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

GRNI and XYLG both write options for income.

Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap & Income ETF and Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF.

7.8%GRNI cash paid, 1 year
13.2%XYLG cash paid, 1 year
+14.5%GRNI total return, 1 year
+17.2%XYLG 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
XYLG0.7 pts ahead of SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%XYLG+17.2%13.2% of it arrived as cash0.7 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%XYLG+17.2%13.2% as cash0.7 pts ahead of SPY

What they hold in common

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

Positions GRNI and XYLG both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingGRNIXYLG
Amazon.com Inc2.99%3.81%
Alphabet Inc2.96%3.12%
Broadcom Inc2.90%2.59%
NVIDIA Corp2.46%8.20%
Apple Inc2.39%7.50%
Microsoft Corp2.37%5.59%
Meta Platforms Inc2.23%2.24%
Tesla Inc2.14%1.57%
JPMorgan Chase & Co2.35%1.42%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc4.11%1.40%
Chevron Corp2.46%0.63%
Palantir Technologies Inc2.36%0.62%
Only in each
Only in GRNIOnly in XYLG
Strategy Inc 3.04%ALPHABET INC-CL C 2.48%
Bank of New York Mellon Corp/T 2.61%MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 1.75%
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL B 1.45%
ELI LILLY & CO 1.41%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.03%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 1.00%
VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES 0.96%
INTEL CORP 0.82%

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 XYLG over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
GRNIXYLGGRNIXYLGGRNIXYLG
3 months+2.1%+3.6%2.5%1.3%−0.2 pts+1.3 pts
6 months+16.3%+15.7%5.4%3.0%−1.8 pts−2.3 pts
1 yearnot published+17.2%not published13.2%not published+0.7 pts
3 yearsnot published+60.9%not published43.0%not published−17.5 pts
Since launch+14.5%+114.0%7.8%69.0%−2.1 pts−38.7 pts
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GRNI and XYLG 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
XYLG
Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerFundstratGlobal X
Strategyoption incomecovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized10.0%4.4%
Expense ratio0.99%0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year7.8% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025)13.2%
Price change, 1 year+6.2%+2.6%
Total return, 1 year+14.5% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025)+17.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−2.1 pts+0.7 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published80%
Age304 days2188 days
Net assets$49m$65m

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.

XYLG in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XYLG paid 13.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.4%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 80% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 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 XYLG?
GRNI charges 0.99% a year and XYLG charges 0.35%, so XYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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

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