Data as of .
BALI vs GPIQ: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year GPIQ paid 11.1% 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 GPIQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BALI | GPIQ |
|---|---|---|
| SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC | 0.39% | 0.90% |
| Only in BALI | Only in GPIQ |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA 7.38% | NVIDIA CORP 7.48% |
| APPLE 6.04% | APPLE INC 6.59% |
| MICROSOFT 5.32% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 5.62% |
| AMAZON.COM INC 3.35% | AMAZON.COM INC 4.20% |
| ALPHABET CLASS A 2.52% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 4.11% |
| BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 2.46% | MICROSOFT CORP 3.96% |
| ALPHABET CLASS C 2.33% | ALPHABET INC 3.54% |
| BROADCOM INC 2.23% | TESLA INC 3.17% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALI | GPIQ | BALI | GPIQ | BALI | GPIQ | |
| 3 months | +4.4% | −0.4% | 2.0% | 2.6% | +1.1 pts | +0.4 pts |
| 6 months | +15.0% | +17.3% | 4.7% | 5.8% | −1.0 pts | −3.4 pts |
| 1 year | +18.9% | +21.9% | 8.5% | 11.1% | +1.4 pts | −1.1 pts |
| Since launch | +76.3% | +96.4% | 29.2% | 38.2% | −8.2 pts | −15.0 pts |
| BALI iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | GPIQ Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Premium Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | Goldman Sachs |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.5% | 10.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.29% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.5% | 11.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | +9.5% | +9.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.9% | +21.9% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +17.5% | +23.0% |
| Ahead or behind | +1.4 pts | −1.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1079 days | 1051 days |
BALI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, BALI paid 8.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +17.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.4 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.5%, paid monthly.
GPIQ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, GPIQ paid 11.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.9%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +23.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.1 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.6%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, BALI or GPIQ?
- Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, BALI paid 8.5% of its starting price in cash and GPIQ paid 11.1%, so GPIQ 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 GPIQ?
- With every distribution reinvested, BALI returned +18.9% and GPIQ returned +21.9% over the year to Sep 11, 2026, so GPIQ returned more.
- Which is cheaper, BALI or GPIQ?
- BALI charges 0.35% a year and GPIQ charges 0.29%, so GPIQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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