Data as of .
BALI vs XDTE: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year XDTE paid 26.9% of its price in cash against BALI’s 8.5%, though BALI returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: BALI scores higher
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A percentile among the 161 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BALI and XDTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in BALI | Only in XDTE |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA 7.38% | SPX 03/19/2027 678.8 C 67.54% |
| APPLE 6.04% | SPX 06/11/2027 678.8 C 25.09% |
| MICROSOFT 5.32% | Roundhill Weekly T-Bill ETF 7.36% |
| AMAZON.COM INC 3.35% | |
| ALPHABET CLASS A 2.52% | |
| BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 2.46% | |
| ALPHABET CLASS C 2.33% | |
| BROADCOM INC 2.23% |
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 Sep 10, 2026 and Sep 11, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALI | XDTE | BALI | XDTE | BALI | XDTE | |
| 3 months | +4.4% | +3.9% | 2.0% | 5.1% | +1.1 pts | +0.6 pts |
| 6 months | +15.0% | +13.4% | 4.7% | 10.5% | −1.0 pts | −2.6 pts |
| 1 year | +18.9% | +16.6% | 8.5% | 26.9% | +1.4 pts | −0.9 pts |
| Since launch | +76.3% | +45.7% | 29.2% | 59.3% | −8.2 pts | −7.2 pts |
| BALI iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | XDTE Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF 0DTE covered call on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | Roundhill |
| Strategy | covered call | 0DTE covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.5% | 17.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.97% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.5% | 26.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | +9.5% | −12.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.9% | +16.6% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Ahead or behind | +1.4 pts | −0.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1079 days | 918 days |
BALI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, BALI paid 8.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +17.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.4 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.5%, paid monthly.
XDTE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, XDTE paid 26.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 12.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +17.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.9 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 17.6%, paid weekly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, BALI or XDTE?
- Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, BALI paid 8.5% of its starting price in cash and XDTE paid 26.9%, so XDTE 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 XDTE?
- With every distribution reinvested, BALI returned +18.9% and XDTE returned +16.6% over the year to Sep 11, 2026, so BALI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, BALI or XDTE?
- BALI charges 0.35% a year and XDTE charges 0.97%, so BALI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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