Data as of .
BALI vs IVVW: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year IVVW paid 17.5% 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 IVVW hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BALI | IVVW |
|---|---|---|
| USD CASH | 1.06% | 0.18% |
| OCT26 SPX C @ 7680.000000 | -0.12% | -1.63% |
| Only in BALI | Only in IVVW |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA 7.36% | ISHARES CORE S&P ETF TRUST 101.45% |
| APPLE 6.15% | |
| MICROSOFT 5.07% | |
| 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 Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALI | IVVW | BALI | IVVW | BALI | IVVW | |
| 3 months | +4.0% | +4.6% | 2.0% | 2.6% | +1.8 pts | +2.4 pts |
| 6 months | +17.3% | +13.1% | 4.7% | 7.9% | −0.8 pts | −4.9 pts |
| 1 year | +18.5% | +17.2% | 8.5% | 17.5% | +2.0 pts | +0.6 pts |
| Since launch | +76.3% | +38.9% | 29.2% | 39.7% | −8.0 pts | −14.9 pts |
| BALI iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | IVVW iShares S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | iShares |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.5% | 7.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.25% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.5% | 17.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | +9.2% | −2.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.5% | +17.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +2.0 pts | +0.6 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1086 days | 917 days |
| Net assets | $1.5bn | $350m |
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.
IVVW in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, IVVW paid 17.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.6%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, BALI or IVVW?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BALI paid 8.5% of its starting price in cash and IVVW paid 17.5%, so IVVW 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 IVVW?
- With every distribution reinvested, BALI returned +18.5% and IVVW returned +17.2% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so BALI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, BALI or IVVW?
- BALI charges 0.35% a year and IVVW charges 0.25%, so IVVW 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 IVVW, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/bali-vs-ivvw Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.