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Income ETFs

GRNI vs XYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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GRNI and XYLG 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 $72m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF.

At a glance
9.5%
GRNI cash paid, since launch, Nov 18, 2025
12.7%
XYLG cash paid, 1 year
+9.0%
GRNI total return, since launch, Nov 18, 2025
+15.6%
XYLG 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.
XYLG · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.8 pts ahead of SPY
XYLG
+15.6%
SPY
+14.8%

0.8 pts ahead of SPY

XYLG over 1 year: paid 12.7%, price +1.5%, total +15.6%, SPY +14.8%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

XYLG

+15.6%

12.7% of it arrived as cash

0.8 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.8 pts ahead of SPY

XYLG over 1 year: paid 12.7%, price +1.5%, total +15.6%, SPY +14.8%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

XYLG

+15.6%

12.7% as cash

0.8 pts ahead of SPY

12.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XYLG over 1 year: paid 12.7%, price +1.5%, total +15.6%, SPY +14.8%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XYLG costs 0.64 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

GRNI vs XYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureGRNIXYLG
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published+15.6%
Price changefell 6.4% (6 months)rose 1.5% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate80% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Benchmarkits own stocksS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.99%0.35%
Net assets, GRNI as of Jul 31, 2026 and XYLG as of Oct 12, 2026$55m$72m
Holdings
Holdings in common27%

Method

What they share

27%

By the books each fund has filed, GRNI and XYLG hold 27% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

27% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GRNI XYLG
Microsoft Corp 2.56% 5.39%
Amazon.com Inc 2.38% 4.15%
Apple Inc 2.36% 7.09%
Broadcom Inc 2.15% 2.88%
Alphabet Inc 2.13% 3.26%
NVIDIA Corp 2.09% 7.60%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.12% 1.91%
JPMorgan Chase & Co 2.69% 1.47%
Tesla Inc 1.74% 1.36%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 2.48% 1.21%
Costco Wholesale Corp 2.04% 0.66%
UnitedHealth Group Inc 2.51% 0.59%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in GRNI
PNC Financial Services Group I 2.67%
Bank of New York Mellon Corp 2.63%
Eli Lilly & Co 2.61%
Eaton Corp PLC 2.53%
Philip Morris International In 2.37%
TJX Cos Inc 2.28%
Strategy Inc 1.29%
Only in XYLG
ALPHABET INC. 2.63%
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. 1.46%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1.45%
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 1.41%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORPORATION 1.00%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 0.96%
VISA INC. 0.94%
WALMART INC. 0.76%
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Side by side

GRNI Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap & Income ETF · Option income on its own stocks, paying monthly XYLG Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
Strategy option income covered call
Benchmark GRNI's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jul 31, 2026) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 10.5% 4.4%
Expense ratio 0.99% 0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year 9.5% (since launch, Nov 18, 2025) 12.7%
Price change, 1 year −0.6% (since launch, Nov 18, 2025) +1.5%
Total return, 1 year +9.0% (since launch, Nov 18, 2025) +15.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year not published +14.8%
Ahead or behind not available +0.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 80%
Age 351 days 6.1 years
Net assets, GRNI as of Jul 31, 2026 and XYLG as of Oct 12, 2026 $55m $72m

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 XYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowGRNIXYLGGRNIXYLGGRNIXYLG
3 months−3.9%+1.4%2.5%1.1%−0.6 pts+1.5 pts
6 months−1.6%+6.7%5.0%2.5%−0.8 pts+1.7 pts
1 year–+15.6%–12.7%–+0.8 pts
3 years–+65.6%–44.3%–−17.4 pts
Since launchNot the same days: GRNI Nov 2025 · XYLG Sep 2020+9.0%+116.0%9.5%69.8%not measured−38.4 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.

XYLG

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XYLG paid 12.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.4%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 80% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 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 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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