Data as of .
FTQI vs GRNI: which paid, and which earned it?
FTQI and GRNI both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FTQI and GRNI hold 32% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FTQI | GRNI |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 5.41% | 4.11% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 4.13% | 2.99% |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 6.55% | 2.46% |
| Apple Inc. | 8.76% | 2.39% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) | 2.54% | 2.36% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) | 2.75% | 2.23% |
| Tesla, Inc. | 2.68% | 2.14% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) | 2.06% | 2.96% |
| Broadcom Inc. | 1.92% | 2.90% |
| Microsoft Corporation | 1.41% | 2.37% |
| Costco Wholesale Corporation | 1.30% | 2.37% |
| KLA Corporation | 1.29% | 2.75% |
| Only in FTQI | Only in GRNI |
|---|---|
| US Dollar 5.75% | Quanta Services Inc 3.23% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. 3.18% | Strategy Inc 3.04% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. 2.38% | Arista Networks Inc 2.86% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings Plc 2.17% | Eaton Corp PLC 2.64% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class C) 2.05% | Bank of New York Mellon Corp/T 2.61% |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 1.42% | ONEOK Inc 2.49% |
| AbbVie Inc. 1.32% | Cadence Design Systems Inc 2.47% |
| Lam Research Corporation 1.24% | Union Pacific Corp 2.38% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTQI | GRNI | FTQI | GRNI | FTQI | GRNI | |
| 3 months | +4.0% | +2.1% | 2.9% | 2.5% | +6.5 pts | −0.2 pts |
| 6 months | +18.3% | +16.3% | 6.3% | 5.4% | −5.9 pts | −1.8 pts |
| 1 year | +21.5% | not published | 12.0% | not published | −0.3 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +62.9% | not published | 37.0% | not published | −35.3 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +141.7% | +14.5% | 78.8% | 7.8% | −675.0 pts | −2.1 pts |
| FTQI First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | GRNI Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap & Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | Fundstrat |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 11.9% | 10.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.99% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.0% | 7.8% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | +8.0% | +6.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.5% | +14.5% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.3 pts | −2.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 4637 days | 304 days |
| Net assets | $975m | $49m |
FTQI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTQI paid 12.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.9%, 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, FTQI or GRNI?
- FTQI charges 0.75% a year and GRNI charges 0.99%, so FTQI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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