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

GRNI and ISPY both write options for income.

Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap & Income ETF and ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF.

7.8%GRNI cash paid, 1 year
5.6%ISPY cash paid, 1 year
+14.5%GRNI total return, 1 year
+13.5%ISPY 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
ISPY3.1 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%ISPY+13.5%5.6% of it arrived as cash3.1 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%ISPY+13.5%3.1 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GRNI and ISPY hold 29% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions GRNI and ISPY both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingGRNIISPY
Amazon.com Inc2.99%3.64%
Alphabet Inc2.96%3.05%
Broadcom Inc2.90%2.92%
NVIDIA Corp2.46%7.07%
Apple Inc2.39%6.31%
Microsoft Corp2.37%4.60%
Meta Platforms Inc2.23%1.91%
Tesla Inc2.14%1.69%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc4.11%1.16%
JPMorgan Chase & Co2.35%1.11%
Costco Wholesale Corp2.37%0.58%
Caterpillar Inc2.73%0.56%
Only in each
Only in GRNIOnly in ISPY
Strategy Inc 3.04%ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF 10.56%
Bank of New York Mellon Corp/T 2.61%Alphabet, Inc. 2.42%
Air Products and Chemicals Inc 2.48%Micron Technology, Inc. 1.50%
PNC Financial Services Group I 2.23%Eli Lilly & Co. 1.21%
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. 1.20%
Exxon Mobil Corp. 0.84%
Visa, Inc. 0.76%
Johnson & Johnson 0.75%

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 ISPY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
GRNIISPYGRNIISPYGRNIISPY
3 months+2.1%+1.4%2.5%1.5%−0.2 pts−0.8 pts
6 months+16.3%+14.7%5.4%3.6%−1.8 pts−3.3 pts
1 yearnot published+13.5%not published5.6%not published−3.1 pts
Since launch+14.5%+53.4%7.8%25.8%−2.1 pts−14.5 pts
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GRNI and ISPY 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
ISPY
ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerFundstratProShares
Strategyoption incomeoption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized10.0%5.8%
Expense ratio0.99%0.56%
Cash paid, 1 year7.8% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025)5.6%
Price change, 1 year+6.2%+7.6%
Total return, 1 year+14.5% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025)+13.5%
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−2.1 pts−3.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age304 days1003 days
Net assets$49m$1.2bn

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.

ISPY in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, ISPY paid 5.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 7.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.8%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, GRNI or ISPY?
GRNI charges 0.99% a year and ISPY charges 0.56%, so ISPY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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GRNI against ISPY, 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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