Data as of .
BALI vs QUSA: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year QUSA paid 13.8% 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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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BALI and QUSA hold 40% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BALI | QUSA |
|---|---|---|
| APPLE | 6.19% | 5.99% |
| NVIDIA | 7.38% | 5.78% |
| MICROSOFT | 5.34% | 6.08% |
| ALPHABET CLASS A | 2.62% | 2.22% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.13% | 4.70% |
| ALPHABET CLASS C | 2.40% | 1.84% |
| META PLATFORMS CLASS A | 1.83% | 4.28% |
| COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP | 1.66% | 4.40% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 1.50% | 2.93% |
| VISA CLASS A | 1.50% | 3.37% |
| PROCTER & GAMBLE | 1.40% | 3.85% |
| ELI LILLY | 1.05% | 4.24% |
| Only in BALI | Only in QUSA |
|---|---|
| AMAZON.COM INC 3.32% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 5.35% |
| BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 2.76% | Walmart Inc 4.17% |
| CHEVRON 1.74% | Blackrock Inc 2.99% |
| EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.68% | GE AEROSPACE 2.75% |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 1.54% | KLA CORP 2.69% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY 1.38% | Mastercard Inc 2.51% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 1.21% | LRCX US 10/02/26 C295 0.10% |
| TESLA INC 1.17% | AMAT US 10/02/26 C452.5 0.07% |
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 | QUSA | BALI | QUSA | BALI | QUSA | |
| 3 months | +4.0% | −1.9% | 2.0% | 3.6% | +1.8 pts | −3.6 pts |
| 6 months | +17.3% | +10.4% | 4.7% | 7.8% | −0.8 pts | −4.3 pts |
| 1 year | +18.5% | +3.5% | 8.5% | 13.8% | +2.0 pts | −11.7 pts |
| Since launch | +76.3% | +4.9% | 29.2% | 15.1% | −8.0 pts | −25.8 pts |
| BALI iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | QUSA VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF Covered call on QUAL, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | VistaShares |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | USA Quality (QUAL), used as the quality proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.5% | 15.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.97% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.5% | 13.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | +9.2% | −11.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.5% | +3.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +15.2% |
| Ahead or behind | +2.0 pts | −11.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1086 days | 500 days |
| Net assets | $1.5bn | $22m |
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.
QUSA in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QUSA paid 13.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 11.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.5%. USA Quality (QUAL), used as the quality proxy returned +15.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, BALI or QUSA?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BALI paid 8.5% of its starting price in cash and QUSA paid 13.8%, so QUSA 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 QUSA?
- With every distribution reinvested, BALI returned +18.5% and QUSA returned +3.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so BALI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, BALI or QUSA?
- BALI charges 0.35% a year and QUSA charges 0.97%, 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 QUSA, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/bali-vs-qusa Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.