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

GRNI and KYLD both write options for income.

Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap & Income ETF and Kurv High Income ETF.

7.8%GRNI cash paid, 1 year
20.9%KYLD cash paid, 1 year
+14.5%GRNI total return, 1 year
+2.0%KYLD 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
KYLD10.9 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+12.9%KYLD+2.0%10.9 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+12.9%KYLD+2.0%10.9 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GRNI and KYLD hold 11% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions GRNI and KYLD both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingGRNIKYLD
Advanced Micro Devices Inc4.11%6.21%
Broadcom Inc2.90%5.17%
Robinhood Markets Inc2.23%3.81%
Vistra Corp2.15%4.71%
Only in each
Only in GRNIOnly in KYLD
Quanta Services Inc 3.23%TREASURY BILL 12.96%
GE Vernova Inc 3.08%TREASURY BILL 11.01%
Strategy Inc 3.04%Global X Silver Miners ETF 7.09%
Amazon.com Inc 2.99%VanEck Gold Miners ETF/USA 6.38%
Alphabet Inc 2.96%Intel Corp 6.19%
Arista Networks Inc 2.86%Howmet Aerospace Inc 5.97%
Netflix Inc 2.79%Teradyne Inc 5.77%
KLA Corp 2.75%BWX Technologies Inc 5.38%

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 KYLD over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
GRNIKYLDGRNIKYLDGRNIKYLD
3 months+2.1%−6.3%2.5%5.6%−0.2 pts−8.5 pts
6 months+16.3%+24.4%5.4%14.1%−1.8 pts+6.4 pts
Since launch+14.5%+2.0%7.8%20.9%−2.1 pts−10.9 pts
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GRNI and KYLD 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
KYLD
Kurv High Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying weekly
IssuerFundstratKurv
Strategyoption incomeoption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Paysmonthlyweekly
Payout rate, annualized10.0%25.6%
Expense ratio0.99%1.00%
Cash paid, 1 year7.8% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025)20.9% (since launch on Oct 31, 2025)
Price change, 1 year+6.2%−20.5%
Total return, 1 year+14.5% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025)+2.0% (since launch on Oct 31, 2025)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+12.9%
Ahead or behind−2.1 pts−10.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published100%
Age304 days322 days
Net assets$49m$49m

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.

KYLD in plain words

Over the period since launch on Oct 31, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, KYLD paid 20.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 20.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.0%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +12.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 25.6%, paid weekly. Kurv estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, GRNI or KYLD?
GRNI charges 0.99% a year and KYLD charges 1.00%, so GRNI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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GRNI against KYLD, 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.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, GRNI against KYLD, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/grni-vs-kyld Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

How every figure is computed · Standards and sources