Data as of .
BALI vs FTQI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year FTQI paid 12.0% of its price in cash against BALI’s 8.5%, and returned more with it reinvested.
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BALI and FTQI hold 42% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BALI | FTQI |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA | 7.36% | 6.55% |
| APPLE | 6.15% | 8.76% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 3.29% | 4.13% |
| ALPHABET CLASS A | 2.70% | 2.06% |
| ALPHABET CLASS C | 2.38% | 2.05% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.25% | 1.92% |
| META PLATFORMS CLASS A | 1.80% | 2.75% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY | 1.50% | 2.38% |
| MICROSOFT | 5.07% | 1.41% |
| COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP | 1.64% | 1.30% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES | 1.30% | 5.41% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS INC | 0.99% | 3.18% |
| Only in BALI | Only in FTQI |
|---|---|
| BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 2.91% | US Dollar 5.75% |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 1.69% | KLA Corporation 1.29% |
| VISA CLASS A 1.55% | eBay Inc. 0.85% |
| PROCTER & GAMBLE 1.45% | Expedia Group, Inc. 0.79% |
| VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 1.31% | F5, Inc. 0.79% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1.20% | Illumina, Inc. 0.76% |
| TJX 1.19% | Medpace Holdings, Inc. 0.76% |
| ELI LILLY 1.15% | Woodward, Inc. 0.75% |
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 | FTQI | BALI | FTQI | BALI | FTQI | |
| 3 months | +4.0% | +4.0% | 2.0% | 2.9% | +1.8 pts | +6.5 pts |
| 6 months | +17.3% | +18.3% | 4.7% | 6.3% | −0.8 pts | −5.9 pts |
| 1 year | +18.5% | +21.5% | 8.5% | 12.0% | +2.0 pts | −0.3 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +62.9% | not published | 37.0% | not published | −35.3 pts |
| Since launch | +76.3% | +141.7% | 29.2% | 78.8% | −8.0 pts | −675.0 pts |
| BALI iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | FTQI First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | First Trust |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.5% | 11.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.75% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.5% | 12.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | +9.2% | +8.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.5% | +21.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | +2.0 pts | −0.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1086 days | 4637 days |
| Net assets | $1.5bn | $975m |
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.
FTQI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTQI paid 12.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.9%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, BALI or FTQI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BALI paid 8.5% of its starting price in cash and FTQI paid 12.0%, so FTQI 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 FTQI?
- With every distribution reinvested, BALI returned +18.5% and FTQI returned +21.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so FTQI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, BALI or FTQI?
- BALI charges 0.35% a year and FTQI 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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