Data as of .
HEMI vs YLDE: which paid, and which earned it?
HEMI and YLDE both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, HEMI and YLDE hold 22% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | HEMI | YLDE |
|---|---|---|
| Alphabet Inc | 7.69% | 3.60% |
| NVIDIA Corp | 9.11% | 3.03% |
| Microsoft Corp | 5.72% | 2.67% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 2.42% | 2.51% |
| Broadcom Inc | 4.02% | 2.25% |
| Apple Inc | 5.86% | 1.91% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 2.66% | 1.63% |
| Linde PLC | 1.11% | 1.56% |
| RTX Corp | 0.96% | 1.00% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp | 0.87% | 4.05% |
| Texas Instruments Inc | 0.87% | 2.28% |
| Williams Cos Inc/The | 0.55% | 4.63% |
| Only in HEMI | Only in YLDE |
|---|---|
| Amazon.com Inc 5.73% | NESTLE' SA/AG 2.94% |
| Eli Lilly & Co 2.13% | AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC 2.83% |
| Mastercard Inc 2.04% | APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.78% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 1.89% | UNILEVER PLC 2.64% |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The 1.71% | PUBLIC STORAGE 2.59% |
| Walmart Inc 1.70% | MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES INC 2.52% |
| KLA Corp 1.39% | OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP 2.49% |
| Netflix Inc 1.39% | UNION PACIFIC CORP 2.45% |
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 Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEMI | YLDE | HEMI | YLDE | HEMI | YLDE | |
| 3 months | +0.8% | +2.5% | 2.2% | 2.3% | −1.5 pts | +0.3 pts |
| 6 months | +13.6% | +8.4% | 4.9% | 4.1% | −4.5 pts | −9.6 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +10.5% | not published | 7.6% | not published | −6.0 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +51.1% | not published | 16.8% | not published | −27.3 pts |
| Since launch | +11.2% | +181.4% | 6.0% | 42.1% | −3.4 pts | −86.6 pts |
| HEMI Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | YLDE Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Hartford | Franklin |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 9.1% | 7.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.48% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 6.0% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025) | 7.6% |
| Price change, 1 year | +4.9% | +2.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +11.2% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025) | +10.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +14.7% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.4 pts | −6.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 275 days | 3405 days |
| Net assets | $33m | $170m |
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.
YLDE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YLDE paid 7.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.0%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, HEMI or YLDE?
- HEMI charges 0.49% a year and YLDE charges 0.48%, so YLDE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, HEMI against YLDE, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/hemi-vs-ylde Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.