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

GRNI and IVVW both write options for income.

Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap & Income ETF and iShares S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF.

7.8%GRNI cash paid, 1 year
17.5%IVVW cash paid, 1 year
+14.5%GRNI total return, 1 year
+17.2%IVVW 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
IVVW0.6 pts ahead of SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%IVVW+17.2%17.5% of it arrived as cash0.6 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%IVVW+17.2%17.5% as cash0.6 pts ahead of SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GRNI and IVVW hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in GRNIOnly in IVVW
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.11%ISHARES CORE S&P ETF TRUST 101.45%
Quanta Services Inc 3.23%USD CASH 0.18%
GE Vernova Inc 3.08%OCT26 SPX C @ 7625.000000 -1.63%
Strategy Inc 3.04%
Amazon.com Inc 2.99%
Alphabet Inc 2.96%
Broadcom Inc 2.90%
Arista Networks Inc 2.86%

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

GRNI and IVVW over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
GRNIIVVWGRNIIVVWGRNIIVVW
3 months+2.1%+4.6%2.5%2.6%−0.2 pts+2.4 pts
6 months+16.3%+13.1%5.4%7.9%−1.8 pts−4.9 pts
1 yearnot published+17.2%not published17.5%not published+0.6 pts
Since launch+14.5%+38.9%7.8%39.7%−2.1 pts−14.9 pts
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GRNI and IVVW 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
IVVW
iShares S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerFundstratiShares
Strategyoption incomecovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized10.0%7.6%
Expense ratio0.99%0.25%
Cash paid, 1 year7.8% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025)17.5%
Price change, 1 year+6.2%−2.0%
Total return, 1 year+14.5% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025)+17.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−2.1 pts+0.6 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age304 days917 days
Net assets$49m$350m

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.

IVVW in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, IVVW paid 17.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.6%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, GRNI or IVVW?
GRNI charges 0.99% a year and IVVW charges 0.25%, so IVVW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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GRNI against IVVW, 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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