Which paid more, BALI or JULJ?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BALI paid 8.4% of its starting price in cash and JULJ paid 5.6%, 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 JULJ?

With every distribution reinvested, BALI returned +17.6% and JULJ +5.4% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, BALI or JULJ?

BALI charges 0.35% a year and JULJ charges 0.79%, so BALI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

BALI vs JULJ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BALI paid 8.4% of its price in cash against JULJ’s 5.6%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $1.5bn on Nov 3, 2026 for iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF, and $14m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - July.

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At a glance

8.4%

BALI cash paid, 1 year

5.6%

JULJ cash paid, 1 year

+17.6%

BALI total return, 1 year

+5.4%

JULJ total return, 1 year

BALI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 2.8 pts ahead of SPY

BALI

+17.6%

SPY

+14.8%

2.8 pts ahead of SPY

BALI over 1 year: paid 8.4%, price +8.4%, total +17.6%, SPY +14.8%, +2.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

BALI

+17.6%

8.4% of it arrived as cash

2.8 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.8 pts ahead of SPY

BALI over 1 year: paid 8.4%, price +8.4%, total +17.6%, SPY +14.8%, +2.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

BALI

+17.6%

2.8 pts ahead of SPY

8.4% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. BALI over 1 year: paid 8.4%, price +8.4%, total +17.6%, SPY +14.8%, +2.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

JULJ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 9.4 pts behind SPY

JULJ

+5.4%

SPY

+14.8%

9.4 pts behind SPY

JULJ over 1 year: paid 5.6%, price −0.4%, total +5.4%, SPY +14.8%, −9.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JULJ

+5.4%

5.6% of it arrived as cash

9.4 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

9.4 pts behind SPY

JULJ over 1 year: paid 5.6%, price −0.4%, total +5.4%, SPY +14.8%, −9.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JULJ

+5.4%

9.4 pts behind SPY

5.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. JULJ over 1 year: paid 5.6%, price −0.4%, total +5.4%, SPY +14.8%, −9.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

BALI costs 0.44 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.2 points; BALI is far larger, $1.6bn against $14m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BALI vs JULJ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	BALI	JULJ
Paid and earned
Measure	BALI	JULJ
Total return, 1 year	+17.6%	+5.4%
Price change, 1 year	rose 8.4%	fell 0.4%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	84% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment	39% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	BALI	JULJ
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	BALI	JULJ
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.79%
Net assets	$1.6bn	$14m
Holdings
Measure	BALI	JULJ
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · BALI scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score88.3BALI54.2JULJ

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

BALI 88.3

JULJ 54.2

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, BALI and JULJ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BALI JULJ

Only in one fund ↓

Only in BALI

NVIDIA 6.95%

APPLE 6.17%

MICROSOFT 5.46%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.33%

BROADCOM INC 2.12%

ALPHABET CLASS A 2.09%

ALPHABET CLASS C 1.95%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.93%

Only in JULJ

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Side by side

BALI iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly JULJ Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - July · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly

Issuer iShares Innovator

Strategy covered call defined income

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays monthly quarterly

Payout rate, annualized 6.5% 5.4%

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.79%

Cash paid, 1 year 8.4% 5.6%

Price change, 1 year +8.4% −0.4%

Total return, 1 year +17.6% +5.4%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind +2.8 pts −9.4 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 84% 39%

Age 3.1 years 3.3 years

Net assets, BALI as of Nov 3, 2026 and JULJ as of Nov 4, 2026 $1.5bn $14m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: BALI vs JULJ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	BALI	JULJ	BALI	JULJ	BALI	JULJ
3 months	0.0%	+1.3%	1.7%	1.3%	+0.1 pts	+1.5 pts
6 months	+6.5%	+2.6%	3.7%	2.7%	+1.4 pts	−2.4 pts
1 year	+17.6%	+5.4%	8.4%	5.6%	+2.8 pts	−9.4 pts
3 years	+74.1%	+18.6%	29.6%	17.3%	−8.8 pts	−64.3 pts
Since launchNot the same days: BALI Sep 2023 · JULJ Jul 2023	+77.2%	+21.3%	30.6%	19.0%	−8.4 pts	−58.5 pts

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About each fund

BALI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BALI paid 8.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.5%, paid monthly. iShares estimates that 84% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

JULJ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JULJ paid 5.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.4%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.4%, paid quarterly. Innovator estimates that 39% of the distribution paid Oct 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, BALI or JULJ?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BALI paid 8.4% of its starting price in cash and JULJ paid 5.6%, 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 JULJ?: With every distribution reinvested, BALI returned +17.6% and JULJ +5.4% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, BALI or JULJ?: BALI charges 0.35% a year and JULJ charges 0.79%, so BALI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

S&P 500 (SPY) →BALI on its own →JULJ on its own →BALI dividend history →BALI holdings →JULJ dividend history →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

BALI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BALI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

BALI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

iShares page for BALI ↗

JULJ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JULJ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

JULJ 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Innovator page for JULJ ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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