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

GRNI and IQQQ both write options for income.

Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap & Income ETF and ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF.

7.8%GRNI cash paid, 1 year
6.5%IQQQ cash paid, 1 year
+14.5%GRNI total return, 1 year
+17.7%IQQQ 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
IQQQ4.1 pts behind QQQ · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.8%IQQQ+17.7%6.5% as cash4.1 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.8%IQQQ+17.7%4.1 pts behind QQQ

What they hold in common

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

Positions GRNI and IQQQ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingGRNIIQQQ
Advanced Micro Devices Inc4.11%3.41%
Amazon.com Inc2.99%4.27%
Alphabet Inc2.96%3.25%
Broadcom Inc2.90%3.11%
NVIDIA Corp2.46%7.54%
Apple Inc2.39%6.74%
Microsoft Corp2.37%4.92%
Meta Platforms Inc2.23%2.74%
Tesla Inc2.14%3.20%
Costco Wholesale Corp2.37%1.72%
Netflix Inc2.79%1.47%
Palantir Technologies Inc2.36%1.46%
Only in each
Only in GRNIOnly in IQQQ
Quanta Services Inc 3.23%ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF 7.60%
GE Vernova Inc 3.08%Micron Technology, Inc. 4.44%
Arista Networks Inc 2.86%Alphabet, Inc. 3.01%
Caterpillar Inc 2.73%Intel Corp. 2.33%
Eaton Corp PLC 2.64%Walmart, Inc. 2.30%
Bank of New York Mellon Corp/T 2.61%Cisco Systems, Inc. 1.93%
ONEOK Inc 2.49%Lam Research Corp. 1.61%
Air Products and Chemicals Inc 2.48%Applied Materials, Inc. 1.45%

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 May 31, 2026.

Performance, window by window

GRNI and IQQQ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
GRNIIQQQGRNIIQQQGRNIIQQQ
3 months+2.1%−3.1%2.5%1.8%−0.2 pts−0.6 pts
6 months+16.3%+19.1%5.4%4.2%−1.8 pts−5.1 pts
1 yearnot published+17.7%not published6.5%not published−4.1 pts
Since launch+14.5%+51.5%7.8%24.4%−2.1 pts−13.0 pts
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GRNI and IQQQ 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
IQQQ
ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF
Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerFundstratProShares
Strategyoption incomeoption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized10.0%5.7%
Expense ratio0.99%0.97%
Cash paid, 1 year7.8% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025)6.5%
Price change, 1 year+6.2%+10.8%
Total return, 1 year+14.5% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025)+17.7%
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+21.8%
Ahead or behind−2.1 pts−4.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age304 days912 days
Net assets$49m$405m

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.

IQQQ in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, IQQQ paid 6.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.7%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, GRNI or IQQQ?
GRNI charges 0.99% a year and IQQQ charges 0.97%, so IQQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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GRNI against IQQQ, 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.

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