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BALI vs DDDD: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $1.5bn for iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF and $7.8m for YieldMax U.S. Stocks Target Double Distribution ETF.

At a glance
8.4%
BALI cash paid, 1 year
3.4%
DDDD cash paid, since launch, Mar 12, 2026
+17.6%
BALI total return, 1 year
+17.1%
DDDD total return, since launch, Mar 12, 2026
BALI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 2.8 pts ahead of SPY
BALI
+17.6%
SPY
+14.8%

2.8 pts ahead of SPY

BALI over 1 year: paid 8.4%, price +8.4%, total +17.6%, SPY +14.8%, +2.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

BALI

+17.6%

8.4% of it arrived as cash

2.8 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.8 pts ahead of SPY

BALI over 1 year: paid 8.4%, price +8.4%, total +17.6%, SPY +14.8%, +2.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

BALI

+17.6%

2.8 pts ahead of SPY

8.4% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. BALI over 1 year: paid 8.4%, price +8.4%, total +17.6%, SPY +14.8%, +2.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
DDDD · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 3.3 pts behind SCHD
DDDD
+17.1%
SCHD
+20.4%

3.3 pts behind SCHD

DDDD since launch: paid 3.4%, price +13.4%, total +17.1%, SCHD +20.4%, −3.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SCHD

+20.4%

DDDD

+17.1%

3.4% as cash

3.3 pts behind SCHD

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.3 pts behind SCHD

DDDD since launch: paid 3.4%, price +13.4%, total +17.1%, SCHD +20.4%, −3.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SCHD

+20.4%

DDDD

+17.1%

3.3 pts behind SCHD

3.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +20.4%. DDDD since launch: paid 3.4%, price +13.4%, total +17.1%, SCHD +20.4%, −3.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +20.4%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

BALI costs 0.66 points a year less; BALI is far larger, $1.5bn against $7.8m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BALI vs DDDD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureBALIDDDD
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+17.6%not published
Price changerose 8.4% (1 year)rose 13.4% (since Mar 12, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate84% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment76% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYUS dividend stocks, measured through SCHD
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.35%1.01%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$1.5bn$7.8m
Holdings
Holdings in common14%

Method

What they share

14%

By the books each fund has filed, BALI and DDDD hold 14% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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14% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BALI DDDD
CHEVRON 1.81% 3.94%
PROCTER & GAMBLE 1.65% 4.37%
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC CLASS B 1.27% 2.03%
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP 1.07% 3.91%
LOCKHEED MARTIN 1.01% 2.87%
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 0.99% 4.02%
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 0.95% 3.57%
MERCK & CO INC 0.94% 3.82%
PEPSICO 0.68% 3.90%
TEXAS INSTRUMENT 0.61% 4.70%
AMGEN INC 0.56% 4.16%
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND 0.39% 0.81%
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Only in BALI
NVIDIA 6.95%
APPLE 6.17%
MICROSOFT 5.46%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.33%
BROADCOM INC 2.12%
ALPHABET CLASS A 2.09%
ALPHABET CLASS C 1.95%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.93%
Only in DDDD
Home Depot Inc 4.29%
Coca-Cola Co 4.18%
ConocoPhillips 3.84%
Accenture PLC 3.77%
Altria Group Inc 3.09%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 3.06%
Automatic Data Processing Inc 2.81%
Comcast Corp 2.10%
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Side by side

BALI iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly DDDD YieldMax U.S. Stocks Target Double Distribution ETF · Synthetic covered call on SCHD
Strategy covered call synthetic covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) US dividend stocks (SCHD)
Pays monthly not established
Payout rate, annualized 6.5% 18.3%
Expense ratio 0.35% 1.01%
Cash paid, 1 year 8.4% 3.4% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +8.4% +13.4% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +17.6% +17.1% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +20.4% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026)
Ahead or behind +2.8 pts −3.3 pts (since launch, Mar 12, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate 84% 76%
Age 3.1 years 237 days
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $1.5bn $7.8m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: BALI vs DDDD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowBALIDDDDBALIDDDDBALIDDDD
3 months0.0%+7.5%1.7%1.6%+0.1 pts−1.0 pts
6 months+6.5%+13.6%3.7%3.3%+1.4 pts−2.6 pts
1 year+17.6%–8.4%–+2.8 pts–
3 years+74.1%–29.6%–−8.8 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: BALI Sep 2023 · DDDD Mar 2026+77.2%+17.1%30.6%3.4%−8.4 pts−3.3 pts

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About each fund
BALI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BALI paid 8.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.5%, paid monthly. iShares estimates that 84% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

DDDD

Over the period from its first trade on Mar 12, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, DDDD paid 3.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 13.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.1%. US dividend stocks (SCHD) returned +20.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.3%, paid periodically. YieldMax estimates that 76% of the distribution paid Oct 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, BALI or DDDD?
BALI charges 0.35% a year and DDDD charges 1.01%, so BALI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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