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

HEMI and XDTE both write options for income.

Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF and Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF.

6.0%HEMI cash paid, 1 year
26.5%XDTE cash paid, 1 year
+11.2%HEMI total return, 1 year
+15.6%XDTE 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
XDTE1 pt behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%XDTE+15.6%26.5% of it arrived as cash1 pt behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%XDTE+15.6%26.5% as cash1 pt behind SPY

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in HEMIOnly in XDTE
NVIDIA Corp 9.11%SPX 03/19/2027 678.8 C 66.30%
Alphabet Inc 7.69%SPX 06/11/2027 678.8 C 24.62%
Apple Inc 5.86%Roundhill Weekly T-Bill ETF 7.23%
Amazon.com Inc 5.73%First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 1.84%
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 XDTE over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
HEMIXDTEHEMIXDTEHEMIXDTE
3 months+0.8%+2.5%2.2%5.1%−1.5 pts+0.3 pts
6 months+13.6%+14.9%4.9%10.6%−4.5 pts−3.1 pts
1 yearnot published+15.6%not published26.5%not published−1.0 pts
Since launch+11.2%+45.9%6.0%59.5%−3.4 pts−6.9 pts
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ
HEMI and XDTE on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
HEMI
Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
XDTE
Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF
0DTE covered call on SPY, paying weekly
IssuerHartfordRoundhill
Strategycovered call0DTE covered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlyweekly
Payout rate, annualized9.1%15.2%
Expense ratio0.49%0.97%
Cash paid, 1 year6.0% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025)26.5%
Price change, 1 year+4.9%−13.4%
Total return, 1 year+11.2% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025)+15.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year+14.7%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−3.4 pts−1.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age275 days925 days
Net assets$33m$336m

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.

XDTE in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XDTE paid 26.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 13.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.2%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, HEMI or XDTE?
HEMI charges 0.49% a year and XDTE charges 0.97%, 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 XDTE, 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 XDTE, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/hemi-vs-xdte Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

How every figure is computed · Standards and sources