Data as of .
BALI vs BALQ: which paid, and which earned it?
BALI and BALQ both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BALI and BALQ hold 54% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BALI | BALQ |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA | 7.36% | 8.62% |
| APPLE | 6.15% | 7.63% |
| MICROSOFT | 5.07% | 6.72% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 3.29% | 4.76% |
| BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY | 2.91% | 2.70% |
| ALPHABET CLASS A | 2.70% | 3.44% |
| ALPHABET CLASS C | 2.38% | 3.09% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.25% | 2.99% |
| META PLATFORMS CLASS A | 1.80% | 3.31% |
| COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP | 1.64% | 2.61% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY | 1.50% | 5.06% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES | 1.30% | 4.31% |
| Only in BALI | Only in BALQ |
|---|---|
| EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.74% | WALMART INC 2.36% |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 1.69% | SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES COR 0.82% |
| VISA CLASS A 1.55% | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP 0.71% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1.20% | MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC 0.61% |
| ELI LILLY 1.15% | SS AND C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS 0.59% |
| BANK OF AMERICA 0.86% | PARKER-HANNIFIN 0.37% |
| GILEAD SCIENCES 0.73% | DTE ENERGY 0.34% |
| AMETEK INC 0.71% | MORGAN STANLEY 0.33% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALI | BALQ | BALI | BALQ | BALI | BALQ | |
| 3 months | +4.0% | −0.5% | 2.0% | 2.8% | +1.8 pts | +1.9 pts |
| 6 months | +17.3% | +27.2% | 4.7% | 6.5% | −0.8 pts | +3.0 pts |
| 1 year | +18.5% | not published | 8.5% | not published | +2.0 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +76.3% | +21.4% | 29.2% | 8.5% | −8.0 pts | +5.3 pts |
| BALI iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | BALQ iShares Nasdaq Premium Income Active ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | iShares |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.5% | 8.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.5% | 8.5% (since launch on Dec 3, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | +9.2% | +11.9% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.5% | +21.4% (since launch on Dec 3, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.1% |
| Ahead or behind | +2.0 pts | +5.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1086 days | 289 days |
| Net assets | $1.5bn | $29m |
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.
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, BALI or BALQ?
- BALI charges 0.35% a year and BALQ 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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