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

GRNI and XSPI both write options for income.

Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap & Income ETF and NEOS Boosted S&P 500(R) High Income ETF.

7.8%GRNI cash paid, 1 year
11.1%XSPI cash paid, 1 year
+14.5%GRNI total return, 1 year
+11.6%XSPI 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
XSPIAbout even with SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+11.3%XSPI+11.6%11.1% of it arrived as cashabout even with SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+11.3%XSPI+11.6%11.1% cashabout even with SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GRNI and XSPI hold 30% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions GRNI and XSPI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingGRNIXSPI
Amazon.com Inc2.99%3.94%
Alphabet Inc2.96%3.24%
Broadcom Inc2.90%2.65%
NVIDIA Corp2.46%8.50%
Apple Inc2.39%7.83%
Microsoft Corp2.37%5.80%
Meta Platforms Inc2.23%2.25%
Tesla Inc2.14%1.59%
JPMorgan Chase & Co2.35%1.47%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc4.11%1.40%
Palantir Technologies Inc2.36%0.63%
Chevron Corp2.46%0.61%
Only in each
Only in GRNIOnly in XSPI
Strategy Inc 3.04%Alphabet Inc 2.57%
Bank of New York Mellon Corp/T 2.61%Micron Technology Inc 1.75%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.47%
Eli Lilly & Co 1.42%
SPX US 10/16/26 C7500 1.39%
ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 1.08%
Johnson & Johnson 1.02%
Visa Inc 0.94%

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 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

GRNI and XSPI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
GRNIXSPIGRNIXSPIGRNIXSPI
3 months+2.1%+3.7%2.5%4.2%−0.2 pts+1.4 pts
6 months+16.3%+20.0%5.4%9.2%−1.8 pts+1.9 pts
Since launch+14.5%+11.6%7.8%11.1%−2.1 pts+0.2 pts
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GRNI and XSPI 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
XSPI
NEOS Boosted S&P 500(R) High Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerFundstratNEOS
Strategyoption incomeoption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized10.0%17.1%
Expense ratio0.99%0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year7.8% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025)11.1% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+6.2%−0.3%
Total return, 1 year+14.5% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025)+11.6% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+11.3%
Ahead or behind−2.1 pts+0.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published99%
Age304 days227 days
Net assets$49m$113m

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.

XSPI in plain words

Over the period since launch on Feb 3, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, XSPI paid 11.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 17.1%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Jul 10, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, GRNI or XSPI?
GRNI charges 0.99% a year and XSPI charges 0.98%, so XSPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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

How every figure is computed · Standards and sources