Data as of .
FDND vs GRNI: which paid, and which earned it?
FDND and GRNI both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FDND and GRNI hold 14% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FDND | GRNI |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 9.98% | 2.99% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) | 5.82% | 2.96% |
| Arista Networks, Inc. | 4.62% | 2.86% |
| Netflix, Inc. | 5.90% | 2.79% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) | 10.12% | 2.23% |
| Only in FDND | Only in GRNI |
|---|---|
| Cisco Systems, Inc. 8.66% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.11% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class C) 4.65% | Quanta Services Inc 3.23% |
| Salesforce, Inc. 4.36% | GE Vernova Inc 3.08% |
| Booking Holdings Inc. 4.28% | Strategy Inc 3.04% |
| Oracle Corporation 4.08% | Broadcom Inc 2.90% |
| Snowflake Inc. (Class A) 3.90% | KLA Corp 2.75% |
| Cloudflare, Inc. (Class A) 3.53% | Caterpillar Inc 2.73% |
| Datadog, Inc. (Class A) 2.62% | Eaton Corp PLC 2.64% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FDND | GRNI | FDND | GRNI | FDND | GRNI | |
| 3 months | +8.9% | +2.1% | 2.0% | 2.5% | +8.5 pts | −0.2 pts |
| 6 months | +18.8% | +16.3% | 4.3% | 5.4% | +4.8 pts | −1.8 pts |
| 1 year | −0.6% | not published | 7.1% | not published | −14.1 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +34.3% | +14.5% | 20.4% | 7.8% | −0.5 pts | −2.1 pts |
| FDND FT Vest Dow Jones Internet & Target Income ETF Option income on DIA, paying monthly | GRNI Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap & Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | Fundstrat |
| Strategy | option income | option income |
| Benchmark | Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.8% | 10.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.99% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 7.1% | 7.8% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | −8.2% | +6.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | −0.6% | +14.5% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +13.5% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −14.1 pts | −2.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 911 days | 304 days |
| Net assets | $10m | $49m |
FDND in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FDND paid 7.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.6%. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) returned +13.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 14.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.8%, 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, FDND or GRNI?
- FDND charges 0.75% a year and GRNI charges 0.99%, so FDND is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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