Data as of Nov 12, 2026.
BALI vs OVQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Return, fees and overlap, side by side.
Pair scorecard
BALI costs 0.62 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | BALI | OVQ |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +14.8% | not published |
| Price change | rose 5.9% (1 year) | fell 2.9% (since Oct 23, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 84% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | not published |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.97% |
| Net assets | $1.6bn | not read by ETFIQ |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
2.8 pts ahead of SPY
BALI over 1 year: paid 8.3%, price +5.9%, total +14.8%, SPY +12.0%, +2.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
SPY
+12.0%
BALI
+14.8%
8.3% 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 8.3%, price +5.9%, total +14.8%, SPY +12.0%, +2.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
SPY
+12.0%
BALI
+14.8%
2.8 pts ahead of SPY
8.3% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. BALI over 1 year: paid 8.3%, price +5.9%, total +14.8%, SPY +12.0%, +2.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
Data to Nov 12, 2026.Not measured
OVQ since launch: paid 0.0%, price −2.9%, total −2.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
OVQ
−2.9%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
OVQ since launch: paid 0.0%, price −2.9%, total −2.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
OVQ
−2.9%
0.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. OVQ since launch: paid 0.0%, price −2.9%, total −2.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
Data to Nov 12, 2026.Side by side
As of Nov 12, 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 | OVQ | BALI | OVQ | BALI | OVQ |
| 3 months | −2.5% | – | 1.6% | – | 0.0 pts | – |
| 6 months | +3.5% | – | 3.7% | – | +1.8 pts | – |
| 1 year | +14.8% | – | 8.3% | – | +2.8 pts | – |
| 3 years | +69.9% | – | 29.2% | – | −8.4 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: BALI Sep 2023 · OVQ Oct 2026 | +74.7% | −2.9% | 30.6% | 0.0% | −8.5 pts | not measured |
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BALI
Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, BALI paid 8.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +12.0% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.8 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.6%, 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.
OVQ
Over the period from its first trade on Oct 23, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026, OVQ paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.9%.
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