Data as of .
BALI vs QRMI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year QRMI paid 11.8% 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 QRMI hold 50% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BALI | QRMI |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA | 7.36% | 8.49% |
| APPLE | 6.15% | 7.78% |
| MICROSOFT | 5.07% | 5.81% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 3.29% | 4.33% |
| ALPHABET CLASS A | 2.70% | 3.25% |
| ALPHABET CLASS C | 2.38% | 3.01% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.25% | 2.69% |
| META PLATFORMS CLASS A | 1.80% | 3.13% |
| COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP | 1.64% | 1.74% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY | 1.50% | 5.02% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES | 1.30% | 4.00% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS INC | 0.99% | 1.89% |
| Only in BALI | Only in QRMI |
|---|---|
| BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 2.91% | SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 2.86% |
| EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.74% | WALMART INC 2.27% |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 1.69% | CASH 1.06% |
| CHEVRON 1.65% | KLA CORP 1.01% |
| VISA CLASS A 1.55% | LINDE PLC 0.92% |
| PROCTER & GAMBLE 1.45% | ANALOG DEVICES INC 0.79% |
| VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 1.31% | ASML HOLDING NV-NY REG SHS 0.69% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1.20% | INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC 0.60% |
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 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALI | QRMI | BALI | QRMI | BALI | QRMI | |
| 3 months | +4.0% | +0.6% | 2.0% | 3.0% | +1.8 pts | +3.1 pts |
| 6 months | +17.3% | +7.3% | 4.7% | 6.1% | −0.8 pts | −17.0 pts |
| 1 year | +18.5% | +8.5% | 8.5% | 11.8% | +2.0 pts | −13.3 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +26.7% | not published | 33.5% | not published | −71.5 pts |
| Since launch | +76.3% | +10.4% | 29.2% | 40.8% | −8.0 pts | −89.1 pts |
| BALI iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | QRMI Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | Global X |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.5% | 12.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.60% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.5% | 11.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | +9.2% | −3.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.5% | +8.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | +2.0 pts | −13.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 100% |
| Age | 1086 days | 1849 days |
| Net assets | $1.5bn | $15m |
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.
QRMI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QRMI paid 11.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 13.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.0%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, BALI or QRMI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BALI paid 8.5% of its starting price in cash and QRMI paid 11.8%, so QRMI 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 QRMI?
- With every distribution reinvested, BALI returned +18.5% and QRMI returned +8.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so BALI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, BALI or QRMI?
- BALI charges 0.35% a year and QRMI charges 0.60%, so BALI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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