Data as of .
BALI vs GRNI: which paid, and which earned it?
BALI and GRNI both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BALI and GRNI hold 28% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BALI | GRNI |
|---|---|---|
| AMAZON.COM INC | 3.29% | 2.99% |
| ALPHABET CLASS A | 2.70% | 2.96% |
| NVIDIA | 7.36% | 2.46% |
| APPLE | 6.15% | 2.39% |
| MICROSOFT | 5.07% | 2.37% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.25% | 2.90% |
| META PLATFORMS CLASS A | 1.80% | 2.23% |
| CHEVRON | 1.65% | 2.46% |
| COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP | 1.64% | 2.37% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES | 1.30% | 4.11% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 1.20% | 2.35% |
| TJX | 1.19% | 2.32% |
| Only in BALI | Only in GRNI |
|---|---|
| BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 2.91% | Quanta Services Inc 3.23% |
| ALPHABET CLASS C 2.38% | Strategy Inc 3.04% |
| EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.74% | Arista Networks Inc 2.86% |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 1.69% | KLA Corp 2.75% |
| VISA CLASS A 1.55% | Eaton Corp PLC 2.64% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY 1.50% | Bank of New York Mellon Corp/T 2.61% |
| PROCTER & GAMBLE 1.45% | ONEOK Inc 2.49% |
| VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 1.31% | Cadence Design Systems Inc 2.47% |
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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALI | GRNI | BALI | GRNI | BALI | GRNI | |
| 3 months | +4.0% | +2.1% | 2.0% | 2.5% | +1.8 pts | −0.2 pts |
| 6 months | +17.3% | +16.3% | 4.7% | 5.4% | −0.8 pts | −1.8 pts |
| 1 year | +18.5% | not published | 8.5% | not published | +2.0 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +76.3% | +14.5% | 29.2% | 7.8% | −8.0 pts | −2.1 pts |
| BALI iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | GRNI Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap & Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | Fundstrat |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.5% | 10.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.99% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.5% | 7.8% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | +9.2% | +6.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.5% | +14.5% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +2.0 pts | −2.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1086 days | 304 days |
| Net assets | $1.5bn | $49m |
BALI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BALI paid 8.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.5%, paid monthly.
GRNI in plain words
Over the period since launch on Nov 18, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, GRNI paid 7.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.0%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, BALI or GRNI?
- BALI charges 0.35% a year and GRNI charges 0.99%, so BALI 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, BALI against GRNI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/bali-vs-grni Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.