Data as of .
BALI vs SDTY: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year SDTY paid 24.7% 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 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 SDTY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in BALI | Only in SDTY |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA 7.38% | TREASURY BILL 92.47% |
| APPLE 6.04% | TREASURY BILL 3.84% |
| MICROSOFT 5.32% | TREASURY BILL 3.68% |
| AMAZON.COM INC 3.35% | |
| ALPHABET CLASS A 2.52% | |
| BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 2.46% | |
| ALPHABET CLASS C 2.33% | |
| BROADCOM INC 2.23% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALI | SDTY | BALI | SDTY | BALI | SDTY | |
| 3 months | +4.4% | +4.6% | 2.0% | 6.1% | +1.1 pts | +1.3 pts |
| 6 months | +15.0% | +14.8% | 4.7% | 13.8% | −1.0 pts | −1.2 pts |
| 1 year | +18.9% | +16.9% | 8.5% | 24.7% | +1.4 pts | −0.6 pts |
| Since launch | +76.3% | +21.9% | 29.2% | 35.1% | −8.2 pts | −6.3 pts |
| BALI iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | SDTY YieldMax(R) S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF 0DTE covered call on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | YieldMax |
| Strategy | covered call | 0DTE covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.5% | 21.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 1.08% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.5% | 24.7% |
| Price change, 1 year | +9.5% | −9.9% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.9% | +16.9% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Ahead or behind | +1.4 pts | −0.6 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 63% |
| Age | 1079 days | 582 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.
SDTY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, SDTY paid 24.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 9.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +17.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.6 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 21.0%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 63% of the distribution paid Sep 10, 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 SDTY?
- Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, BALI paid 8.5% of its starting price in cash and SDTY paid 24.7%, so SDTY 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 SDTY?
- With every distribution reinvested, BALI returned +18.9% and SDTY returned +16.9% over the year to Sep 11, 2026, so BALI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, BALI or SDTY?
- BALI charges 0.35% a year and SDTY charges 1.08%, 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 SDTY, data as of Sep 11, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/bali-vs-sdty Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.