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BALI vs JEPI
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BALI and JEPI hold 26% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BALI | JEPI |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson & Johnson | 1.96% | 1.68% |
| Apple Inc | 6.59% | 1.53% |
| NVIDIA Corp | 7.73% | 1.53% |
| Alphabet Inc | 3.73% | 1.52% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 4.52% | 1.48% |
| Broadcom Inc | 1.80% | 1.33% |
| Microsoft Corp | 7.90% | 1.30% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 2.05% | 1.22% |
| AbbVie Inc | 1.14% | 1.74% |
| Entergy Corp | 1.02% | 1.08% |
| Walmart Inc | 1.90% | 0.92% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp | 0.80% | 1.12% |
| Only in BALI | Only in JEPI |
|---|---|
| Alphabet Inc 2.02% | Howmet Aerospace, Inc. 1.70% |
| Home Depot Inc/The 1.52% | Eaton Corp. plc 1.64% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.48% | Trane Technologies plc 1.62% |
| Tesla Inc 1.40% | Ross Stores, Inc. 1.52% |
| Pfizer Inc 1.35% | NextEra Energy, Inc. 1.50% |
| Cisco Systems Inc 1.25% | Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 1.48% |
| CME Group Inc 1.25% | EOG Resources, Inc. 1.46% |
| Gilead Sciences Inc 1.18% | 3M Co. 1.43% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 30, 2025.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALI | JEPI | BALI | JEPI | BALI | JEPI | |
| 3 months | +6.2% | +5.1% | 2.0% | 2.0% | +1.5 pts | +0.4 pts |
| 6 months | +14.7% | +2.7% | 4.6% | 4.1% | −0.5 pts | −12.4 pts |
| 1 year | +20.9% | +9.2% | 8.6% | 8.1% | +1.0 pts | −10.7 pts |
| 3 years | n/a | +31.9% | n/a | 24.6% | n/a | −46.0 pts |
| Since launch | +77.5% | +96.0% | 29.2% | 60.9% | −8.4 pts | −89.0 pts |
| BALI iShares Advantage Large Cap Income ETF | JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | JPMorgan |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualised | 7.4% | 7.8% |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.6% | 8.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | +11.4% | +0.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +20.9% | +9.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +20.0% | +20.0% |
| Ahead or behind | +1.0 pts | −10.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1072 days | 2297 days |
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.
JEPI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, JEPI paid 8.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +20.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.7 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 7.8%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, BALI or JEPI?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, BALI paid 8.6% of its starting price in cash and JEPI paid 8.1%, so BALI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, BALI or JEPI?
- With every distribution reinvested, BALI returned +20.9% and JEPI returned +9.2% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so BALI returned more.
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Where these figures came from
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