Data as of .
AMZY vs BALI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year AMZY paid 35.9% of its price in cash against BALI’s 8.5%, though BALI returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: BALI scores higher
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A percentile among the 61 income ETFs writing on a single company. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
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% | NVIDIA 7.38% |
| TREASURY BILL 28.22% | APPLE 6.04% |
| TREASURY BILL 27.36% | MICROSOFT 5.32% |
| TREASURY BILL 8.79% | AMAZON.COM INC 3.35% |
| TREASURY BILL 5.70% | ALPHABET CLASS A 2.52% |
| BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 2.46% | |
| ALPHABET CLASS C 2.33% | |
| BROADCOM INC 2.23% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMZY | BALI | AMZY | BALI | AMZY | BALI | |
| 3 months | +7.2% | +4.4% | 9.6% | 2.0% | −0.5 pts | +1.1 pts |
| 6 months | +19.1% | +15.0% | 23.2% | 4.7% | −4.6 pts | −1.0 pts |
| 1 year | +7.7% | +18.9% | 35.9% | 8.5% | −4.0 pts | +1.4 pts |
| 3 years | +70.6% | not published | 97.3% | not published | −11.2 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +88.3% | +76.3% | 107.5% | 29.2% | −10.6 pts | −8.2 pts |
| AMZY YieldMax(R) AMZN Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on AMZN, paying weekly | BALI iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | iShares |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Amazon (AMZN) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 25.3% | 7.5% |
| Expense ratio | 1.09% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 35.9% | 8.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | −30.5% | +9.5% |
| Total return, 1 year | +7.7% | +18.9% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +11.7% | +17.5% |
| Ahead or behind | −4.0 pts | +1.4 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 34% | not published |
| Age | 1144 days | 1079 days |
AMZY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, AMZY paid 35.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 30.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.7%. Amazon (AMZN) returned +11.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.0 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 25.3%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 34% of the distribution paid Sep 11, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
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.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, AMZY or BALI?
- Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, AMZY paid 35.9% of its starting price in cash and BALI paid 8.5%, 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 +7.7% and BALI returned +18.9% over the year to Sep 11, 2026, so BALI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, AMZY or BALI?
- AMZY charges 1.09% a year and BALI charges 0.35%, so BALI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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