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

GRNI and KIQQ both write options for income.

Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap & Income ETF and KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF.

7.8%GRNI cash paid, 1 year
5.8%KIQQ cash paid, 1 year
+14.5%GRNI total return, 1 year
+6.0%KIQQ 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
KIQQ9.9 pts behind QQQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+15.9%KIQQ+6.0%5.8% of it arrived as cash9.9 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+15.9%KIQQ+6.0%9.9 pts behind QQQ

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GRNI and KIQQ hold 33% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions GRNI and KIQQ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingGRNIKIQQ
Advanced Micro Devices Inc4.11%4.21%
Amazon.com Inc2.99%4.50%
Alphabet Inc2.96%3.40%
Broadcom Inc2.90%2.76%
NVIDIA Corp2.46%8.90%
Apple Inc2.39%8.20%
Microsoft Corp2.37%6.17%
Meta Platforms Inc2.23%3.31%
Tesla Inc2.14%3.19%
Palantir Technologies Inc2.36%1.90%
Costco Wholesale Corp2.37%1.82%
Netflix Inc2.79%1.39%
Only in each
Only in GRNIOnly in KIQQ
Quanta Services Inc 3.23%+NDXDBHIO/-FED FUNDS 100.58%
GE Vernova Inc 3.08%MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 5.14%
Arista Networks Inc 2.86%ALPHABET INC-CL C 3.15%
Caterpillar Inc 2.73%SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 3.07%
Eaton Corp PLC 2.64%INTEL CORP 2.66%
Bank of New York Mellon Corp/T 2.61%WALMART INC 2.37%
ONEOK Inc 2.49%CISCO SYSTEMS INC 2.00%
Air Products and Chemicals Inc 2.48%LAM RESEARCH CORP 1.58%

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 KIQQ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
GRNIKIQQGRNIKIQQGRNIKIQQ
3 months+2.1%−3.2%2.5%1.9%−0.2 pts−0.7 pts
6 months+16.3%+11.9%5.4%4.5%−1.8 pts−12.3 pts
Since launch+14.5%+6.0%7.8%5.8%−2.1 pts−9.9 pts
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GRNI and KIQQ 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
KIQQ
KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF
Buffer with income on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerFundstratKraneShares
Strategyoption incomebuffer with income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized10.0%6.3%
Expense ratio0.99%0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year7.8% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025)5.8% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+6.2%−0.1%
Total return, 1 year+14.5% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025)+6.0% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+15.9%
Ahead or behind−2.1 pts−9.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age304 days254 days
Net assets$49m$3m

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.

KIQQ in plain words

Over the period since launch on Jan 7, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, KIQQ paid 5.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +15.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, GRNI or KIQQ?
GRNI charges 0.99% a year and KIQQ charges 0.79%, so KIQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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GRNI against KIQQ, 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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