Data as of .
BALI vs DUBS: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year BALI paid 8.5% of its price in cash against DUBS’s 2.3%, though DUBS returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: DUBS scores higher
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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 DUBS hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in BALI | Only in DUBS |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA 7.36% | State Street SPDR Portfolio S& 74.61% |
| APPLE 6.15% | BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core E 25.28% |
| MICROSOFT 5.07% | TREASURY BILL 0.11% |
| 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALI | DUBS | BALI | DUBS | BALI | DUBS | |
| 3 months | +4.0% | +3.2% | 2.0% | 0.5% | +1.8 pts | +1.0 pts |
| 6 months | +17.3% | +20.3% | 4.7% | 1.2% | −0.8 pts | +2.3 pts |
| 1 year | +18.5% | +20.3% | 8.5% | 2.3% | +2.0 pts | +3.7 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +80.1% | not published | 9.1% | not published | +1.7 pts |
| Since launch | +76.3% | +84.4% | 29.2% | 9.3% | −8.0 pts | +2.4 pts |
| BALI iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | DUBS Aptus Large Cap Enhanced Yield ETF Option income on SPY, paying quarterly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | Aptus |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | quarterly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.5% | 2.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.40% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.5% | 2.3% |
| Price change, 1 year | +9.2% | +17.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.5% | +20.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +2.0 pts | +3.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1086 days | 1192 days |
| Net assets | $1.5bn | $353m |
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.
DUBS in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DUBS paid 2.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 17.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +20.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 2.1%, paid quarterly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, BALI or DUBS?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BALI paid 8.5% of its starting price in cash and DUBS paid 2.3%, 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, BALI or DUBS?
- With every distribution reinvested, BALI returned +18.5% and DUBS returned +20.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so DUBS returned more.
- Which is cheaper, BALI or DUBS?
- BALI charges 0.35% a year and DUBS charges 0.40%, so BALI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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