How much has HEMI paid over the last year?

Over the period from its launch on Dec 17, 2025 to Sep 4, 2026, HEMI paid 6.0% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price rose 5.3%.

Is HEMI ahead of SPY?

Over the period from its launch on Dec 17, 2025 to Sep 4, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, HEMI returned +11.7% against +15.7% for S&P 500 (SPY), so a holder was behind it by 3.9 points.

How often does HEMI pay, and how much?

HEMI pays monthly. The latest distribution annualises to 9.1% at its price on Sep 4, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.

The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year.

Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation from exchange prices and cash distributions (Tiingo end-of-day), total return with distributions reinvested. Return of capital is the issuer’s estimate.

HEMI · Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF

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Over the period since launch on Dec 17, 2025 to Sep 4, 2026, HEMI paid 6.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +15.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.9 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 9.1%, paid monthly.

HEMI (Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF), income desk fields as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
Strategy	covered call
Benchmark	S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays	monthly
Payout rate, annualised (ETFIQ)	9.1%
Expense ratio (prospectus XBRL)	0.49%
Cash paid, trailing 12 months (ETFIQ)	5.8%
Launched	Dec 17, 2025
3 months: paid / price / total / SPY / ahead or behind (ETFIQ)	2.3% / +1.2% / +3.5% / +4.7% / −1.2 pts
6 months: paid / price / total / SPY / ahead or behind (ETFIQ)	4.8% / +5.8% / +10.8% / +15.2% / −4.4 pts
since launch: paid / price / total / SPY / ahead or behind (ETFIQ)	6.0% / +5.3% / +11.7% / +15.7% / −3.9 pts

Questions people ask

How much has HEMI paid over the last year?: Over the period from its launch on Dec 17, 2025 to Sep 4, 2026, HEMI paid 6.0% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price rose 5.3%.
Is HEMI ahead of SPY?: Over the period from its launch on Dec 17, 2025 to Sep 4, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, HEMI returned +11.7% against +15.7% for S&P 500 (SPY), so a holder was behind it by 3.9 points.
How often does HEMI pay, and how much?: HEMI pays monthly. The latest distribution annualises to 9.1% at its price on Sep 4, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
What does HEMI cost?: The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year.

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