Data as of .
BALI vs SDVD: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year SDVD paid 9.2% 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 173 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 SDVD hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BALI | SDVD |
|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP | 0.48% | 0.46% |
| CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP INC | 0.44% | 0.45% |
| COMFORT SYSTEMS USA | 0.42% | 0.60% |
| VERISIGN | 0.40% | 1.00% |
| OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL | 0.34% | 0.83% |
| FOX CLASS A | 0.26% | 0.88% |
| KEYCORP | 0.34% | 0.21% |
| POPULAR | 0.18% | 0.21% |
| HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE | 0.17% | 0.26% |
| NEW YORK TIMES CLASS A | 0.16% | 0.85% |
| WR BERKLEY | 0.13% | 0.40% |
| CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS | 0.12% | 0.61% |
| Only in BALI | Only in SDVD |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA 7.38% | National HealthCare Corporation 1.12% |
| APPLE 6.19% | First BanCorp. 1.04% |
| MICROSOFT 5.34% | OFG Bancorp 1.03% |
| AMAZON.COM INC 3.32% | The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. 1.01% |
| BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 2.76% | Interparfums, Inc. 1.00% |
| ALPHABET CLASS A 2.62% | Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporat 1.00% |
| ALPHABET CLASS C 2.40% | Assurant, Inc. 0.99% |
| BROADCOM INC 2.13% | Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (Class A 0.99% |
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 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALI | SDVD | BALI | SDVD | BALI | SDVD | |
| 3 months | +4.0% | −0.1% | 2.0% | 2.1% | +1.8 pts | −6.7 pts |
| 6 months | +17.3% | +8.3% | 4.7% | 4.4% | −0.8 pts | −4.3 pts |
| 1 year | +18.5% | +10.8% | 8.5% | 9.2% | +2.0 pts | −16.4 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +53.0% | not published | 30.7% | not published | −0.7 pts |
| Since launch | +76.3% | +47.6% | 29.2% | 29.7% | −8.0 pts | −4.1 pts |
| BALI iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | SDVD FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on SCHD, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | First Trust |
| Strategy | covered call | dividend stocks with call overlay |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.5% | 8.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.85% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.5% | 9.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | +9.2% | +1.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.5% | +10.8% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +27.2% |
| Ahead or behind | +2.0 pts | −16.4 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1086 days | 1135 days |
| Net assets | $1.5bn | $888m |
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.
SDVD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SDVD paid 9.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.8%. US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy returned +27.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 16.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.8%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, BALI or SDVD?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BALI paid 8.5% of its starting price in cash and SDVD paid 9.2%, so SDVD 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 SDVD?
- With every distribution reinvested, BALI returned +18.5% and SDVD returned +10.8% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so BALI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, BALI or SDVD?
- BALI charges 0.35% a year and SDVD charges 0.85%, so BALI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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