Data as of .
BALI vs ODTE: which paid, and which earned it?
BALI and ODTE both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BALI and ODTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in BALI | Only in ODTE |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA 7.36% | Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF 33.70% |
| APPLE 6.15% | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 33.27% |
| MICROSOFT 5.07% | Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF 33.03% |
| AMAZON.COM INC 3.29% | |
| BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 2.91% | |
| ALPHABET CLASS A 2.70% | |
| ALPHABET CLASS C 2.38% | |
| BROADCOM INC 2.25% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALI | ODTE | BALI | ODTE | BALI | ODTE | |
| 3 months | +4.0% | −4.8% | 2.0% | 3.4% | +1.8 pts | −7.0 pts |
| 6 months | +17.3% | not published | 4.7% | not published | −0.8 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +18.5% | not published | 8.5% | not published | +2.0 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +76.3% | +6.2% | 29.2% | 6.7% | −8.0 pts | −10.5 pts |
| BALI iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | ODTE VegaShares SPX NDX RTY Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | VegaShares |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.5% | 14.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.68% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.5% | 6.7% (since launch on Apr 2, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +9.2% | −0.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.5% | +6.2% (since launch on Apr 2, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.7% |
| Ahead or behind | +2.0 pts | −10.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1086 days | 169 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.
ODTE in plain words
Over the period since launch on Apr 2, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, ODTE paid 6.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.2%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.1%, paid weekly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, BALI or ODTE?
- BALI charges 0.35% a year and ODTE charges 0.68%, 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 ODTE, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/bali-vs-odte Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.