Data as of .
GRNI vs SCEP: which paid, and which earned it?
GRNI and SCEP both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, GRNI and SCEP hold 33% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | GRNI | SCEP |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com Inc | 2.99% | 4.68% |
| Alphabet Inc | 2.96% | 5.98% |
| Broadcom Inc | 2.90% | 5.61% |
| NVIDIA Corp | 2.46% | 5.70% |
| Apple Inc | 2.39% | 5.71% |
| Microsoft Corp | 2.37% | 3.49% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp | 2.37% | 2.40% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 2.35% | 3.55% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 2.23% | 2.23% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 4.11% | 2.19% |
| Air Products and Chemicals Inc | 2.48% | 1.87% |
| Amgen Inc | 2.14% | 1.10% |
| Only in GRNI | Only in SCEP |
|---|---|
| Quanta Services Inc 3.23% | LAM RESEARCH CORP 2.64% |
| GE Vernova Inc 3.08% | PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP 2.63% |
| Strategy Inc 3.04% | WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 2.15% |
| Arista Networks Inc 2.86% | ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC 2.07% |
| KLA Corp 2.75% | EQUINIX INC 2.05% |
| Caterpillar Inc 2.73% | VISA INC 1.98% |
| Eaton Corp PLC 2.64% | AMPHENOL CORP 1.94% |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp/T 2.61% | MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS INC 1.89% |
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 Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRNI | SCEP | GRNI | SCEP | GRNI | SCEP | |
| 3 months | +2.1% | −0.1% | 2.5% | 1.7% | −0.2 pts | −2.4 pts |
| 6 months | +16.3% | +8.3% | 5.4% | 3.7% | −1.8 pts | −9.7 pts |
| Since launch | +14.5% | +3.5% | 7.8% | 5.0% | −2.1 pts | −8.2 pts |
| GRNI Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap & Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | SCEP STERLING CAPITAL HEDGED EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Fundstrat | Sterling Capital |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 10.0% | 7.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.99% | 0.65% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 7.8% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025) | 5.0% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | +6.2% | −1.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.5% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025) | +3.5% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +11.7% |
| Ahead or behind | −2.1 pts | −8.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 304 days | 281 days |
| Net assets | $49m | $235m |
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.
SCEP in plain words
Over the period since launch on Dec 11, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, SCEP paid 5.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +11.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.1%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, GRNI or SCEP?
- GRNI charges 0.99% a year and SCEP charges 0.65%, so SCEP 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 SCEP, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/grni-vs-scep Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.