Data as of .
GRNI vs QYLD: which paid, and which earned it?
GRNI and QYLD both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, GRNI and QYLD hold 32% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | GRNI | QYLD |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 4.11% | 4.02% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 2.99% | 4.36% |
| Alphabet Inc | 2.96% | 3.27% |
| Broadcom Inc | 2.90% | 2.71% |
| NVIDIA Corp | 2.46% | 8.54% |
| Apple Inc | 2.39% | 7.82% |
| Microsoft Corp | 2.37% | 5.84% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 2.23% | 3.15% |
| Tesla Inc | 2.14% | 3.05% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc | 2.36% | 1.80% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp | 2.37% | 1.75% |
| Netflix Inc | 2.79% | 1.31% |
| Only in GRNI | Only in QYLD |
|---|---|
| Quanta Services Inc 3.23% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 5.05% |
| GE Vernova Inc 3.08% | ALPHABET INC-CL C 3.02% |
| Arista Networks Inc 2.86% | SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 2.88% |
| Caterpillar Inc 2.73% | INTEL CORP 2.51% |
| Eaton Corp PLC 2.64% | WALMART INC 2.28% |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp/T 2.61% | CISCO SYSTEMS INC 1.90% |
| ONEOK Inc 2.49% | LAM RESEARCH CORP 1.58% |
| Air Products and Chemicals Inc 2.48% | APPLIED MATERIALS INC 1.55% |
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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRNI | QYLD | GRNI | QYLD | GRNI | QYLD | |
| 3 months | +2.1% | +3.2% | 2.5% | 3.0% | −0.2 pts | +5.7 pts |
| 6 months | +16.3% | +14.5% | 5.4% | 6.3% | −1.8 pts | −9.7 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +23.0% | not published | 12.5% | not published | +1.2 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +55.3% | not published | 36.6% | not published | −42.9 pts |
| Since launch | +14.5% | +198.3% | 7.8% | 116.0% | −2.1 pts | −644.6 pts |
| GRNI Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap & Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | QYLD Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Fundstrat | Global X |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 10.0% | 11.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.99% | 0.60% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 7.8% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025) | 12.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | +6.2% | +9.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.5% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025) | +23.0% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −2.1 pts | +1.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 100% |
| Age | 304 days | 4663 days |
| Net assets | $49m | $8.5bn |
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.
QYLD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QYLD paid 12.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +23.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.8%, 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 QYLD?
- GRNI charges 0.99% a year and QYLD charges 0.60%, so QYLD 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 QYLD, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/grni-vs-qyld Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.