Data as of .
BALI vs KIQQ: which paid, and which earned it?
BALI and KIQQ both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BALI and KIQQ hold 50% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BALI | KIQQ |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA | 7.36% | 8.90% |
| APPLE | 6.15% | 8.20% |
| MICROSOFT | 5.07% | 6.17% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 3.29% | 4.50% |
| ALPHABET CLASS A | 2.70% | 3.40% |
| ALPHABET CLASS C | 2.38% | 3.15% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.25% | 2.76% |
| META PLATFORMS CLASS A | 1.80% | 3.31% |
| COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP | 1.64% | 1.82% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY | 1.50% | 5.14% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES | 1.30% | 4.21% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS INC | 0.99% | 2.00% |
| Only in BALI | Only in KIQQ |
|---|---|
| BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 2.91% | +NDXDBHIO/-FED FUNDS 100.58% |
| EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.74% | SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 3.07% |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 1.69% | WALMART INC 2.37% |
| CHEVRON 1.65% | KLA CORP 1.04% |
| VISA CLASS A 1.55% | LINDE PLC 0.97% |
| PROCTER & GAMBLE 1.45% | ANALOG DEVICES INC 0.82% |
| VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 1.31% | ASML HOLDING NV-NY REG SHS 0.74% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1.20% | INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC 0.63% |
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 | KIQQ | BALI | KIQQ | BALI | KIQQ | |
| 3 months | +4.0% | −3.2% | 2.0% | 1.9% | +1.8 pts | −0.7 pts |
| 6 months | +17.3% | +11.9% | 4.7% | 4.5% | −0.8 pts | −12.3 pts |
| 1 year | +18.5% | not published | 8.5% | not published | +2.0 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +76.3% | +6.0% | 29.2% | 5.8% | −8.0 pts | −9.9 pts |
| BALI iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | KIQQ KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF Buffer with income on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | KraneShares |
| Strategy | covered call | buffer with income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.5% | 6.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.79% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.5% | 5.8% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +9.2% | −0.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.5% | +6.0% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +15.9% |
| Ahead or behind | +2.0 pts | −9.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1086 days | 254 days |
| Net assets | $1.5bn | $3m |
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.
KIQQ in plain words
Over the period since launch on Jan 7, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, KIQQ paid 5.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +15.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, BALI or KIQQ?
- BALI charges 0.35% a year and KIQQ charges 0.79%, so BALI 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 KIQQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/bali-vs-kiqq Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.