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

GRNI and JEPQ both write options for income.

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

7.8%GRNI cash paid, 1 year
11.9%JEPQ cash paid, 1 year
+14.5%GRNI total return, 1 year
+18.5%JEPQ 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
JEPQ3.2 pts behind QQQ · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.8%JEPQ+18.5%11.9% of it arrived as cash3.2 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.8%JEPQ+18.5%11.9% cash3.2 pts behind QQQ

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GRNI and JEPQ hold 28% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions GRNI and JEPQ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingGRNIJEPQ
Advanced Micro Devices Inc4.11%3.87%
Amazon.com Inc2.99%3.67%
Alphabet Inc2.96%5.05%
NVIDIA Corp2.46%6.68%
Apple Inc2.39%5.83%
Microsoft Corp2.37%3.90%
Meta Platforms Inc2.23%2.38%
Broadcom Inc2.90%2.16%
Tesla Inc2.14%2.39%
Netflix Inc2.79%1.22%
Costco Wholesale Corp2.37%1.16%
Palantir Technologies Inc2.36%0.79%
Only in each
Only in GRNIOnly in JEPQ
Quanta Services Inc 3.23%Micron Technology, Inc. 5.58%
GE Vernova Inc 3.08%Lam Research Corp. 2.89%
Arista Networks Inc 2.86%Seagate Technology Holdings plc 1.93%
Caterpillar Inc 2.73%Walmart, Inc. 1.79%
Bank of New York Mellon Corp/T 2.61%Intel Corp. 1.62%
ONEOK Inc 2.49%Marvell Technology, Inc. 1.38%
Air Products and Chemicals Inc 2.48%Cisco Systems, Inc. 1.34%
Cadence Design Systems Inc 2.47%Applied Materials, Inc. 1.31%

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 Jun 30, 2026.

Performance, window by window

GRNI and JEPQ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
GRNIJEPQGRNIJEPQGRNIJEPQ
3 months+2.1%+1.6%2.5%3.3%−0.2 pts+4.1 pts
6 months+16.3%+15.1%5.4%6.7%−1.8 pts−9.2 pts
1 yearnot published+18.5%not published11.9%not published−3.2 pts
3 yearsnot published+73.0%not published37.2%not published−25.1 pts
Since launch+14.5%+91.7%7.8%49.2%−2.1 pts−33.0 pts
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GRNI and JEPQ 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
JEPQ
JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF
Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerFundstratJPMorgan
Strategyoption incomecovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized10.0%13.6%
Expense ratio0.99%0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year7.8% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025)11.9%
Price change, 1 year+6.2%+5.7%
Total return, 1 year+14.5% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025)+18.5%
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+21.8%
Ahead or behind−2.1 pts−3.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age304 days1598 days
Net assets$49m$43.0bn

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.

JEPQ in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JEPQ paid 11.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.6%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, GRNI or JEPQ?
GRNI charges 0.99% a year and JEPQ charges 0.35%, so JEPQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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GRNI against JEPQ, 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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