Data as of .
BIGY vs GRNI: which paid, and which earned it?
BIGY and GRNI both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BIGY and GRNI hold 39% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BIGY | GRNI |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 4.19% | 4.11% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 4.95% | 2.99% |
| Alphabet Inc | 4.84% | 2.96% |
| Broadcom Inc | 3.04% | 2.90% |
| NVIDIA Corp | 6.66% | 2.46% |
| Apple Inc | 7.21% | 2.39% |
| Microsoft Corp | 3.84% | 2.37% |
| Caterpillar Inc | 2.35% | 2.73% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. | 3.24% | 2.35% |
| Chevron Corp | 2.31% | 2.46% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 3.70% | 2.23% |
| Tesla Inc | 2.35% | 2.14% |
| Only in BIGY | Only in GRNI |
|---|---|
| Texas Instruments Inc 2.54% | Quanta Services Inc 3.23% |
| Walmart Inc 2.54% | GE Vernova Inc 3.08% |
| Johnson & Johnson 2.25% | Strategy Inc 3.04% |
| ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 2.23% | Arista Networks Inc 2.86% |
| Visa Inc 2.10% | KLA Corp 2.75% |
| Bank of America Corp 2.06% | Eaton Corp PLC 2.64% |
| Mastercard Inc 2.00% | Bank of New York Mellon Corp/T 2.61% |
| Eli Lilly & Co 1.99% | ONEOK Inc 2.49% |
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 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIGY | GRNI | BIGY | GRNI | BIGY | GRNI | |
| 3 months | +2.6% | +2.1% | 3.0% | 2.5% | +0.3 pts | −0.2 pts |
| 6 months | +15.0% | +16.3% | 6.9% | 5.4% | −3.0 pts | −1.8 pts |
| 1 year | +13.0% | not published | 12.5% | not published | −3.6 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +28.9% | +14.5% | 21.8% | 7.8% | −2.4 pts | −2.1 pts |
| BIGY YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) Big 50 Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly | GRNI Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap & Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | Fundstrat |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 12.1% | 10.0% |
| Expense ratio | 1.09% | 0.99% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.5% | 7.8% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.3% | +6.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.0% | +14.5% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.6 pts | −2.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 0% | not published |
| Age | 666 days | 304 days |
| Net assets | $33m | $49m |
BIGY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BIGY paid 12.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.0%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.1%, paid monthly. YieldMax estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
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, BIGY or GRNI?
- BIGY charges 1.09% a year and GRNI charges 0.99%, so GRNI 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, BIGY against GRNI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/bigy-vs-grni Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.