Which is cheaper, BALI or QQDH?

BALI charges 0.35% a year and QQDH charges 0.95%, so BALI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 30, 2026.

Income ETFs

BALI vs QQDH: Dividend Yield & Total Return

BALI and QQDH both write options for income.

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Net assets: $1.5bn on Oct 30, 2026 for iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF, beside Tuttle Capital Innovation 100 Income AND Hedge ETF.

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At a glance

8.4%

BALI cash paid, 1 year

0.3%

QQDH cash paid, since launch, Oct 23, 2026

+16.0%

BALI total return, 1 year

−2.6%

QQDH total return, since launch, Oct 23, 2026

BALI · 1 year to Oct 30, 2026 3.6 pts ahead of SPY

BALI

+16.0%

SPY

+12.4%

3.6 pts ahead of SPY

BALI over 1 year: paid 8.4%, price +6.9%, total +16.0%, SPY +12.4%, +3.6 pts. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

SPY

+12.4%

BALI

+16.0%

8.4% of it arrived as cash

3.6 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.6 pts ahead of SPY

BALI over 1 year: paid 8.4%, price +6.9%, total +16.0%, SPY +12.4%, +3.6 pts. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

SPY

+12.4%

BALI

+16.0%

3.6 pts ahead of SPY

8.4% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. BALI over 1 year: paid 8.4%, price +6.9%, total +16.0%, SPY +12.4%, +3.6 pts. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

Data to Oct 30, 2026.

QQDH · since launch to Oct 30, 2026 Not measured

QQDH

−2.6%

none

Not measured

QQDH since launch: paid 0.3%, price −2.9%, total −2.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

QQDH

−2.6%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

QQDH since launch: paid 0.3%, price −2.9%, total −2.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

QQDH

−2.6%

0.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QQDH since launch: paid 0.3%, price −2.9%, total −2.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

Data to Oct 30, 2026.

Pair scorecard

BALI costs 0.60 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BALI vs QQDH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	BALI	QQDH
Paid and earned
Measure	BALI	QQDH
Total return, 1 year	+16.0%	not published
Price change	rose 6.9% (1 year)	fell 2.9% (since Oct 23, 2026)
Against its benchmark
Measure	BALI	QQDH
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	not published
Cost and size
Measure	BALI	QQDH
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.95%
Net assets	$1.5bn	not read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Measure	BALI	QQDH
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

BALI iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly QQDH Tuttle Capital Innovation 100 Income AND Hedge ETF · 0DTE covered call

Issuer iShares Tuttle

Strategy covered call 0DTE covered call

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) none

Pays monthly not established

Payout rate, annualized 6.2% 3.9%

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.95%

Cash paid, 1 year 8.4% 0.3% (since launch, Oct 23, 2026)

Price change, 1 year +6.9% −2.9% (since launch, Oct 23, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +16.0% −2.6% (since launch, Oct 23, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +12.4% not published

Ahead or behind +3.6 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate 0% not published

Age 3.1 years 7 days

Net assets $1.5bn not read by ETFIQ

As of Oct 30, 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

Window by window: BALI vs QQDH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	BALI	QQDH	BALI	QQDH	BALI	QQDH
3 months	+1.6%	–	1.7%	–	+0.2 pts	–
6 months	+7.0%	–	3.2%	–	+1.6 pts	–
1 year	+16.0%	–	8.4%	–	+3.7 pts	–
3 years	+78.3%	–	30.4%	–	−9.1 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: BALI Sep 2023 · QQDH Oct 2026	+75.5%	−2.6%	29.9%	0.3%	−7.4 pts	not measured

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About each fund

BALI

Over the year to Oct 30, 2026, BALI paid 8.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.0%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +12.4% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.6 pts. At its price on Oct 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.2%, paid monthly. iShares estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Oct 6, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

QQDH

Over the period from its first trade on Oct 23, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026, QQDH paid 0.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.6%. At its price on Oct 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 3.9%, paid periodically.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, BALI or QQDH?: BALI charges 0.35% a year and QQDH charges 0.95%, so BALI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

S&P 500 (SPY) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →BALI on its own →QQDH on its own →BALI dividend history →BALI holdings →QQDH dividend history →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

BALI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BALI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

BALI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

iShares page for BALI ↗

QQDH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QQDH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Tuttle website ↗

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How this is computed

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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