Data as of .
GRNI vs SDVD: which paid, and which earned it?
GRNI and SDVD both write options for income.
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.
| Holding | GRNI | SDVD |
|---|---|---|
| Texas Pacific Land Corp | 2.36% | 0.80% |
| PPG Industries Inc | 1.98% | 0.19% |
| Only in GRNI | Only 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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRNI | SDVD | GRNI | SDVD | GRNI | SDVD | |
| 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 year | not published | +10.8% | not published | 9.2% | not published | −16.4 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +53.0% | not published | 30.7% | not published | −0.7 pts |
| Since launch | +14.5% | +47.6% | 7.8% | 29.7% | −2.1 pts | −4.1 pts |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Fundstrat | First Trust |
| Strategy | option income | dividend stocks with call overlay |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 10.0% | 8.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.99% | 0.85% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 7.8% (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 estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 304 days | 1135 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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