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GRNI vs YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $55m on Jul 31, 2026 for Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap & Income ETF, and $15m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF.

At a glance
9.5%
GRNI cash paid, since launch, Nov 18, 2025
26.8%
YQQQ cash paid, 1 year
+9.0%
GRNI total return, since launch, Nov 18, 2025
+6.6%
YQQQ total return, 1 year
GRNI · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
Not measuredGRNI 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 cashTotal return, distributions reinvestedNot measuredGRNI since launch: paid 9.5%, price −0.6%, total +9.0%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.GRNI+9.0%

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.
YQQQ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 21.1 pts ahead of short QQQ
21.1 pts ahead of short QQQYQQQ over 1 year: paid 26.8%, price −21.3%, total +6.6%, short QQQ −14.5%, +21.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.short QQQ−14.5%YQQQ+6.6%26.8% as cash21.1 pts ahead of short QQQTotal return, distributions reinvested21.1 pts ahead of short QQQYQQQ over 1 year: paid 26.8%, price −21.3%, total +6.6%, short QQQ −14.5%, +21.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.short QQQ−14.5%YQQQ+6.6%21.1 pts ahead of short QQQ

YQQQ over 1 year: paid 26.8%, price −21.3%, total +6.6%, short QQQ −14.5%, +21.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

GRNI costs 0.12 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

GRNI vs YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureGRNIYQQQ
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published+6.6%
Price changefell 6.4% (6 months)fell 21.3% (1 year)
Against its benchmark
Benchmarkits own stocksNasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short
Against its benchmark, same daysbehind by 0.8 ptsahead by 21.1 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.99%1.11%
Net assets, GRNI as of Jul 31, 2026 and YQQQ as of Nov 3, 2026$55m$15m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, GRNI and YQQQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GRNI YQQQ
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 YQQQ
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 16.15%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 12.48%
QQQ 12/18/2026 750.02 P 8.12%
QQQ US 11/06/26 P685 0.09%
QQQ US 11/06/26 P665 0.03%
QQQ US 12/18/26 C915 0.01%
QQQ US 11/06/26 P682 -0.23%
QQQ US 11/06/26 P704 -0.41%
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Side by side

GRNI Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap & Income ETF · Option income on its own stocks, paying monthly YQQQ YieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF · Short option income on short QQQ, paying weekly
Strategy option income short option income
Benchmark GRNI's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jul 31, 2026) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 10.5% 22.7%
Expense ratio 0.99% 1.11%
Cash paid, 1 year 9.5% (since launch, Nov 18, 2025) 26.8%
Price change, 1 year −0.6% (since launch, Nov 18, 2025) −21.3%
Total return, 1 year +9.0% (since launch, Nov 18, 2025) +6.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year not published −14.5%
Ahead or behind not available +21.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published
Age 351 days 2.2 years
Net assets, GRNI as of Jul 31, 2026 and YQQQ as of Nov 3, 2026 $55m $15m

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 YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowGRNIYQQQGRNIYQQQGRNIYQQQ
3 months−3.9%+10.7%2.5%10.6%−0.6 pts+8.0 pts
6 months−1.6%+9.0%5.0%15.9%−0.8 pts+11.1 pts
1 year–+6.6%–26.8%–+21.1 pts
Since launchNot the same days: GRNI Nov 2025 · YQQQ Aug 2024+9.0%−10.1%9.5%40.8%not measured+28.7 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.

YQQQ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YQQQ paid 26.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 21.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.6%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short returned −14.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 21.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 22.7%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, GRNI or YQQQ?
GRNI charges 0.99% a year and YQQQ charges 1.11%, so GRNI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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