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.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

GRNI vs XISE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

GRNI and XISE both write options for income.

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Net assets: $55m on Jul 31, 2026 for Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap & Income ETF, and $33m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - September.

GRNI on its own →XISE on its own →

At a glance

9.5%

GRNI cash paid, since launch, Nov 18, 2025

6.1%

XISE cash paid, 1 year

+9.0%

GRNI total return, since launch, Nov 18, 2025

+7.0%

XISE total return, 1 year

GRNI · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

GRNI

+9.0%

none

Not measured

GRNI since launch: paid 9.5%, price −0.6%, total +9.0%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

GRNI

+9.0%

9.5% of it arrived as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

GRNI since launch: paid 9.5%, price −0.6%, total +9.0%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

GRNI

+9.0%

9.5% cash

9.5% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. GRNI since launch: paid 9.5%, price −0.6%, total +9.0%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XISE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 7.8 pts behind VOO

XISE

+7.0%

VOO

+14.8%

7.8 pts behind VOO

XISE over 1 year: paid 6.1%, price +0.7%, total +7.0%, VOO +14.8%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XISE

+7.0%

6.1% of it arrived as cash

7.8 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

7.8 pts behind VOO

XISE over 1 year: paid 6.1%, price +0.7%, total +7.0%, VOO +14.8%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XISE

+7.0%

7.8 pts behind VOO

6.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XISE over 1 year: paid 6.1%, price +0.7%, total +7.0%, VOO +14.8%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XISE costs 0.14 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

GRNI vs XISE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	GRNI	XISE
Paid and earned
Measure	GRNI	XISE
Total return, 1 year	not published	+7.0%
Price change	fell 6.4% (6 months)	rose 0.7% (1 year)
Against its benchmark
Measure	GRNI	XISE
Benchmark	its own stocks	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Against its benchmark, same days	behind by 0.8 pts	behind by 7.8 pts
Cost and size
Measure	GRNI	XISE
Expense ratio	0.99%	0.85%
Net assets, GRNI as of Jul 31, 2026 and XISE as of Nov 3, 2026	$55m	$33m
Holdings
Measure	GRNI	XISE
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, GRNI and XISE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GRNI XISE

Only in one fund ↓

Only in GRNI

Arista Networks Inc 2.98%

General Electric Co 2.79%

JPMorgan Chase & Co 2.69%

Packaging Corp of America 2.69%

PNC Financial Services Group I 2.67%

Robinhood Markets Inc 2.65%

Bank of New York Mellon Corp 2.63%

Eli Lilly & Co 2.61%

Only in XISE

2027-09-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.08 98.27%

2027-09-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 761.61 5.23%

2027-09-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 685.44 -2.83%

2027-09-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 761.61 -7.76%

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Side by side

GRNI Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap & Income ETF · Option income on its own stocks, paying monthly XISE FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - September · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly

Issuer Fundstrat First Trust

Strategy option income buffer with income

Benchmark GRNI's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jul 31, 2026) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 10.5% 6.8%

Expense ratio 0.99% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 9.5% (since launch, Nov 18, 2025) 6.1%

Price change, 1 year −0.6% (since launch, Nov 18, 2025) +0.7%

Total return, 1 year +9.0% (since launch, Nov 18, 2025) +7.0%

Benchmark return, 1 year not published +14.8%

Ahead or behind not available −7.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 0%

Age 351 days 3.1 years

Net assets, GRNI as of Jul 31, 2026 and XISE as of Nov 3, 2026 $55m $33m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: GRNI vs XISE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	GRNI	XISE	GRNI	XISE	GRNI	XISE
3 months	−3.9%	+1.4%	2.5%	1.6%	−0.6 pts	+1.6 pts
6 months	−1.6%	+2.9%	5.0%	3.1%	−0.8 pts	−2.1 pts
1 year	–	+7.0%	–	6.1%	–	−7.8 pts
3 years	–	+21.3%	–	19.1%	–	−62.0 pts
Since launchNot the same days: GRNI Nov 2025 · XISE Sep 2023	+9.0%	+22.3%	9.5%	19.7%	not measured	−57.3 pts

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About each fund

GRNI

GRNI's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jul 31, 2026) returned −0.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.8 pts.

Over the 6 months to Nov 4, 2026, GRNI paid 5.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 6.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −1.6%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.5%, paid monthly.

XISE

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XISE paid 6.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.0%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.8%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

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 to next

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →GRNI on its own →XISE on its own →GRNI dividend history →GRNI holdings →XISE dividend history →XISE holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

GRNI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

GRNI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Fundstrat website ↗

XISE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XISE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XISE 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for XISE ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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