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

GRNI and QVOL both write options for income.

Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap & Income ETF and Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF.

7.8%GRNI cash paid, 1 year
4.2%QVOL cash paid, 1 year
+14.5%GRNI total return, 1 year
+4.3%QVOL 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
QVOL2.1 pts ahead of QQQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+2.1%QVOL+4.3%4.2% as cash2.1 pts ahead of QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+2.1%QVOL+4.3%2.1 pts ahead of QQQ

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GRNI and QVOL hold 28% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions GRNI and QVOL both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingGRNIQVOL
Advanced Micro Devices Inc4.11%6.17%
Amazon.com Inc2.99%7.61%
Alphabet Inc2.96%4.70%
Broadcom Inc2.90%3.42%
NVIDIA Corp2.46%8.53%
Microsoft Corp2.37%5.05%
Apple Inc2.39%2.33%
Meta Platforms Inc2.23%3.14%
Netflix Inc2.79%1.90%
Cadence Design Systems Inc2.47%1.13%
KLA Corp2.75%1.13%
Amgen Inc2.14%1.11%
Only in each
Only in GRNIOnly in QVOL
Quanta Services Inc 3.23%Alphabet Inc 4.69%
GE Vernova Inc 3.08%Micron Technology Inc 4.53%
Strategy Inc 3.04%Marvell Technology Inc 4.30%
Arista Networks Inc 2.86%Intel Corp 3.01%
Caterpillar Inc 2.73%Oracle Corp 2.53%
Eaton Corp PLC 2.64%ASML Holding NV 2.25%
Bank of New York Mellon Corp/T 2.61%Fortinet Inc 1.66%
ONEOK Inc 2.49%Microchip Technology Inc 1.58%

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 May 31, 2026.

Performance, window by window

GRNI and QVOL over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
GRNIQVOLGRNIQVOLGRNIQVOL
3 months+2.1%−3.7%2.5%3.0%−0.2 pts−1.2 pts
6 months+16.3%not published5.4%not published−1.8 ptsnot published
Since launch+14.5%+4.3%7.8%4.2%−2.1 pts+2.1 pts
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GRNI and QVOL 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
QVOL
Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF
Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerFundstratInfrastructure Capital
Strategyoption incomeoption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized10.0%12.6%
Expense ratio0.99%0.82%
Cash paid, 1 year7.8% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025)4.2% (since launch on May 12, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+6.2%0.0%
Total return, 1 year+14.5% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025)+4.3% (since launch on May 12, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+2.1%
Ahead or behind−2.1 pts+2.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age304 days129 days
Net assets$49m$8m

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.

QVOL in plain words

Over the period since launch on May 12, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, QVOL paid 4.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.3%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +2.1% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.6%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, GRNI or QVOL?
GRNI charges 0.99% a year and QVOL charges 0.82%, so QVOL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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

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