Data as of .
BALI vs FTHI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year FTHI paid 8.9% of its price in cash against BALI’s 8.5%, though BALI returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: BALI 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 FTHI hold 46% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BALI | FTHI |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA | 7.36% | 6.90% |
| APPLE | 6.15% | 7.75% |
| MICROSOFT | 5.07% | 2.94% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 3.29% | 2.53% |
| ALPHABET CLASS A | 2.70% | 2.41% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.25% | 2.01% |
| ALPHABET CLASS C | 2.38% | 1.74% |
| COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP | 1.64% | 1.74% |
| META PLATFORMS CLASS A | 1.80% | 1.31% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 1.20% | 2.67% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY | 1.50% | 1.10% |
| EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP | 1.74% | 1.09% |
| Only in BALI | Only in FTHI |
|---|---|
| BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 2.91% | US Dollar 5.90% |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 1.69% | ASML Holding N.V. (New York Registry Shares) 2.17% |
| VISA CLASS A 1.55% | Linde Plc 1.11% |
| PROCTER & GAMBLE 1.45% | Coca-Cola European Partners Plc 1.00% |
| VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 1.31% | Union Pacific Corporation 0.90% |
| USD CASH 1.06% | Altria Group, Inc. 0.76% |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 0.99% | Jackson Financial Inc. (Class A) 0.74% |
| ABBOTT LABORATORIES 0.91% | Colgate-Palmolive Company 0.71% |
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 | FTHI | BALI | FTHI | BALI | FTHI | |
| 3 months | +4.0% | +1.7% | 2.0% | 2.2% | +1.8 pts | −0.6 pts |
| 6 months | +17.3% | +9.8% | 4.7% | 4.6% | −0.8 pts | −8.2 pts |
| 1 year | +18.5% | +9.7% | 8.5% | 8.9% | +2.0 pts | −6.9 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +47.9% | not published | 28.9% | not published | −30.5 pts |
| Since launch | +76.3% | +156.3% | 29.2% | 82.6% | −8.0 pts | −257.8 pts |
| BALI iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | FTHI First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | First Trust |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.5% | 9.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.75% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.5% | 8.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | +9.2% | +0.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.5% | +9.7% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +2.0 pts | −6.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1086 days | 4637 days |
| Net assets | $1.5bn | $2.5bn |
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.
FTHI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTHI paid 8.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.7%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.0%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, BALI or FTHI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BALI paid 8.5% of its starting price in cash and FTHI paid 8.9%, so FTHI 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 FTHI?
- With every distribution reinvested, BALI returned +18.5% and FTHI returned +9.7% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so BALI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, BALI or FTHI?
- BALI charges 0.35% a year and FTHI charges 0.75%, 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 FTHI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/bali-vs-fthi Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.