Data as of .
GRNI vs XIMR: which paid, and which earned it?
GRNI and XIMR both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, GRNI and XIMR hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in GRNI | Only in XIMR |
|---|---|
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.11% | 2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.06 114.57% |
| Quanta Services Inc 3.23% | 2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 648.56 1.15% |
| GE Vernova Inc 3.08% | US Dollar 0.78% |
| Strategy Inc 3.04% | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/01/2026 0.60% |
| Amazon.com Inc 2.99% | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/29/2026 0.60% |
| Alphabet Inc 2.96% | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 01/21/2027 0.59% |
| Broadcom Inc 2.90% | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 02/18/2027 0.59% |
| Arista Networks Inc 2.86% | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 03/18/2027 0.59% |
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 | XIMR | GRNI | XIMR | GRNI | XIMR | |
| 3 months | +2.1% | +1.5% | 2.5% | 1.8% | −0.2 pts | −0.8 pts |
| 6 months | +16.3% | +5.0% | 5.4% | 3.1% | −1.8 pts | −13.1 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +7.5% | not published | 6.7% | not published | −9.1 pts |
| Since launch | +14.5% | +19.2% | 7.8% | 16.2% | −2.1 pts | −32.9 pts |
| GRNI Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap & Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | XIMR FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - March Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Fundstrat | First Trust |
| Strategy | option income | buffer with income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 10.0% | 7.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.99% | 0.85% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 7.8% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025) | 6.7% |
| Price change, 1 year | +6.2% | +0.5% |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.5% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025) | +7.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −2.1 pts | −9.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 304 days | 913 days |
| Net assets | $49m | $27m |
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.
XIMR in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XIMR paid 6.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, GRNI or XIMR?
- GRNI charges 0.99% a year and XIMR charges 0.85%, so XIMR 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 XIMR, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/grni-vs-ximr Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.