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

GRNI and OCTJ both write options for income.

Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap & Income ETF and Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - October.

7.8%GRNI cash paid, 1 year
5.2%OCTJ cash paid, 1 year
+14.5%GRNI total return, 1 year
+5.5%OCTJ 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
OCTJ11.1 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%OCTJ+5.5%5.2% of it arrived as cash11.1 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%OCTJ+5.5%11.1 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in GRNIOnly in OCTJ
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.11%TREASURY BILL 98.69%
Quanta Services Inc 3.23%TREASURY BILL 1.31%
GE Vernova Inc 3.08%
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.

Performance, window by window

GRNI and OCTJ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
GRNIOCTJGRNIOCTJGRNIOCTJ
3 months+2.1%+1.1%2.5%1.3%−0.2 pts−1.1 pts
6 months+16.3%+4.0%5.4%2.7%−1.8 pts−14.1 pts
1 yearnot published+5.5%not published5.2%not published−11.1 pts
Since launch+14.5%+18.9%7.8%15.9%−2.1 pts−66.0 pts
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GRNI and OCTJ 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
OCTJ
Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - October
Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly
IssuerFundstratInnovator
Strategyoption incomedefined income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlyquarterly
Payout rate, annualized10.0%5.3%
Expense ratio0.99%0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year7.8% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025)5.2%
Price change, 1 year+6.2%+0.1%
Total return, 1 year+14.5% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025)+5.5%
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−2.1 pts−11.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age304 days1082 days
Net assets$49m$15m

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.

OCTJ in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, OCTJ paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.3%, paid quarterly.

Questions people ask

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

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Where these figures came from

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GRNI against OCTJ, 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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