Data as of .
ACSP vs BALQ: which paid, and which earned it?
ACSP and BALQ both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ACSP and BALQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in ACSP | Only in BALQ |
|---|---|
| S&P500 FUTURES 35% AUTOCALL SWAP BANK OF AMERICA NA 100.00% | NVIDIA 8.62% |
| APPLE 7.63% | |
| MICROSOFT 6.72% | |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY 5.06% | |
| AMAZON.COM INC 4.76% | |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.31% | |
| ALPHABET CLASS A 3.44% | |
| META PLATFORMS CLASS A 3.31% |
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 Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACSP | BALQ | ACSP | BALQ | ACSP | BALQ | |
| 3 months | not published | −0.5% | not published | 2.8% | not published | +1.9 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +27.2% | not published | 6.5% | not published | +3.0 pts |
| Since launch | −3.8% | +21.4% | 0.0% | 8.5% | −2.1 pts | +5.3 pts |
| ACSP ProShares S&P 500 Autocallable Income ETF Option income on SPY | BALQ iShares Nasdaq Premium Income Active ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | ProShares | iShares |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | not established | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | not published | 8.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.72% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 0.0% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026) | 8.5% (since launch on Dec 3, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | −3.8% | +11.9% |
| Total return, 1 year | −3.8% (since launch on Aug 14, 2026) | +21.4% (since launch on Dec 3, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | −1.6% | +16.1% |
| Ahead or behind | −2.1 pts | +5.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 35 days | 289 days |
| Net assets | $27m | $29m |
ACSP in plain words
Over the period since launch on Aug 14, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, ACSP paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −3.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned −1.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.1 pts.
BALQ in plain words
Over the period since launch on Dec 3, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, BALQ paid 8.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 11.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.4%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +16.1% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.9%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, ACSP or BALQ?
- ACSP charges 0.72% a year and BALQ charges 0.35%, so BALQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, ACSP against BALQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/acsp-vs-balq Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.