Data as of .
APRJ vs BALI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year BALI paid 8.5% of its price in cash against APRJ’s 5.7%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: BALI scores higher
Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?
A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. 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, APRJ and BALI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in APRJ | Only in BALI |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 95.06% | NVIDIA 7.36% |
| TREASURY BILL 1.66% | APPLE 6.15% |
| TREASURY BILL 1.65% | MICROSOFT 5.07% |
| TREASURY BILL 1.64% | AMAZON.COM INC 3.29% |
| BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 2.91% | |
| ALPHABET CLASS A 2.70% | |
| ALPHABET CLASS C 2.38% | |
| BROADCOM INC 2.25% |
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 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APRJ | BALI | APRJ | BALI | APRJ | BALI | |
| 3 months | +1.3% | +4.0% | 1.7% | 2.0% | −1.0 pts | +1.8 pts |
| 6 months | +3.8% | +17.3% | 3.0% | 4.7% | −14.2 pts | −0.8 pts |
| 1 year | +6.0% | +18.5% | 5.7% | 8.5% | −10.5 pts | +2.0 pts |
| 3 years | +19.3% | not published | 17.4% | not published | −59.1 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +23.7% | +76.3% | 19.4% | 29.2% | −69.9 pts | −8.0 pts |
| APRJ Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - April Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly | BALI iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Innovator | iShares |
| Strategy | defined income | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | quarterly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.8% | 7.5% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.7% | 8.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | +0.1% | +9.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +6.0% | +18.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −10.5 pts | +2.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1264 days | 1086 days |
| Net assets | $31m | $1.5bn |
APRJ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, APRJ paid 5.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.0%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.8%, paid quarterly.
BALI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BALI paid 8.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.5%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, APRJ or BALI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, APRJ paid 5.7% of its starting price in cash and BALI paid 8.5%, 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, APRJ or BALI?
- With every distribution reinvested, APRJ returned +6.0% and BALI returned +18.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so BALI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, APRJ or BALI?
- APRJ charges 0.79% 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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