Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
BALI vs VTI: how they differ
Over the year BALI returned more, +18.9% against +17.2%, and VTI charges 0.03% against 0.35%.
iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF and Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BALI and VTI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in BALI | Only in VTI |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA 7.38% | NVIDIA Corp 6.37% |
| APPLE 6.04% | Apple Inc 5.88% |
| MICROSOFT 5.32% | Microsoft Corp 3.84% |
| AMAZON.COM INC 3.35% | Amazon.com Inc 3.19% |
| ALPHABET CLASS A 2.52% | Alphabet Inc 2.90% |
| BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 2.46% | Broadcom Inc 2.48% |
| ALPHABET CLASS C 2.33% | Alphabet Inc 2.29% |
| BROADCOM INC 2.23% | Micron Technology Inc 1.80% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.
| BALI iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF | VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Income ETF | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | covered call, vs SPY | US total market |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.9% | +17.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +1.4 pts | −0.3 pts |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.5% | not an income fund |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.03% |
| Holdings | not filed | 3531 |
BALI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, BALI paid 8.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +17.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.4 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.5%, paid monthly.
VTI in plain words
VTI is an index equity fund tracking the US total market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3531 positions, with the top ten at 32.1%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, BALI or VTI?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BALI returned +18.9% and VTI returned +17.2%, so BALI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, BALI or VTI?
- BALI charges 0.35% a year and VTI charges 0.03%, so VTI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- Are BALI and VTI the same kind of fund?
- No. BALI is an option-income ETF and VTI is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.
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