Data as of .
BALI vs LJAN: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year BALI paid 8.5% of its price in cash against LJAN’s 4.9%, 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 LJAN hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in BALI | Only in LJAN |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA 7.36% | TREASURY BILL 97.22% |
| APPLE 6.15% | TREASURY BILL 0.40% |
| MICROSOFT 5.07% | TREASURY BILL 0.40% |
| AMAZON.COM INC 3.29% | TREASURY BILL 0.40% |
| BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 2.91% | TREASURY BILL 0.40% |
| ALPHABET CLASS A 2.70% | TREASURY BILL 0.40% |
| ALPHABET CLASS C 2.38% | TREASURY BILL 0.40% |
| BROADCOM INC 2.25% | TREASURY BILL 0.40% |
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 | LJAN | BALI | LJAN | BALI | LJAN | |
| 3 months | +4.0% | +1.3% | 2.0% | 1.2% | +1.8 pts | −1.0 pts |
| 6 months | +17.3% | +4.8% | 4.7% | 2.5% | −0.8 pts | −13.2 pts |
| 1 year | +18.5% | +5.1% | 8.5% | 4.9% | +2.0 pts | −11.4 pts |
| Since launch | +76.3% | +16.1% | 29.2% | 13.9% | −8.0 pts | −50.4 pts |
| BALI iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | LJAN Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - January Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | Innovator |
| Strategy | covered call | buffer with income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.5% | 4.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.79% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.5% | 4.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | +9.2% | +0.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.5% | +5.1% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +2.0 pts | −11.4 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1086 days | 990 days |
| Net assets | $1.5bn | $12m |
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.
LJAN in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, LJAN paid 4.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.8%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, BALI or LJAN?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BALI paid 8.5% of its starting price in cash and LJAN paid 4.9%, 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 LJAN?
- With every distribution reinvested, BALI returned +18.5% and LJAN returned +5.1% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so BALI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, BALI or LJAN?
- BALI charges 0.35% a year and LJAN 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 LJAN, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/bali-vs-ljan Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.