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BALI vs TDAQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TDAQ paid 16.8% of its price in cash against BALI’s 8.4%, though BALI returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $1.5bn on Nov 3, 2026 for iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF, and $248m on Jun 30, 2026 for TappAlpha Innovation 100 Growth & Daily Income ETF.

At a glance
8.4%
BALI cash paid, 1 year
16.8%
TDAQ cash paid, 1 year
+17.6%
BALI total return, 1 year
+12.0%
TDAQ total return, 1 year
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.
TDAQ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with QQQ
TDAQ
+12.0%
QQQ
+12.3%

About even with QQQ

TDAQ over 1 year: paid 16.8%, price −5.7%, total +12.0%, QQQ +12.3%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

TDAQ

+12.0%

16.8% of it arrived as cash

about even with QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with QQQ

TDAQ over 1 year: paid 16.8%, price −5.7%, total +12.0%, QQQ +12.3%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

TDAQ

+12.0%

16.8% as cash

about even with QQQ

16.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TDAQ over 1 year: paid 16.8%, price −5.7%, total +12.0%, QQQ +12.3%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

BALI costs 0.33 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.6 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BALI vs TDAQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureBALITDAQ
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+17.6%+12.0%
Price change, 1 yearrose 8.4%fell 5.7%
Return of capital, issuer estimate84% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment98% of the Oct 21, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYNasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.35%0.68%
Net assets, BALI as of Nov 3, 2026 and TDAQ as of Jun 30, 2026$1.5bn$248m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · BALI scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score88.3BALI44.6TDAQ

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, BALI and TDAQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BALI TDAQ
Only in one fund ↓
Only in BALI
NVIDIA 6.95%
APPLE 6.17%
MICROSOFT 5.46%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.33%
BROADCOM INC 2.12%
ALPHABET CLASS A 2.09%
ALPHABET CLASS C 1.95%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.93%
Only in TDAQ
Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF 99.56%
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Side by side

BALI iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly TDAQ TappAlpha Innovation 100 Growth & Daily Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
Strategy covered call option income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 6.5% 18.2%
Expense ratio 0.35% 0.68%
Cash paid, 1 year 8.4% 16.8%
Price change, 1 year +8.4% −5.7%
Total return, 1 year +17.6% +12.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +12.3%
Ahead or behind +2.8 pts −0.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 84% 98%
Age 3.1 years 1.2 years
Net assets, BALI as of Nov 3, 2026 and TDAQ as of Jun 30, 2026 $1.5bn $248m

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 TDAQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowBALITDAQBALITDAQBALITDAQ
3 months0.0%−2.9%1.7%4.3%+0.1 pts+0.5 pts
6 months+6.5%−0.5%3.7%8.4%+1.4 pts−0.2 pts
1 year+17.6%+12.0%8.4%16.8%+2.8 pts−0.3 pts
3 years+74.1%–29.6%–−8.8 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: BALI Sep 2023 · TDAQ Sep 2025+77.2%+21.6%30.6%19.6%−8.4 pts+0.6 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.

TDAQ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TDAQ paid 16.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.2%, paid monthly. TappAlpha estimates that 98% of the distribution paid Oct 21, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, BALI or TDAQ?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BALI paid 8.4% of its starting price in cash and TDAQ paid 16.8%, so TDAQ 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 TDAQ?
With every distribution reinvested, BALI returned +17.6% and TDAQ +12.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, BALI or TDAQ?
BALI charges 0.35% a year and TDAQ charges 0.68%, so BALI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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