Data as of .
BALI vs JOYT: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year BALI paid 8.5% of its price in cash against JOYT’s 0.7%, and 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 JOYT hold 9% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BALI | JOYT |
|---|---|---|
| AMAZON.COM INC | 3.29% | 4.78% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.25% | 2.98% |
| TESLA INC | 0.95% | 1.45% |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC | 0.99% | 0.94% |
| MEDTRONIC PLC | 0.50% | 0.56% |
| SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC | 0.40% | 1.37% |
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP | 0.34% | 0.70% |
| COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP | 1.64% | 0.31% |
| MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC | 0.19% | 0.16% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 0.00% | 0.37% |
| Only in BALI | Only in JOYT |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA 7.36% | NVIDIA Corp. 8.64% |
| APPLE 6.15% | Apple, Inc. 6.51% |
| MICROSOFT 5.07% | Alphabet, Inc. 5.94% |
| BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 2.91% | Microsoft Corp. 5.68% |
| ALPHABET CLASS A 2.70% | Meta Platforms, Inc. 2.73% |
| ALPHABET CLASS C 2.38% | Wells Fargo & Co. 2.22% |
| META PLATFORMS CLASS A 1.80% | Exxon Mobil Corp. 1.91% |
| EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.74% | Micron Technology, Inc. 1.78% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALI | JOYT | BALI | JOYT | BALI | JOYT | |
| 3 months | +4.0% | +3.8% | 2.0% | 0.2% | +1.8 pts | +1.5 pts |
| 6 months | +17.3% | +11.9% | 4.7% | 0.4% | −0.8 pts | −6.1 pts |
| 1 year | +18.5% | +15.9% | 8.5% | 0.7% | +2.0 pts | −0.7 pts |
| Since launch | +76.3% | +19.6% | 29.2% | 0.7% | −8.0 pts | −1.1 pts |
| BALI iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | JOYT JPMorgan Equity and Options Total Return ETF Option income on SPY, paying quarterly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | JPMorgan |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | quarterly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.5% | 0.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.5% | 0.7% |
| Price change, 1 year | +9.2% | +15.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.5% | +15.9% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +2.0 pts | −0.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1086 days | 395 days |
| Net assets | $1.5bn | $108m |
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.
JOYT in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JOYT paid 0.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 15.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.9%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.7%, paid quarterly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, BALI or JOYT?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BALI paid 8.5% of its starting price in cash and JOYT paid 0.7%, 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 JOYT?
- With every distribution reinvested, BALI returned +18.5% and JOYT returned +15.9% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so BALI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, BALI or JOYT?
- BALI charges 0.35% a year and JOYT charges 0.35%, so BALI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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