Which paid more, BALI or QXQ?

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, BALI paid 8.3% of its starting price in cash and QXQ paid 15.1%, so QXQ 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 QXQ?

With every distribution reinvested, BALI returned +14.8% and QXQ +12.1% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.

Which is cheaper, BALI or QXQ?

BALI charges 0.35% a year and QXQ charges 0.98%, so BALI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 12, 2026.

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BALI vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

Return, fees and overlap, side by side.

Return gap

+2.7 pts

1 year to Nov 12, 2026: BALI ahead, total return

Fee gap

0.63 pts

A year: BALI 0.35%, QXQ 0.98%, per filings dated Jan 5, 2026 and Apr 27, 2026

Overlap

–

No book read for both funds

Net flow

–

Needs daily flows for both funds

Pair scorecard

BALI costs 0.63 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.7 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BALI vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	BALI	QXQ
Paid and earned
Measure	BALI	QXQ
Total return, 1 year	+14.8%	+12.1%
Price change, 1 year	rose 5.9%	fell 4.7%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	84% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	BALI	QXQ
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Measure	BALI	QXQ
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.98%
Net assets, BALI as of Nov 11, 2026 and QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026	$1.6bn	$82m
Holdings
Measure	BALI	QXQ
Holdings in common	not published

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · BALI scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score88.6BALI52QXQ

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 171 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

BALI 88.6

QXQ 52

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

Key numbers

8.3%

BALI cash paid, 1 year

15.1%

QXQ cash paid, 1 year

+14.8%

BALI total return, 1 year

+12.1%

QXQ total return, 1 year

BALI · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 2.8 pts ahead of SPY

BALI

+14.8%

SPY

+12.0%

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%

8.3% cash

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.

QXQ · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ

+12.1%

QQQ

+11.3%

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QXQ

+12.1%

15.1% of it arrived as cash

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QXQ

+12.1%

15.1% as cash

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

15.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Side by side

BALI iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly QXQ SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying quarterly

Issuer iShares SGI

Strategy covered call covered call

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)

Pays monthly quarterly

Payout rate, annualized 6.6% 1.0%

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.98%

Cash paid, 1 year 8.3% 15.1%

Price change, 1 year +5.9% −4.7%

Total return, 1 year +14.8% +12.1%

Benchmark return, 1 year +12.0% +11.3%

Ahead or behind +2.8 pts +0.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 84% not published

Age 3.1 years 2.4 years

Net assets, BALI as of Nov 11, 2026 and QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026 $1.6bn $82m

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

Window by window: BALI vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	BALI	QXQ	BALI	QXQ	BALI	QXQ
3 months	−2.5%	−5.4%	1.6%	0.2%	0.0 pts	+0.5 pts
6 months	+3.5%	−3.8%	3.7%	0.5%	+1.8 pts	+0.4 pts
1 year	+14.8%	+12.1%	8.3%	15.1%	+2.8 pts	+0.8 pts
3 years	+69.9%	–	29.2%	–	−8.4 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: BALI Sep 2023 · QXQ Jun 2024	+74.7%	+47.7%	30.6%	22.8%	−8.5 pts	+2.2 pts

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About each fund

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.

QXQ

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QXQ paid 15.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 1.0%, paid quarterly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, BALI or QXQ?: Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, BALI paid 8.3% of its starting price in cash and QXQ paid 15.1%, so QXQ 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 QXQ?: With every distribution reinvested, BALI returned +14.8% and QXQ +12.1% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.
Which is cheaper, BALI or QXQ?: BALI charges 0.35% a year and QXQ charges 0.98%, so BALI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

S&P 500 (SPY) →Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →BALI on its own →QXQ on its own →BALI dividend history →BALI holdings →QXQ 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 ↗

QXQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QXQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SGI website ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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Net assets: $1.6bn on Nov 11, 2026 for iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF, and $82m on Aug 31, 2026 for SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF.

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Growth of 100

BALI and QXQ

Total return, distributions reinvested, 1 year.

BALI +14.8%QXQ +12.1%

Nov 12, 2025Nov 12, 2026

BALI +14.8%, QXQ +12.1%: BALI +2.7 pts ahead, 1 year, Nov 12, 2025 to Nov 12, 2026.