Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
BALI vs KIQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
BALI and KIQQ both write options for income.
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Net assets: $1.5bn on Nov 3, 2026 for iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF, and $2.4m on Nov 4, 2026 for KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF.
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, 2026.10.4 pts behind QQQ
KIQQ since launch: paid 6.9%, price −6.0%, total +0.9%, QQQ +11.3%, −10.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+11.3%
KIQQ
+0.9%
10.4 pts behind QQQ
Total return, distributions reinvested
10.4 pts behind QQQ
KIQQ since launch: paid 6.9%, price −6.0%, total +0.9%, QQQ +11.3%, −10.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+11.3%
KIQQ
+0.9%
10.4 pts behind QQQ
6.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. KIQQ since launch: paid 6.9%, price −6.0%, total +0.9%, QQQ +11.3%, −10.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
BALI costs 0.44 points a year less; BALI is far larger, $1.6bn against $2.4m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | BALI | KIQQ |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +17.6% | not published |
| Price change | rose 8.4% (1 year) | fell 6.0% (since Jan 7, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 84% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment | 99% of the Sep 30, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.79% |
| Net assets | $1.6bn | $2.4m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 48% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, BALI and KIQQ hold 48% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
half
48% in common
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Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | BALI | KIQQ | BALI | KIQQ | BALI | KIQQ |
| 3 months | 0.0% | −3.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | +0.1 pts | −0.2 pts |
| 6 months | +6.5% | −4.4% | 3.7% | 3.7% | +1.4 pts | −4.0 pts |
| 1 year | +17.6% | – | 8.4% | – | +2.8 pts | – |
| 3 years | +74.1% | – | 29.6% | – | −8.8 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: BALI Sep 2023 · KIQQ Jan 2026 | +77.2% | +0.9% | 30.6% | 6.9% | −8.4 pts | −10.4 pts |
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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.
KIQQ
Over the period from its first trade on Jan 7, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, KIQQ paid 6.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 6.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.9%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.5%, paid monthly. KraneShares estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Sep 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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How this is computed
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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