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BALI vs VOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $1.5bn on Nov 3, 2026 for iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF, beside XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF.

At a glance
8.4%
BALI cash paid, 1 year
1.5%
VOOY cash paid, since launch, Sep 2, 2026
+17.6%
BALI total return, 1 year
+0.3%
VOOY total return, since launch, Sep 2, 2026
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.
VOOY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
VOOY
+0.3%
none

Not measured

VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOOY

+0.3%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOOY

+0.3%

1.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

BALI costs 0.40 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BALI vs VOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureBALIVOOY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+17.6%not published
Price changerose 8.4% (1 year)fell 1.2% (since Sep 2, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate84% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment26% of the Oct 7, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYnot published
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.35%0.75%
Net assets$1.5bnnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

BALI iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly VOOY XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF · Option income
Strategy covered call option income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) none
Pays monthly not established
Payout rate, annualized 6.5% 9.1%
Expense ratio 0.35% 0.75%
Cash paid, 1 year 8.4% 1.5% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +8.4% −1.2% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +17.6% +0.3% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% not published
Ahead or behind +2.8 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 84% 26%
Age 3.1 years 63 days
Net assets $1.5bn not read by ETFIQ

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 VOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowBALIVOOYBALIVOOYBALIVOOY
3 months0.0%–1.7%–+0.1 pts–
6 months+6.5%–3.7%–+1.4 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 · VOOY Sep 2026+77.2%+0.3%30.6%1.5%−8.4 ptsnot measured

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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.

VOOY

Over the period from its first trade on Sep 2, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, VOOY paid 1.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.3%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.1%, paid periodically. XFUNDS estimates that 26% of the distribution paid Oct 7, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

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Which is cheaper, BALI or VOOY?
BALI charges 0.35% a year and VOOY charges 0.75%, so BALI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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