Data as of .
BALI vs IQQQ: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year BALI paid 8.5% of its price in cash against IQQQ’s 6.5%, and returned more with it reinvested.
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BALI and IQQQ hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BALI | IQQQ |
|---|---|---|
| AMAZON.COM INC | 3.29% | 4.27% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.25% | 3.11% |
| COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP | 1.64% | 1.72% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS INC | 0.99% | 1.93% |
| TESLA INC | 0.95% | 3.20% |
| AMGEN INC | 0.46% | 0.74% |
| SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC | 0.40% | 0.78% |
| ADOBE INC | 0.39% | 0.43% |
| WESTERN DIGITAL CORP | 0.34% | 0.73% |
| STARBUCKS CORP | 0.31% | 0.46% |
| OREILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC | 0.54% | 0.30% |
| T MOBILE US INC | 0.28% | 0.84% |
| Only in BALI | Only in IQQQ |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA 7.36% | ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF 7.60% |
| APPLE 6.15% | NVIDIA Corp. 7.54% |
| MICROSOFT 5.07% | Apple, Inc. 6.74% |
| BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 2.91% | Microsoft Corp. 4.92% |
| ALPHABET CLASS A 2.70% | Micron Technology, Inc. 4.44% |
| ALPHABET CLASS C 2.38% | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 3.41% |
| META PLATFORMS CLASS A 1.80% | Alphabet, Inc. 3.25% |
| EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.74% | Alphabet, Inc. 3.01% |
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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALI | IQQQ | BALI | IQQQ | BALI | IQQQ | |
| 3 months | +4.0% | −3.1% | 2.0% | 1.8% | +1.8 pts | −0.6 pts |
| 6 months | +17.3% | +19.1% | 4.7% | 4.2% | −0.8 pts | −5.1 pts |
| 1 year | +18.5% | +17.7% | 8.5% | 6.5% | +2.0 pts | −4.1 pts |
| Since launch | +76.3% | +51.5% | 29.2% | 24.4% | −8.0 pts | −13.0 pts |
| BALI iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | IQQQ ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | ProShares |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.5% | 5.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.97% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.5% | 6.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | +9.2% | +10.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.5% | +17.7% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | +2.0 pts | −4.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1086 days | 912 days |
| Net assets | $1.5bn | $405m |
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.
IQQQ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, IQQQ paid 6.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.7%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, BALI or IQQQ?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BALI paid 8.5% of its starting price in cash and IQQQ paid 6.5%, 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 IQQQ?
- With every distribution reinvested, BALI returned +18.5% and IQQQ returned +17.7% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so BALI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, BALI or IQQQ?
- BALI charges 0.35% a year and IQQQ charges 0.97%, so BALI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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