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BALI vs SIOO: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $1.5bn for iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF and $25m for VistaShares Target 15 S&P 100 Distribution ETF.

At a glance
8.4%
BALI cash paid, 1 year
13.6%
SIOO cash paid, since launch, Dec 11, 2025
+17.6%
BALI total return, 1 year
+10.8%
SIOO total return, since launch, Dec 11, 2025
BALI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 2.8 pts ahead of SPY
BALI
+17.6%
SPY
+14.8%

2.8 pts ahead of SPY

BALI over 1 year: paid 8.4%, price +8.4%, total +17.6%, SPY +14.8%, +2.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

BALI

+17.6%

8.4% 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 8.4%, price +8.4%, total +17.6%, SPY +14.8%, +2.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

BALI

+17.6%

2.8 pts ahead of SPY

8.4% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. BALI over 1 year: paid 8.4%, price +8.4%, total +17.6%, SPY +14.8%, +2.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SIOO · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 About even with OEF
SIOO
+10.8%
OEF
+10.9%

About even with OEF

SIOO since launch: paid 13.6%, price −3.6%, total +10.8%, OEF +10.9%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

OEF

+10.9%

SIOO

+10.8%

13.6% of it arrived as cash

about even with OEF

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with OEF

SIOO since launch: paid 13.6%, price −3.6%, total +10.8%, OEF +10.9%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

OEF

+10.9%

SIOO

+10.8%

13.6% cash

about even with OEF

13.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SIOO since launch: paid 13.6%, price −3.6%, total +10.8%, OEF +10.9%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

BALI costs 0.24 points a year less; BALI is far larger, $1.5bn against $25m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BALI vs SIOO: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureBALISIOO
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+17.6%not published
Price changerose 8.4% (1 year)fell 3.6% (since Dec 11, 2025)
Return of capital, issuer estimate84% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment97% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYS&P 100, measured through OEF
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.35%0.59%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$1.5bn$25m
Holdings
Holdings in common57%

Method

What they share

57%

By the books each fund has filed, BALI and SIOO hold 57% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

57% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BALI SIOO
NVIDIA 6.95% 8.37%
APPLE 6.17% 9.09%
MICROSOFT 5.46% 6.30%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.33% 4.54%
BROADCOM INC 2.12% 3.17%
ALPHABET CLASS C 1.95% 2.80%
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 1.88% 2.20%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 1.63% 2.84%
VISA CLASS A 1.66% 1.51%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.93% 1.43%
ELI LILLY 1.37% 2.30%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 1.29% 1.84%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in BALI
TJX 1.23%
WEC ENERGY GROUP 0.88%
CARDINAL HEALTH 0.76%
AMETEK INC 0.70%
PHILLIPS 66 0.67%
AIRBNB CLASS A 0.66%
VULCAN MATERIALS 0.61%
VALERO ENERGY CORP 0.56%
Only in SIOO
Johnson & Johnson 1.36%
Walmart Inc 1.18%
Mastercard Inc 1.11%
Coca-Cola Co 0.76%
Home Depot Inc 0.72%
GE AEROSPACE 0.70%
Philip Morris International Inc 0.67%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc 0.55%
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Side by side

BALI iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly SIOO VistaShares Target 15 S&P 100 Distribution ETF · Covered call on OEF, paying monthly
Strategy covered call covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 100 (OEF)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 6.5% 15.4%
Expense ratio 0.35% 0.59%
Cash paid, 1 year 8.4% 13.6% (since launch, Dec 11, 2025)
Price change, 1 year +8.4% −3.6% (since launch, Dec 11, 2025)
Total return, 1 year +17.6% +10.8% (since launch, Dec 11, 2025)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +10.9% (since launch, Dec 11, 2025)
Ahead or behind +2.8 pts −0.1 pts (since launch, Dec 11, 2025)
Return of capital, latest estimate 84% 97%
Age 3.1 years 328 days
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $1.5bn $25m

As of Nov 4, 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 SIOO: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowBALISIOOBALISIOOBALISIOO
3 months0.0%+0.8%1.7%3.7%+0.1 pts+1.0 pts
6 months+6.5%+5.6%3.7%7.5%+1.4 pts+1.1 pts
1 year+17.6%–8.4%–+2.8 pts–
3 years+74.1%–29.6%–−8.8 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: BALI Sep 2023 · SIOO Dec 2025+77.2%+10.8%30.6%13.6%−8.4 pts−0.1 pts

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About each fund
BALI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BALI paid 8.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.5%, 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.

SIOO

Over the period from its first trade on Dec 11, 2025 to Nov 4, 2026, SIOO paid 13.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.8%. S&P 100 (OEF) returned +10.9% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.4%, paid monthly. VistaShares estimates that 97% of the distribution paid Oct 27, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, BALI or SIOO?
BALI charges 0.35% a year and SIOO charges 0.59%, so BALI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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