Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
GRNI vs LJUL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
GRNI and LJUL both write options for income.
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Net assets: $55m on Jul 31, 2026 for Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap & Income ETF, and $9.0m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - July.
Not measured
GRNI since launch: paid 9.5%, price −0.6%, total +9.0%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
GRNI
+9.0%
9.5% of it arrived as cash
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
GRNI since launch: paid 9.5%, price −0.6%, total +9.0%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
GRNI
+9.0%
9.5% cash
9.5% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. GRNI since launch: paid 9.5%, price −0.6%, total +9.0%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.9.5 pts behind VOO
LJUL over 1 year: paid 5.2%, price 0.0%, total +5.3%, VOO +14.8%, −9.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
VOO
+14.8%
LJUL
+5.3%
5.2% of it arrived as cash
9.5 pts behind VOO
Total return, distributions reinvested
9.5 pts behind VOO
LJUL over 1 year: paid 5.2%, price 0.0%, total +5.3%, VOO +14.8%, −9.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
VOO
+14.8%
LJUL
+5.3%
9.5 pts behind VOO
5.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. LJUL over 1 year: paid 5.2%, price 0.0%, total +5.3%, VOO +14.8%, −9.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
LJUL costs 0.20 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | GRNI | LJUL |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +5.3% |
| Price change | fell 6.4% (6 months) | fell 0.0% (1 year) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 40% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | its own stocks | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 0.8 pts | behind by 9.5 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.99% | 0.79% |
| Net assets, GRNI as of Jul 31, 2026 and LJUL as of Nov 4, 2026 | $55m | $9.0m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, GRNI and LJUL hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.
Window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | GRNI | LJUL | GRNI | LJUL | GRNI | LJUL |
| 3 months | −3.9% | +1.1% | 2.5% | 1.3% | −0.6 pts | +1.3 pts |
| 6 months | −1.6% | +2.8% | 5.0% | 2.6% | −0.8 pts | −2.3 pts |
| 1 year | – | +5.3% | – | 5.2% | – | −9.5 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: GRNI Nov 2025 · LJUL Jul 2024 | +9.0% | +14.0% | 9.5% | 12.6% | not measured | −30.5 pts |
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GRNI's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jul 31, 2026) returned −0.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.8 pts.
Over the 6 months to Nov 4, 2026, GRNI paid 5.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 6.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −1.6%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.5%, paid monthly.
LJUL
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LJUL paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.3%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.3%, paid monthly. Innovator estimates that 40% of the distribution paid Nov 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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