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

GRNI and XISE both write options for income.

Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap & Income ETF and FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - September.

7.8%GRNI cash paid, 1 year
6.5%XISE cash paid, 1 year
+14.5%GRNI total return, 1 year
+6.1%XISE 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
XISE10.5 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%XISE+6.1%6.5% of it arrived as cash10.5 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%XISE+6.1%10.5 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GRNI and XISE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in GRNIOnly in XISE
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.11%2027-09-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.08 98.96%
Quanta Services Inc 3.23%2027-09-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 761.61 5.02%
GE Vernova Inc 3.08%US Dollar 1.19%
Strategy Inc 3.04%U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 01/28/2027 0.55%
Amazon.com Inc 2.99%U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 02/25/2027 0.55%
Alphabet Inc 2.96%U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/29/2026 0.55%
Broadcom Inc 2.90%U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 12/01/2026 0.55%
Arista Networks Inc 2.86%U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 12/31/2026 0.55%

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 XISE over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
GRNIXISEGRNIXISEGRNIXISE
3 months+2.1%+1.2%2.5%2.0%−0.2 pts−1.1 pts
6 months+16.3%+4.9%5.4%3.6%−1.8 pts−13.2 pts
1 yearnot published+6.1%not published6.5%not published−10.5 pts
3 yearsnot published+20.9%not published19.1%not published−57.5 pts
Since launch+14.5%+21.1%7.8%19.2%−2.1 pts−57.0 pts
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GRNI and XISE 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
XISE
FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - September
Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerFundstratFirst Trust
Strategyoption incomebuffer with income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized10.0%6.0%
Expense ratio0.99%0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year7.8% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025)6.5%
Price change, 1 year+6.2%−0.6%
Total return, 1 year+14.5% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025)+6.1%
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−2.1 pts−10.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age304 days1096 days
Net assets$49m$32m

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.

XISE in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XISE paid 6.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.0%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

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

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Where these figures came from

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

How every figure is computed · Standards and sources