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

GRNI and SDVD both write options for income.

Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap & Income ETF and FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF.

7.8%GRNI cash paid, 1 year
9.2%SDVD cash paid, 1 year
+14.5%GRNI total return, 1 year
+10.8%SDVD total return, 1 year
GRNI2.1 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%GRNI+14.5%7.8% as cash2.1 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%GRNI+14.5%2.1 pts behind SPY
SDVD16.4 pts behind SCHD · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SCHD+27.2%SDVD+10.8%9.2% of it arrived as cash16.4 pts behind SCHDTotal return, distributions reinvestedSCHD+27.2%SDVD+10.8%16.4 pts behind SCHD

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GRNI and SDVD hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions GRNI and SDVD both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingGRNISDVD
Texas Pacific Land Corp2.36%0.80%
PPG Industries Inc1.98%0.19%
Only in each
Only in GRNIOnly in SDVD
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.11%National HealthCare Corporation 1.12%
Quanta Services Inc 3.23%First BanCorp. 1.04%
GE Vernova Inc 3.08%OFG Bancorp 1.03%
Strategy Inc 3.04%The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. 1.01%
Amazon.com Inc 2.99%Interparfums, Inc. 1.00%
Alphabet Inc 2.96%Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporat 1.00%
Broadcom Inc 2.90%VeriSign, Inc. 1.00%
Arista Networks Inc 2.86%Assurant, Inc. 0.99%

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 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

GRNI and SDVD over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
GRNISDVDGRNISDVDGRNISDVD
3 months+2.1%−0.1%2.5%2.1%−0.2 pts−6.7 pts
6 months+16.3%+8.3%5.4%4.4%−1.8 pts−4.3 pts
1 yearnot published+10.8%not published9.2%not published−16.4 pts
3 yearsnot published+53.0%not published30.7%not published−0.7 pts
Since launch+14.5%+47.6%7.8%29.7%−2.1 pts−4.1 pts
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GRNI and SDVD 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
SDVD
FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF
Dividend stocks with call overlay on SCHD, paying monthly
IssuerFundstratFirst Trust
Strategyoption incomedividend stocks with call overlay
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized10.0%8.8%
Expense ratio0.99%0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year7.8% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025)9.2%
Price change, 1 year+6.2%+1.2%
Total return, 1 year+14.5% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025)+10.8%
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+27.2%
Ahead or behind−2.1 pts−16.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age304 days1135 days
Net assets$49m$888m

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.

SDVD in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SDVD paid 9.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.8%. US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy returned +27.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 16.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.8%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, GRNI or SDVD?
GRNI charges 0.99% a year and SDVD charges 0.85%, so SDVD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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GRNI against SDVD, 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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How every figure is computed · Standards and sources