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

GRNI and PAPI both write options for income.

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

7.8%GRNI cash paid, 1 year
7.9%PAPI cash paid, 1 year
+14.5%GRNI total return, 1 year
+12.8%PAPI 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
PAPI3.8 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%PAPI+12.8%7.9% of it arrived as cash3.8 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%PAPI+12.8%3.8 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GRNI and PAPI hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions GRNI and PAPI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingGRNIPAPI
Alphabet Inc2.96%0.59%
Packaging Corp of America2.08%0.57%
PPG Industries Inc1.98%0.56%
Air Products and Chemicals Inc2.48%0.51%
ONEOK Inc2.49%0.51%
TJX Cos Inc/The2.32%0.51%
Costco Wholesale Corp2.37%0.49%
Chevron Corp2.46%0.45%
Microsoft Corp2.37%0.39%
Only in each
Only in GRNIOnly in PAPI
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.11%Corning, Inc. 1.01%
Quanta Services Inc 3.23%TD SYNNEX Corp. 0.81%
GE Vernova Inc 3.08%Cisco Systems, Inc. 0.77%
Strategy Inc 3.04%Power Integrations, Inc. 0.73%
Amazon.com Inc 2.99%Royalty Pharma plc 0.73%
Broadcom Inc 2.90%Millicom International Cellular SA 0.72%
Arista Networks Inc 2.86%Avnet, Inc. 0.71%
Netflix Inc 2.79%Texas Instruments, Inc. 0.71%

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 Jun 30, 2026.

Performance, window by window

GRNI and PAPI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
GRNIPAPIGRNIPAPIGRNIPAPI
3 months+2.1%+4.7%2.5%2.0%−0.2 pts+2.5 pts
6 months+16.3%+5.6%5.4%4.0%−1.8 pts−12.4 pts
1 yearnot published+12.8%not published7.9%not published−3.8 pts
Since launch+14.5%+35.6%7.8%22.5%−2.1 pts−49.6 pts
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GRNI and PAPI 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
PAPI
Parametric Equity Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerFundstratParametric
Strategyoption incomecovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized10.0%7.2%
Expense ratio0.99%0.29%
Cash paid, 1 year7.8% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025)7.9%
Price change, 1 year+6.2%+4.5%
Total return, 1 year+14.5% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025)+12.8%
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−2.1 pts−3.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age304 days1065 days
Net assets$49m$400m

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.

PAPI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, PAPI paid 7.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.2%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, GRNI or PAPI?
GRNI charges 0.99% a year and PAPI charges 0.29%, so PAPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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

How every figure is computed · Standards and sources