Data as of .
BALI vs ROCQ: which paid, and which earned it?
BALI and ROCQ both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BALI and ROCQ hold 7% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BALI | ROCQ |
|---|---|---|
| AMAZON.COM INC | 3.29% | 4.52% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.25% | 2.93% |
| TESLA INC | 0.95% | 2.94% |
| SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC | 0.40% | 2.77% |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC | 0.99% | 0.20% |
| MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC | 0.19% | 0.38% |
| ABBOTT LABORATORIES | 0.91% | 0.14% |
| BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP | 0.23% | 0.08% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 0.00% | 0.95% |
| Only in BALI | Only in ROCQ |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA 7.36% | NVIDIA Corp. 8.37% |
| APPLE 6.15% | Apple, Inc. 7.12% |
| MICROSOFT 5.07% | Micron Technology, Inc. 6.70% |
| BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 2.91% | Alphabet, Inc. 6.30% |
| ALPHABET CLASS A 2.70% | Microsoft Corp. 5.03% |
| ALPHABET CLASS C 2.38% | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 4.74% |
| META PLATFORMS CLASS A 1.80% | Lam Research Corp. 4.21% |
| EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.74% | Intel Corp. 3.58% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALI | ROCQ | BALI | ROCQ | BALI | ROCQ | |
| 3 months | +4.0% | 0.0% | 2.0% | 3.0% | +1.8 pts | +2.5 pts |
| 6 months | +17.3% | +20.0% | 4.7% | 5.9% | −0.8 pts | −4.2 pts |
| 1 year | +18.5% | not published | 8.5% | not published | +2.0 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +76.3% | +18.0% | 29.2% | 5.8% | −8.0 pts | −4.0 pts |
| BALI iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | ROCQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | JPMorgan |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.5% | 10.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | not published |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.5% | 5.8% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +9.2% | +12.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.5% | +18.0% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +21.9% |
| Ahead or behind | +2.0 pts | −4.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1086 days | 183 days |
| Net assets | $1.5bn | $629m |
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.
ROCQ in plain words
Over the period since launch on Mar 19, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, ROCQ paid 5.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 12.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.6%, paid monthly.
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Where these figures came from
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