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BALI vs VOOY: which paid, and which earned it?

BALI and VOOY both write options for income.

iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF and XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF.

8.5%BALI cash paid, 1 year
0.0%VOOY cash paid, 1 year
+18.5%BALI total return, 1 year
−0.3%VOOY total return, 1 year
BALI2 pts ahead of SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%BALI+18.5%8.5% of it arrived as cash2 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%BALI+18.5%2 pts ahead of SPY
VOOYAbout even with SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY−0.2%VOOY−0.3%about even with SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY−0.2%VOOY−0.3%about even with SPY

Performance, window by window

BALI and VOOY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
BALIVOOYBALIVOOYBALIVOOY
3 months+4.0%not published2.0%not published+1.8 ptsnot published
6 months+17.3%not published4.7%not published−0.8 ptsnot published
1 year+18.5%not published8.5%not published+2.0 ptsnot published
Since launch+76.3%−0.3%29.2%0.0%−8.0 pts0.0 pts
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BALI and VOOY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BALI
iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
VOOY
XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF
Option income on SPY
IssueriSharesXFUNDS
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlynot established
Payout rate, annualized7.5%not published
Expense ratio0.35%not published
Cash paid, 1 year8.5%0.0% (since launch on Sep 2, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+9.2%−0.3%
Total return, 1 year+18.5%−0.3% (since launch on Sep 2, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%−0.2%
Ahead or behind+2.0 pts0.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age1086 days16 days
Net assets$1.5bnnot published

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.

VOOY in plain words

Over the period since launch on Sep 2, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, VOOY paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned −0.2% over the same days, so a holder was about even.

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Where these figures came from

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BALI against VOOY, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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