Data as of .
BALI vs QYLD: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year QYLD paid 12.5% of its price in cash against BALI’s 8.5%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: BALI scores higher
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A percentile among the 161 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 QYLD hold 49% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BALI | QYLD |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA | 7.38% | 8.46% |
| APPLE | 6.04% | 7.81% |
| MICROSOFT | 5.32% | 5.90% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 3.35% | 4.42% |
| ALPHABET CLASS A | 2.52% | 3.16% |
| ALPHABET CLASS C | 2.33% | 2.93% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.23% | 2.75% |
| META PLATFORMS CLASS A | 1.74% | 3.07% |
| COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP | 1.68% | 1.77% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY | 1.39% | 4.86% |
| TESLA INC | 1.17% | 2.92% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES | 1.13% | 3.72% |
| Only in BALI | Only in QYLD |
|---|---|
| BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 2.46% | WALMART INC 2.31% |
| CHEVRON 1.76% | SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 1.28% |
| EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.71% | KLA CORP 1.04% |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 1.55% | LINDE PLC 0.95% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON 1.49% | ANALOG DEVICES INC 0.81% |
| VISA CLASS A 1.49% | ASML HOLDING NV-NY REG SHS 0.68% |
| PROCTER & GAMBLE 1.37% | INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC 0.57% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1.15% | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC 0.57% |
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 10, 2026 and Sep 11, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALI | QYLD | BALI | QYLD | BALI | QYLD | |
| 3 months | +4.4% | +4.7% | 2.0% | 3.0% | +1.1 pts | +5.5 pts |
| 6 months | +15.0% | +11.8% | 4.7% | 6.2% | −1.0 pts | −8.9 pts |
| 1 year | +18.9% | +22.2% | 8.5% | 12.5% | +1.4 pts | −0.7 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +51.3% | not published | 36.6% | not published | −43.8 pts |
| Since launch | +76.3% | +195.4% | 29.2% | 116.0% | −8.2 pts | −639.0 pts |
| BALI iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | QYLD Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | Global X |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.5% | 11.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.60% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.5% | 12.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | +9.5% | +8.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.9% | +22.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +17.5% | +23.0% |
| Ahead or behind | +1.4 pts | −0.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 100% |
| Age | 1079 days | 4656 days |
BALI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, BALI paid 8.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +17.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.4 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.5%, paid monthly.
QYLD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, QYLD paid 12.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +22.2%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +23.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.7 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.9%, 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 QYLD?
- Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, BALI paid 8.5% of its starting price in cash and QYLD paid 12.5%, so QYLD 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 QYLD?
- With every distribution reinvested, BALI returned +18.9% and QYLD returned +22.2% over the year to Sep 11, 2026, so QYLD returned more.
- Which is cheaper, BALI or QYLD?
- BALI charges 0.35% a year and QYLD 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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