Data as of .
GRNI vs TCAL: which paid, and which earned it?
GRNI and TCAL both write options for income.
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.
| Holding | GRNI | TCAL |
|---|---|---|
| Northrop Grumman Corp | 1.88% | 1.56% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 2.99% | 1.53% |
| Microsoft Corp | 2.37% | 1.50% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp | 2.37% | 1.20% |
| Arista Networks Inc | 2.86% | 1.12% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 4.11% | 1.04% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 2.23% | 1.01% |
| Broadcom Inc | 2.90% | 0.95% |
| Netflix Inc | 2.79% | 0.95% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 2.35% | 0.66% |
| Only in GRNI | Only 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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRNI | TCAL | GRNI | TCAL | GRNI | TCAL | |
| 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 year | not published | +3.0% | not published | 11.4% | not published | −13.5 pts |
| Since launch | +14.5% | +3.9% | 7.8% | 15.2% | −2.1 pts | −32.7 pts |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Fundstrat | T. Rowe Price |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 10.0% | 9.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.99% | 0.34% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 7.8% (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 estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 304 days | 540 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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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.