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

GRNI and TCAL both write options for income.

Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap & Income ETF and T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Premium Income ETF.

7.8%GRNI cash paid, 1 year
11.4%TCAL cash paid, 1 year
+14.5%GRNI total return, 1 year
+3.0%TCAL 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
TCAL13.5 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%TCAL+3.0%11.4% as cash13.5 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%TCAL+3.0%13.5 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GRNI and TCAL hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions GRNI and TCAL both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingGRNITCAL
Northrop Grumman Corp1.88%1.56%
Amazon.com Inc2.99%1.53%
Microsoft Corp2.37%1.50%
Costco Wholesale Corp2.37%1.20%
Arista Networks Inc2.86%1.12%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc4.11%1.04%
Meta Platforms Inc2.23%1.01%
Broadcom Inc2.90%0.95%
Netflix Inc2.79%0.95%
JPMorgan Chase & Co2.35%0.66%
Only in each
Only in GRNIOnly in TCAL
Quanta Services Inc 3.23%DANAHER CORP 2.01%
GE Vernova Inc 3.08%WATERS CORP 1.97%
Strategy Inc 3.04%VERALTO CORP 1.87%
Alphabet Inc 2.96%WASTE CONNECTIONS INC 1.80%
KLA Corp 2.75%YUM BRANDS INC 1.72%
Caterpillar Inc 2.73%MCDONALD S CORP 1.70%
Eaton Corp PLC 2.64%VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES 1.69%
Bank of New York Mellon Corp/T 2.61%LINDE PLC 1.63%

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

GRNI and TCAL over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
GRNITCALGRNITCALGRNITCAL
3 months+2.1%+4.2%2.5%3.5%−0.2 pts+1.9 pts
6 months+16.3%+5.3%5.4%6.3%−1.8 pts−12.7 pts
1 yearnot published+3.0%not published11.4%not published−13.5 pts
Since launch+14.5%+3.9%7.8%15.2%−2.1 pts−32.7 pts
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GRNI and TCAL 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
TCAL
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerFundstratT. Rowe Price
Strategyoption incomecovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized10.0%9.4%
Expense ratio0.99%0.34%
Cash paid, 1 year7.8% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025)11.4%
Price change, 1 year+6.2%−8.6%
Total return, 1 year+14.5% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025)+3.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−2.1 pts−13.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age304 days540 days
Net assets$49m$276m

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.

TCAL in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, TCAL paid 11.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.0%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 13.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.4%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, GRNI or TCAL?
GRNI charges 0.99% a year and TCAL charges 0.34%, so TCAL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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GRNI against TCAL, 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.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, GRNI against TCAL, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/grni-vs-tcal Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

How every figure is computed · Standards and sources