Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
BALI vs TPAY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
BALI and TPAY both write options for income.
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Net assets: $1.5bn on Nov 3, 2026 for iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF, and $2.1m on Nov 4, 2026 for Roundhill S&P 500 Target 10 Managed Distribution ETF.
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, 2026.1 pt behind VOO
TPAY since launch: paid 6.6%, price +4.6%, total +11.6%, VOO +12.6%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
VOO
+12.6%
TPAY
+11.6%
6.6% of it arrived as cash
1 pt behind VOO
Total return, distributions reinvested
1 pt behind VOO
TPAY since launch: paid 6.6%, price +4.6%, total +11.6%, VOO +12.6%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
VOO
+12.6%
TPAY
+11.6%
1 pt behind VOO
6.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.6%. TPAY since launch: paid 6.6%, price +4.6%, total +11.6%, VOO +12.6%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.6%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
BALI costs 0.14 points a year less; BALI is far larger, $1.6bn against $2.1m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | BALI | TPAY |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +17.6% | not published |
| Price change | rose 8.4% (1 year) | rose 4.6% (since Feb 18, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 84% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment | 100% of the Oct 15, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO |
| Against its benchmark, same days | ahead by 2.8 pts | behind by 1.0 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.49% |
| Net assets | $1.6bn | $2.1m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, BALI and TPAY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | BALI | TPAY | BALI | TPAY | BALI | TPAY |
| 3 months | 0.0% | −0.8% | 1.7% | 2.3% | +0.1 pts | −0.7 pts |
| 6 months | +6.5% | +4.2% | 3.7% | 4.7% | +1.4 pts | −0.8 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 · TPAY Feb 2026 | +77.2% | +11.6% | 30.6% | 6.6% | −8.4 pts | −1.1 pts |
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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.
TPAY
Over the period from its first trade on Feb 18, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, TPAY paid 6.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.6%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +12.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.5%, paid monthly. Roundhill estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 15, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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