Data as of .
BALI vs OMAH: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year OMAH paid 14.4% of its price in cash against BALI’s 8.5%, though BALI 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 OMAH hold 16% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BALI | OMAH |
|---|---|---|
| APPLE | 6.19% | 10.59% |
| ALPHABET CLASS A | 2.62% | 4.57% |
| ALPHABET CLASS C | 2.40% | 4.54% |
| CHEVRON | 1.74% | 4.75% |
| COCA-COLA | 0.97% | 4.94% |
| BANK OF AMERICA | 0.83% | 4.06% |
| VERISIGN | 0.40% | 4.90% |
| KRAFT HEINZ | 0.23% | 4.46% |
| NEW YORK TIMES CLASS A | 0.16% | 2.80% |
| LIBERTY LIVE HOLDINGS INC SERIES C | 0.03% | 2.14% |
| Only in BALI | Only in OMAH |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA 7.38% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 10.22% |
| MICROSOFT 5.34% | American Express Co 6.57% |
| AMAZON.COM INC 3.32% | Kroger Co/The 4.79% |
| BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 2.76% | DAVITA INC 4.75% |
| BROADCOM INC 2.13% | Occidental Petroleum Corp 4.64% |
| META PLATFORMS CLASS A 1.83% | Chubb Ltd 4.49% |
| EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.68% | Moody's Corp 4.42% |
| COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 1.66% | Sirius XM Holdings Inc 4.29% |
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 17, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALI | OMAH | BALI | OMAH | BALI | OMAH | |
| 3 months | +4.0% | +1.7% | 2.0% | 3.7% | +1.8 pts | −2.4 pts |
| 6 months | +17.3% | +8.8% | 4.7% | 7.7% | −0.8 pts | +2.8 pts |
| 1 year | +18.5% | +8.8% | 8.5% | 14.4% | +2.0 pts | +4.9 pts |
| Since launch | +76.3% | +14.6% | 29.2% | 21.4% | −8.0 pts | +12.4 pts |
| BALI iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | OMAH VistaShares Target 15 Berkshire Select Income ETF Covered call on BRK-B, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | VistaShares |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | Berkshire Hathaway B (BRK-B), used as the proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.5% | 15.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.98% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.5% | 14.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | +9.2% | −6.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.5% | +8.8% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +3.9% |
| Ahead or behind | +2.0 pts | +4.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1086 days | 562 days |
| Net assets | $1.5bn | $1.1bn |
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.
OMAH in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, OMAH paid 14.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 6.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.8%. Berkshire Hathaway B (BRK-B), used as the proxy returned +3.9% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.1%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, BALI or OMAH?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BALI paid 8.5% of its starting price in cash and OMAH paid 14.4%, so OMAH 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 OMAH?
- With every distribution reinvested, BALI returned +18.5% and OMAH returned +8.8% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so BALI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, BALI or OMAH?
- BALI charges 0.35% a year and OMAH charges 0.98%, 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 OMAH, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/bali-vs-omah Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.