Data as of . Every figure is the income desk's own, on published data.
AMZY vs BALI
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AMZY and BALI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in AMZY | Only in BALI |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 29.93% | Microsoft Corp 7.90% |
| TREASURY BILL 28.22% | NVIDIA Corp 7.73% |
| TREASURY BILL 27.36% | Apple Inc 6.59% |
| TREASURY BILL 8.79% | Amazon.com Inc 4.52% |
| TREASURY BILL 5.70% | Alphabet Inc 3.73% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 2.05% | |
| Alphabet Inc 2.02% | |
| Johnson & Johnson 1.96% |
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 as filed for Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 30, 2025.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMZY | BALI | AMZY | BALI | AMZY | BALI | |
| 3 months | +5.4% | +6.2% | 9.4% | 2.0% | +0.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
| 6 months | +17.3% | +14.7% | 22.8% | 4.6% | −3.9 pts | −0.5 pts |
| 1 year | +6.5% | +20.9% | 34.9% | 8.6% | −3.2 pts | +1.0 pts |
| 3 years | +76.3% | n/a | 99.6% | n/a | −12.1 pts | n/a |
| Since launch | +89.6% | +77.5% | 107.2% | 29.2% | −10.6 pts | −8.4 pts |
| AMZY YieldMax(R) AMZN Option Income Strategy ETF | BALI iShares Advantage Large Cap Income ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | iShares |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Amazon (AMZN) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualised | 29.8% | 7.4% |
| Expense ratio | 1.09% | not published |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 34.9% | 8.6% |
| Price change, 1 year | −30.9% | +11.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +6.5% | +20.9% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +9.7% | +20.0% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.2 pts | +1.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 62% | not published |
| Age | 1137 days | 1072 days |
AMZY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, AMZY paid 34.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 30.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.5%. Amazon (AMZN) returned +9.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.2 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 29.8%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 62% of the distribution paid Sep 4, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterisation rather than a measure of erosion).
BALI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, BALI paid 8.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 11.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +20.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +20.0% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.0 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 7.4%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, AMZY or BALI?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, AMZY paid 34.9% of its starting price in cash and BALI paid 8.6%, so AMZY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, AMZY or BALI?
- With every distribution reinvested, AMZY returned +6.5% and BALI returned +20.9% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so BALI returned more.
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Where these figures came from
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