Data as of .
GRNI vs QUSA: which paid, and which earned it?
GRNI and QUSA both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, GRNI and QUSA hold 27% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | GRNI | QUSA |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc | 2.90% | 4.70% |
| Netflix Inc | 2.79% | 3.79% |
| Caterpillar Inc | 2.73% | 4.91% |
| KLA Corp | 2.75% | 2.69% |
| NVIDIA Corp | 2.46% | 5.78% |
| Apple Inc | 2.39% | 5.99% |
| Microsoft Corp | 2.37% | 6.08% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp | 2.37% | 4.40% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 2.23% | 4.28% |
| Alphabet Inc | 2.96% | 2.22% |
| General Electric Co | 2.06% | 2.75% |
| Only in GRNI | Only in QUSA |
|---|---|
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.11% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 5.35% |
| Quanta Services Inc 3.23% | Coca-Cola Co/The 4.33% |
| GE Vernova Inc 3.08% | Eli Lilly & Co 4.24% |
| Strategy Inc 3.04% | Walmart Inc 4.17% |
| Amazon.com Inc 2.99% | Procter & Gamble Co/The 3.85% |
| Arista Networks Inc 2.86% | Lam Research Corp 3.47% |
| Eaton Corp PLC 2.64% | Visa Inc 3.37% |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp/T 2.61% | Blackrock Inc 2.99% |
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 | QUSA | GRNI | QUSA | GRNI | QUSA | |
| 3 months | +2.1% | −1.9% | 2.5% | 3.6% | −0.2 pts | −3.6 pts |
| 6 months | +16.3% | +10.4% | 5.4% | 7.8% | −1.8 pts | −4.3 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +3.5% | not published | 13.8% | not published | −11.7 pts |
| Since launch | +14.5% | +4.9% | 7.8% | 15.1% | −2.1 pts | −25.8 pts |
| GRNI Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap & Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | QUSA VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF Covered call on QUAL, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Fundstrat | VistaShares |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | USA Quality (QUAL), used as the quality proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 10.0% | 15.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.99% | 0.97% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 7.8% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025) | 13.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | +6.2% | −11.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.5% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025) | +3.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +15.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −2.1 pts | −11.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 304 days | 500 days |
| Net assets | $49m | $22m |
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.
QUSA in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QUSA paid 13.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 11.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.5%. USA Quality (QUAL), used as the quality proxy returned +15.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, GRNI or QUSA?
- GRNI charges 0.99% a year and QUSA charges 0.97%, so QUSA 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 QUSA, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/grni-vs-qusa Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.