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

GRNI and OEI both write options for income.

Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap & Income ETF and Optimized Equity Income ETF.

7.8%GRNI cash paid, 1 year
8.6%OEI cash paid, 1 year
+14.5%GRNI total return, 1 year
+14.4%OEI 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
OEI0.9 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+15.3%OEI+14.4%8.6% of it arrived as cash0.9 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+15.3%OEI+14.4%8.6% cash0.9 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GRNI and OEI hold 34% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions GRNI and OEI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingGRNIOEI
Amazon.com Inc2.99%4.56%
Alphabet Inc2.96%3.48%
Broadcom Inc2.90%3.04%
NVIDIA Corp2.46%8.32%
Apple Inc2.39%4.28%
Microsoft Corp2.37%5.99%
Meta Platforms Inc2.23%2.18%
JPMorgan Chase & Co2.35%1.65%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc4.11%1.56%
Tesla Inc2.14%1.46%
General Electric Co2.06%1.41%
Chevron Corp2.46%1.31%
Only in each
Only in GRNIOnly in OEI
Quanta Services Inc 3.23%Alphabet Inc 2.79%
Strategy Inc 3.04%Micron Technology Inc 2.57%
KLA Corp 2.75%Johnson & Johnson 2.10%
Bank of New York Mellon Corp/T 2.61%ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 2.07%
ONEOK Inc 2.49%Booking Holdings Inc 1.89%
Air Products and Chemicals Inc 2.48%Eli Lilly & Co 1.80%
Cadence Design Systems Inc 2.47%Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.60%
Union Pacific Corp 2.38%AbbVie Inc 1.57%

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 Jul 31, 2026.

Performance, window by window

GRNI and OEI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
GRNIOEIGRNIOEIGRNIOEI
3 months+2.1%+4.8%2.5%2.3%−0.2 pts+2.5 pts
6 months+16.3%+12.5%5.4%4.9%−1.8 pts−5.6 pts
Since launch+14.5%+14.4%7.8%8.6%−2.1 pts−0.9 pts
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GRNI and OEI 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
OEI
Optimized Equity Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerFundstratCore Alternative
Strategyoption incomeoption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized10.0%9.2%
Expense ratio0.99%1.02%
Cash paid, 1 year7.8% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025)8.6% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025)
Price change, 1 year+6.2%+5.2%
Total return, 1 year+14.5% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025)+14.4% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+15.3%
Ahead or behind−2.1 pts−0.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age304 days331 days
Net assets$49m$46m

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.

OEI in plain words

Over the period since launch on Oct 22, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, OEI paid 8.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.4%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +15.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.2%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, GRNI or OEI?
GRNI charges 0.99% a year and OEI charges 1.02%, 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 OEI, 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 OEI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/grni-vs-oei Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

How every figure is computed · Standards and sources