Data as of .
BALI vs DJIA: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year DJIA paid 10.5% of its price in cash against BALI’s 8.5%, though BALI 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, BALI and DJIA hold 31% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BALI | DJIA |
|---|---|---|
| MICROSOFT | 5.34% | 5.74% |
| APPLE | 6.19% | 3.91% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 3.32% | 2.95% |
| ALPHABET CLASS A | 2.62% | 4.06% |
| NVIDIA | 7.38% | 2.58% |
| CHEVRON | 1.74% | 2.44% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 1.50% | 3.14% |
| VISA CLASS A | 1.50% | 4.28% |
| PROCTER & GAMBLE | 1.40% | 1.70% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 1.13% | 4.07% |
| COCA-COLA | 0.97% | 1.03% |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC | 0.95% | 4.38% |
| Only in BALI | Only in DJIA |
|---|---|
| BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 2.76% | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 10.95% |
| ALPHABET CLASS C 2.40% | SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO/THE 3.73% |
| BROADCOM INC 2.13% | AMERICAN EXPRESS CO 3.62% |
| META PLATFORMS CLASS A 1.83% | HOME DEPOT INC 3.49% |
| EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.68% | MCDONALD'S CORP 2.89% |
| COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 1.66% | SALESFORCE INC 2.77% |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 1.54% | HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC 2.40% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY 1.38% | BOEING CO/THE 2.30% |
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 17, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALI | DJIA | BALI | DJIA | BALI | DJIA | |
| 3 months | +4.0% | +3.8% | 2.0% | 1.7% | +1.8 pts | +3.4 pts |
| 6 months | +17.3% | +11.3% | 4.7% | 4.1% | −0.8 pts | −2.7 pts |
| 1 year | +18.5% | +13.7% | 8.5% | 10.5% | +2.0 pts | +0.2 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +36.8% | not published | 29.3% | not published | −20.1 pts |
| Since launch | +76.3% | +42.6% | 29.2% | 39.6% | −8.0 pts | −25.6 pts |
| BALI iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | DJIA Global X Dow 30 Covered Call ETF Covered call on DIA, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | Global X |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.5% | 6.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.60% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.5% | 10.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | +9.2% | +2.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.5% | +13.7% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +13.5% |
| Ahead or behind | +2.0 pts | +0.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 84% |
| Age | 1086 days | 1667 days |
| Net assets | $1.5bn | $189m |
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.
DJIA in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DJIA paid 10.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.7%. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) returned +13.5% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 84% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, BALI or DJIA?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BALI paid 8.5% of its starting price in cash and DJIA paid 10.5%, so DJIA paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, BALI or DJIA?
- With every distribution reinvested, BALI returned +18.5% and DJIA returned +13.7% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so BALI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, BALI or DJIA?
- BALI charges 0.35% a year and DJIA charges 0.60%, so BALI 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, BALI against DJIA, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/bali-vs-djia Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.