Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
HEMI vs XISE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
HEMI and XISE both write options for income.
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Net assets: $35m on Jul 31, 2026 for Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF, and $33m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - September.
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, 2026.7.8 pts behind VOO
XISE over 1 year: paid 6.1%, price +0.7%, total +7.0%, VOO +14.8%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
VOO
+14.8%
XISE
+7.0%
6.1% of it arrived as cash
7.8 pts behind VOO
Total return, distributions reinvested
7.8 pts behind VOO
XISE over 1 year: paid 6.1%, price +0.7%, total +7.0%, VOO +14.8%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
VOO
+14.8%
XISE
+7.0%
7.8 pts behind VOO
6.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. XISE over 1 year: paid 6.1%, price +0.7%, total +7.0%, VOO +14.8%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
HEMI costs 0.36 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | HEMI | XISE |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +7.0% |
| Price change | fell 0.4% (6 months) | rose 0.7% (1 year) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 99% of the Oct 29, 2026 payment | 0% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | its own stocks | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.85% |
| Net assets, HEMI as of Jul 31, 2026 and XISE as of Nov 3, 2026 | $35m | $33m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, HEMI and XISE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 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 | XISE | HEMI | XISE | HEMI | XISE |
| 3 months | +0.3% | +1.4% | 2.2% | 1.6% | 0.0 pts | +1.6 pts |
| 6 months | +4.0% | +2.9% | 4.4% | 3.1% | −0.4 pts | −2.1 pts |
| 1 year | – | +7.0% | – | 6.1% | – | −7.8 pts |
| 3 years | – | +21.3% | – | 19.1% | – | −62.0 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: HEMI Dec 2025 · XISE Sep 2023 | +12.6% | +22.3% | 7.6% | 19.7% | not measured | −57.3 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.
XISE
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XISE paid 6.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.0%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.8%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 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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