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

GRNI and QYLG both write options for income.

Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap & Income ETF and Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF.

7.8%GRNI cash paid, 1 year
17.4%QYLG cash paid, 1 year
+14.5%GRNI total return, 1 year
+22.2%QYLG 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
QYLGAbout even with QQQ · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.8%QYLG+22.2%17.4% of it arrived as cashabout even with QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.8%QYLG+22.2%17.4% as cashabout even with QQQ

What they hold in common

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

Positions GRNI and QYLG both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingGRNIQYLG
Advanced Micro Devices Inc4.11%3.97%
Amazon.com Inc2.99%4.31%
Alphabet Inc2.96%3.23%
Broadcom Inc2.90%2.67%
NVIDIA Corp2.46%8.44%
Apple Inc2.39%7.73%
Microsoft Corp2.37%5.77%
Meta Platforms Inc2.23%3.11%
Tesla Inc2.14%3.01%
Palantir Technologies Inc2.36%1.77%
Costco Wholesale Corp2.37%1.73%
Netflix Inc2.79%1.30%
Only in each
Only in GRNIOnly in QYLG
Quanta Services Inc 3.23%MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 4.99%
GE Vernova Inc 3.08%ALPHABET INC-CL C 3.00%
Arista Networks Inc 2.86%SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 2.85%
Caterpillar Inc 2.73%INTEL CORP 2.48%
Eaton Corp PLC 2.64%WALMART INC 2.25%
Bank of New York Mellon Corp/T 2.61%CISCO SYSTEMS INC 1.88%
ONEOK Inc 2.49%LAM RESEARCH CORP 1.57%
Air Products and Chemicals Inc 2.48%APPLIED MATERIALS INC 1.53%

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 QYLG over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
GRNIQYLGGRNIQYLGGRNIQYLG
3 months+2.1%−0.1%2.5%2.1%−0.2 pts+2.4 pts
6 months+16.3%+19.6%5.4%4.6%−1.8 pts−4.7 pts
1 yearnot published+22.2%not published17.4%not published+0.5 pts
3 yearsnot published+76.2%not published51.1%not published−22.0 pts
Since launch+14.5%+122.0%7.8%75.3%−2.1 pts−52.0 pts
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GRNI and QYLG 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
QYLG
Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF
Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerFundstratGlobal X
Strategyoption incomecovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized10.0%6.8%
Expense ratio0.99%0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year7.8% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025)17.4%
Price change, 1 year+6.2%+2.4%
Total return, 1 year+14.5% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025)+22.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+21.8%
Ahead or behind−2.1 pts+0.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published96%
Age304 days2187 days
Net assets$49m$175m

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.

QYLG in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QYLG paid 17.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +22.2%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.8%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 96% 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 QYLG?
GRNI charges 0.99% a year and QYLG charges 0.35%, so QYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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GRNI against QYLG, 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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