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

GRNI and QRMI both write options for income.

Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap & Income ETF and Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF.

7.8%GRNI cash paid, 1 year
11.8%QRMI cash paid, 1 year
+14.5%GRNI total return, 1 year
+8.5%QRMI 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
QRMI13.3 pts behind QQQ · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.8%QRMI+8.5%11.8% of it arrived as cash13.3 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.8%QRMI+8.5%13.3 pts behind QQQ

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GRNI and QRMI hold 32% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions GRNI and QRMI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingGRNIQRMI
Advanced Micro Devices Inc4.11%4.00%
Amazon.com Inc2.99%4.33%
Alphabet Inc2.96%3.25%
Broadcom Inc2.90%2.69%
NVIDIA Corp2.46%8.49%
Apple Inc2.39%7.78%
Microsoft Corp2.37%5.81%
Meta Platforms Inc2.23%3.13%
Tesla Inc2.14%3.03%
Palantir Technologies Inc2.36%1.78%
Costco Wholesale Corp2.37%1.74%
Netflix Inc2.79%1.30%
Only in each
Only in GRNIOnly in QRMI
Quanta Services Inc 3.23%MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 5.02%
GE Vernova Inc 3.08%ALPHABET INC-CL C 3.01%
Arista Networks Inc 2.86%SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 2.86%
Caterpillar Inc 2.73%INTEL CORP 2.49%
Eaton Corp PLC 2.64%WALMART INC 2.27%
Bank of New York Mellon Corp/T 2.61%CISCO SYSTEMS INC 1.89%
ONEOK Inc 2.49%LAM RESEARCH CORP 1.57%
Air Products and Chemicals Inc 2.48%APPLIED MATERIALS INC 1.54%

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 QRMI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
GRNIQRMIGRNIQRMIGRNIQRMI
3 months+2.1%+0.6%2.5%3.0%−0.2 pts+3.1 pts
6 months+16.3%+7.3%5.4%6.1%−1.8 pts−17.0 pts
1 yearnot published+8.5%not published11.8%not published−13.3 pts
3 yearsnot published+26.7%not published33.5%not published−71.5 pts
Since launch+14.5%+10.4%7.8%40.8%−2.1 pts−89.1 pts
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GRNI and QRMI 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
QRMI
Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF
Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerFundstratGlobal X
Strategyoption incomeoption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized10.0%12.0%
Expense ratio0.99%0.60%
Cash paid, 1 year7.8% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025)11.8%
Price change, 1 year+6.2%−3.8%
Total return, 1 year+14.5% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025)+8.5%
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+21.8%
Ahead or behind−2.1 pts−13.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published100%
Age304 days1849 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.

QRMI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QRMI paid 11.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 13.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.0%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 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 QRMI?
GRNI charges 0.99% a year and QRMI charges 0.60%, so QRMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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GRNI against QRMI, 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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