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

HEMI and XVSP both write options for income.

Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF and FT Vest SPCX & Target Income ETF.

6.0%HEMI cash paid, 1 year
0.0%XVSP cash paid, 1 year
+11.2%HEMI total return, 1 year
+9.2%XVSP 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
XVSP9.6 pts ahead of SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY−0.3%XVSP+9.2%9.6 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY−0.3%XVSP+9.2%9.6 pts ahead of SPY

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in HEMIOnly in XVSP
NVIDIA Corp 9.11%2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index P 1,500.03 304.12%
Alphabet Inc 7.69%2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index C 500.03 110.96%
Apple Inc 5.86%Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) 51.81%
Amazon.com Inc 5.73%2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index C 1,500.03 0.00%
Microsoft Corp 5.72%2026-10-23 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) C 1,232.73 0.00%
Broadcom Inc 4.02%2026-10-23 S&P 500® Mini Index P 500.03 -0.04%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.66%2026-09-25 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) C 152.50 -0.31%
JPMorgan Chase & Co 2.42%2026-10-23 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) P 1,232.73 -366.53%

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 XVSP over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
HEMIXVSPHEMIXVSPHEMIXVSP
3 months+0.8%not published2.2%not published−1.5 ptsnot published
6 months+13.6%not published4.9%not published−4.5 ptsnot published
Since launch+11.2%+9.2%6.0%0.0%−3.4 pts+9.6 pts
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HEMI and XVSP on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
HEMI
Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
XVSP
FT Vest SPCX & Target Income ETF
Option income on SPY
IssuerHartfordFirst Trust
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy
Paysmonthlynot established
Payout rate, annualized9.1%not published
Expense ratio0.49%not published
Cash paid, 1 year6.0% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025)0.0% (since launch on Aug 26, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+4.9%+9.2%
Total return, 1 year+11.2% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025)+9.2% (since launch on Aug 26, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+14.7%−0.3%
Ahead or behind−3.4 pts+9.6 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age275 days23 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.

XVSP in plain words

Over the period since launch on Aug 26, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, XVSP paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.2%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy returned −0.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 9.6 pts.

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Where these figures came from

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HEMI against XVSP, 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.

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How every figure is computed · Standards and sources