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

GRNI and QDTE both write options for income.

Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap & Income ETF and Roundhill Innovation-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF.

7.8%GRNI cash paid, 1 year
36.1%QDTE cash paid, 1 year
+14.5%GRNI total return, 1 year
+21.1%QDTE 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
QDTE0.7 pts behind QQQ · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.8%QDTE+21.1%36.1% of it arrived as cash0.7 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.8%QDTE+21.1%36.1% as cash0.7 pts behind QQQ

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in GRNIOnly in QDTE
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.11%NDX 03/19/2027 2510.15 C 25.90%
Quanta Services Inc 3.23%QQQ 11/19/2027 70.11 C 24.77%
GE Vernova Inc 3.08%NDX 06/11/2027 3059.42 C 22.64%
Strategy Inc 3.04%QQQ 09/17/2027 70.69 C 17.82%
Amazon.com Inc 2.99%Roundhill Weekly T-Bill ETF 4.97%
Alphabet Inc 2.96%First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 3.90%
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 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

GRNI and QDTE over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
GRNIQDTEGRNIQDTEGRNIQDTE
3 months+2.1%−0.9%2.5%7.6%−0.2 pts+1.6 pts
6 months+16.3%+19.7%5.4%16.2%−1.8 pts−4.5 pts
1 yearnot published+21.1%not published36.1%not published−0.7 pts
Since launch+14.5%+59.9%7.8%74.1%−2.1 pts−4.3 pts
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GRNI and QDTE 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
QDTE
Roundhill Innovation-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF
0DTE covered call on QQQ, paying weekly
IssuerFundstratRoundhill
Strategyoption income0DTE covered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthlyweekly
Payout rate, annualized10.0%20.8%
Expense ratio0.99%0.96%
Cash paid, 1 year7.8% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025)36.1%
Price change, 1 year+6.2%−19.2%
Total return, 1 year+14.5% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025)+21.1%
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+21.8%
Ahead or behind−2.1 pts−0.7 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age304 days925 days
Net assets$49m$967m

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.

QDTE in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QDTE paid 36.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 19.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 20.8%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, GRNI or QDTE?
GRNI charges 0.99% a year and QDTE charges 0.96%, so QDTE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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

How every figure is computed · Standards and sources