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GRNI vs HEMI: which paid, and which earned it?

GRNI and HEMI both write options for income.

Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap & Income ETF and Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF.

7.8%GRNI cash paid, 1 year
6.0%HEMI cash paid, 1 year
+14.5%GRNI total return, 1 year
+11.2%HEMI total return, 1 year
GRNI2.1 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%GRNI+14.5%7.8% of it arrived as cash2.1 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%GRNI+14.5%2.1 pts behind SPY
HEMI3.4 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+14.7%HEMI+11.2%6.0% of it arrived as cash3.4 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+14.7%HEMI+11.2%3.4 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GRNI and HEMI hold 31% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions GRNI and HEMI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingGRNIHEMI
Amazon.com Inc2.99%5.73%
Alphabet Inc2.96%7.69%
Broadcom Inc2.90%4.02%
NVIDIA Corp2.46%9.11%
Apple Inc2.39%5.86%
Microsoft Corp2.37%5.72%
JPMorgan Chase & Co2.35%2.42%
Meta Platforms Inc2.23%2.66%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc4.11%1.89%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The2.31%1.71%
KLA Corp2.75%1.39%
Netflix Inc2.79%1.39%
Only in each
Only in GRNIOnly in HEMI
Quanta Services Inc 3.23%Eli Lilly & Co 2.13%
Strategy Inc 3.04%Mastercard Inc 2.04%
Arista Networks Inc 2.86%Walmart Inc 1.70%
Caterpillar Inc 2.73%Intercontinental Exchange Inc 1.28%
Bank of New York Mellon Corp/T 2.61%Welltower Inc 1.26%
ONEOK Inc 2.49%AutoZone Inc 1.21%
Air Products and Chemicals Inc 2.48%Merck & Co Inc 1.15%
Cadence Design Systems Inc 2.47%Micron Technology Inc 1.15%

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.

Performance, window by window

GRNI and HEMI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
GRNIHEMIGRNIHEMIGRNIHEMI
3 months+2.1%+0.8%2.5%2.2%−0.2 pts−1.5 pts
6 months+16.3%+13.6%5.4%4.9%−1.8 pts−4.5 pts
Since launch+14.5%+11.2%7.8%6.0%−2.1 pts−3.4 pts
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GRNI and HEMI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
GRNI
Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap & Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
HEMI
Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerFundstratHartford
Strategyoption incomecovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized10.0%9.1%
Expense ratio0.99%0.49%
Cash paid, 1 year7.8% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025)6.0% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025)
Price change, 1 year+6.2%+4.9%
Total return, 1 year+14.5% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025)+11.2% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+14.7%
Ahead or behind−2.1 pts−3.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age304 days275 days
Net assets$49m$33m

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.

HEMI in plain words

Over the period since launch on Dec 17, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, HEMI paid 6.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.1%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, GRNI or HEMI?
GRNI charges 0.99% a year and HEMI charges 0.49%, so HEMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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GRNI against HEMI, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, GRNI against HEMI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/grni-vs-hemi Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

How every figure is computed · Standards and sources