% | MercadoLibre Inc 4.99% |
| Amazon.com Inc 5.73% | Lumentum Holdings Inc 4.75% |
| Microsoft Corp 5.72% | Strategy Inc 4.66% |
| Broadcom Inc 4.02% | Comfort Systems USA Inc 4.61% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 2.66% | Lam Research Corp 4.34% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co 2.42% | Coherent Corp 4.30% |
| Eli Lilly & Co 2.13% | Analog Devices Inc 4.11% |
| Mastercard Inc 2.04% | Space Exploration Technologies Corp 4.11% |
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 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEMI | ULTY | HEMI | ULTY | HEMI | ULTY | |
| 3 months | +0.8% | −1.1% | 2.2% | 13.7% | −1.5 pts | −3.3 pts |
| 6 months | +13.6% | +14.0% | 4.9% | 30.1% | −4.5 pts | −4.0 pts |
| 1 year | not published | −7.8% | not published | 44.9% | not published | −24.3 pts |
| Since launch | +11.2% | +10.7% | 6.0% | 86.9% | −3.4 pts | −44.1 pts |
| HEMI Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | ULTY YieldMax(R) Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Hartford | YieldMax |
| Strategy | covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 9.1% | 59.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 1.30% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 6.0% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025) | 44.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | +4.9% | −54.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +11.2% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025) | −7.8% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +14.7% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.4 pts | −24.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 100% |
| Age | 275 days | 932 days |
| Net assets | $33m | $721m |
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.
ULTY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, ULTY paid 44.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 54.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −7.8%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 24.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 59.8%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 17, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, HEMI or ULTY?
- HEMI charges 0.49% a year and ULTY charges 1.30%, so HEMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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