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As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. BALQ QQQ \n Expense ratio 0.35% 0.18% \n Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $44m $483.0bn \n Total return, 1 year not published +15.2% \n What it tracks Benchmark: Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ Nasdaq-100 In","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, BALQ against QQQ, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/balq-vs-qqq","a":{"ticker":"BALQ","name":"iShares Nasdaq Premium Income Active ETF","issuer":"iShares","desk":"income","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"Since launch in Dec 2025, BALQ paid 9.3% in cash and returned 21.5% in total, against 16.9% for QQQ.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/balq","key_facts":[{"label":"Cash paid, since launch, on its starting price","value":"9.3%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Total return, since launch","value":"+21.5%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Against QQQ","value":"+4.6 pts","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Return of capital, latest payout (iShares estimate)","value":"86.0%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"iShares estimate"},{"label":"Last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Oct 1, 2026","value":"$0.3692","as_of":"2026-10-01","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$44m","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 27, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.35%","as_of":"2026-04-29","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Apr 29, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"QQQ","name":"Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1","issuer":"Invesco","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"QQQ tracks the Nasdaq-100 and returned +15.2% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/qqq","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+15.2%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.18%","as_of":"2025-12-19","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Dec 19, 2025"},{"label":"Holdings","value":"103","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file"},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u22124.5%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price","value":"0.5%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 21, 2026","value":"$0.7514","as_of":"2026-09-21","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$483.0bn","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"issuer page, as of Oct 27, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":65,"full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/balq-vs-qqq"}