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

GRNI and YMAG both write options for income.

Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap & Income ETF and YieldMax(R) Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETFs.

7.8%GRNI cash paid, 1 year
35.5%YMAG cash paid, 1 year
+14.5%GRNI total return, 1 year
+9.7%YMAG 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
YMAG1.5 pts behind MAGS · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
MAGS+11.2%YMAG+9.7%35.5% of it arrived as cash1.5 pts behind MAGSTotal return, distributions reinvestedMAGS+11.2%YMAG+9.7%35.5% cash1.5 pts behind MAGS

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in GRNIOnly in YMAG
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.11%YieldMax NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF 14.58%
Quanta Services Inc 3.23%YieldMax AAPL Option Income Strategy ETF 14.24%
GE Vernova Inc 3.08%YieldMax Tsla Option Income ETF 14.21%
Strategy Inc 3.04%YieldMax Amzn Option Income ETF 14.11%
Amazon.com Inc 2.99%YieldMax GOOGL Option Income Strategy ETF 14.11%
Alphabet Inc 2.96%YieldMax Meta Option Income Strategy ETF 13.99%
Broadcom Inc 2.90%YieldMax MSFT Option Income Strategy ETF 13.90%
Arista Networks Inc 2.86%First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 0.87%

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 YMAG over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
GRNIYMAGGRNIYMAGGRNIYMAG
3 months+2.1%+6.1%2.5%9.4%−0.2 pts−1.6 pts
6 months+16.3%+15.4%5.4%21.1%−1.8 pts−5.3 pts
1 yearnot published+9.7%not published35.5%not published−1.5 pts
Since launch+14.5%+70.7%7.8%89.1%−2.1 pts−34.1 pts
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GRNI and YMAG 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
YMAG
YieldMax(R) Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETFs
Synthetic covered call on MAGS, paying weekly
IssuerFundstratYieldMax
Strategyoption incomesynthetic covered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)Magnificent Seven (MAGS)
Paysmonthlyweekly
Payout rate, annualized10.0%30.9%
Expense ratio0.99%1.34%
Cash paid, 1 year7.8% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025)35.5%
Price change, 1 year+6.2%−28.1%
Total return, 1 year+14.5% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025)+9.7%
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+11.2%
Ahead or behind−2.1 pts−1.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published80%
Age304 days962 days
Net assets$49m$297m

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.

YMAG in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YMAG paid 35.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 28.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.7%. Magnificent Seven (MAGS) returned +11.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 30.9%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 80% of the distribution paid Sep 17, 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 YMAG?
GRNI charges 0.99% a year and YMAG charges 1.34%, so GRNI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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

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