Data as of .
BALI vs SIXH: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year BALI paid 8.5% of its price in cash against SIXH’s 2.0%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: BALI scores higher
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BALI and SIXH hold 7% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BALI | SIXH |
|---|---|---|
| BROADCOM INC | 2.25% | 1.35% |
| VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC | 1.31% | 3.77% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 3.29% | 1.29% |
| MERCK & CO INC | 0.94% | 1.37% |
| CATERPILLAR INC | 0.91% | 1.24% |
| US BANCORP | 0.43% | 2.44% |
| LOWES COMPANIES INC | 0.33% | 1.13% |
| T MOBILE US INC | 0.28% | 2.42% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 0.00% | 2.47% |
| Only in BALI | Only in SIXH |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA 7.36% | Altria Group, Inc. 4.83% |
| APPLE 6.15% | Philip Morris International Inc. 4.07% |
| MICROSOFT 5.07% | SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 3.74% |
| BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 2.91% | AT&T INC. 3.59% |
| ALPHABET CLASS A 2.70% | QUALCOMM INCORPORATED 3.53% |
| ALPHABET CLASS C 2.38% | Pepsico, Inc. 3.44% |
| META PLATFORMS CLASS A 1.80% | LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 3.11% |
| EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.74% | NVIDIA CORPORATION 2.67% |
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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALI | SIXH | BALI | SIXH | BALI | SIXH | |
| 3 months | +4.0% | +4.5% | 2.0% | 0.5% | +1.8 pts | +2.2 pts |
| 6 months | +17.3% | +7.4% | 4.7% | 0.9% | −0.8 pts | −10.6 pts |
| 1 year | +18.5% | +16.3% | 8.5% | 2.0% | +2.0 pts | −0.3 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +43.8% | not published | 6.6% | not published | −34.6 pts |
| Since launch | +76.3% | +96.3% | 29.2% | 16.0% | −8.0 pts | −88.5 pts |
| BALI iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | SIXH ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | Exchange Traded Concepts |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.5% | 0.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.69% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.5% | 2.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | +9.2% | +14.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.5% | +16.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +2.0 pts | −0.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1086 days | 2321 days |
| Net assets | $1.5bn | $543m |
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.
SIXH in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SIXH paid 2.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 14.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.3%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.4%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, BALI or SIXH?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BALI paid 8.5% of its starting price in cash and SIXH paid 2.0%, so BALI 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 SIXH?
- With every distribution reinvested, BALI returned +18.5% and SIXH returned +16.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so BALI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, BALI or SIXH?
- BALI charges 0.35% a year and SIXH charges 0.69%, so BALI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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