Data as of .
GRNI vs QDTY: which paid, and which earned it?
GRNI and QDTY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, GRNI and QDTY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in GRNI | Only in QDTY |
|---|---|
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.11% | NDX 12/18/2026 1001.26 C 96.19% |
| Quanta Services Inc 3.23% | XND 12/18/2026 10.02 C 3.21% |
| GE Vernova Inc 3.08% | First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 0.53% |
| Strategy Inc 3.04% | United States Treasury Bill 10/15/2026 0.07% |
| 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 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRNI | QDTY | GRNI | QDTY | GRNI | QDTY | |
| 3 months | +2.1% | −0.9% | 2.5% | 7.9% | −0.2 pts | +1.6 pts |
| 6 months | +16.3% | +20.7% | 5.4% | 17.3% | −1.8 pts | −3.6 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +20.2% | not published | 30.9% | not published | −1.6 pts |
| Since launch | +14.5% | +27.1% | 7.8% | 42.0% | −2.1 pts | −8.5 pts |
| GRNI Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap & Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | QDTY YieldMax(R) Nasdaq 100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF 0DTE covered call on QQQ, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Fundstrat | YieldMax |
| Strategy | option income | 0DTE covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 10.0% | 25.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.99% | 1.17% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 7.8% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025) | 30.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | +6.2% | −14.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.5% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025) | +20.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −2.1 pts | −1.6 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 94% |
| Age | 304 days | 582 days |
| Net assets | $49m | $27m |
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.
QDTY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QDTY paid 30.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 14.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +20.2%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 25.9%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 94% of the distribution paid Sep 17, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, GRNI or QDTY?
- GRNI charges 0.99% a year and QDTY charges 1.17%, so GRNI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, GRNI against QDTY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/grni-vs-qdty Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.