Which paid more, BALI or XIMR?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BALI paid 8.4% of its starting price in cash and XIMR paid 7.0%, so BALI 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 XIMR?

With every distribution reinvested, BALI returned +17.6% and XIMR +7.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, BALI or XIMR?

BALI charges 0.35% a year and XIMR charges 0.85%, so BALI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

BALI vs XIMR: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BALI paid 8.4% of its price in cash against XIMR’s 7.0%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $1.5bn for iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF and $26m for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - March.

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At a glance

8.4%

BALI cash paid, 1 year

7.0%

XIMR cash paid, 1 year

+17.6%

BALI total return, 1 year

+7.9%

XIMR 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.

XIMR · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 6.9 pts behind VOO

XIMR

+7.9%

VOO

+14.8%

6.9 pts behind VOO

XIMR over 1 year: paid 7.0%, price +0.7%, total +7.9%, VOO +14.8%, −6.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIMR

+7.9%

7.0% of it arrived as cash

6.9 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

6.9 pts behind VOO

XIMR over 1 year: paid 7.0%, price +0.7%, total +7.9%, VOO +14.8%, −6.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIMR

+7.9%

6.9 pts behind VOO

7.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.6%. XIMR over 1 year: paid 7.0%, price +0.7%, total +7.9%, VOO +14.8%, −6.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.6%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

BALI costs 0.50 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.7 points; BALI is far larger, $1.5bn against $26m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BALI vs XIMR: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	BALI	XIMR
Paid and earned
Measure	BALI	XIMR
Total return, 1 year	+17.6%	+7.9%
Price change, 1 year	rose 8.4%	rose 0.7%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	84% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment	60% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	BALI	XIMR
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Measure	BALI	XIMR
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$1.5bn	$26m
Holdings
Measure	BALI	XIMR
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · BALI scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score88.3BALI66.2XIMR

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

BALI 88.3

XIMR 66.2

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

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

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0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BALI XIMR

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 XIMR

2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.06 114.65%

2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 648.56 1.13%

2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 583.70 -0.61%

2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 648.56 -18.68%

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Side by side

BALI iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly XIMR FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - March · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly

Issuer iShares First Trust

Strategy covered call buffer with income

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 6.5% 7.4%

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 8.4% 7.0%

Price change, 1 year +8.4% +0.7%

Total return, 1 year +17.6% +7.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind +2.8 pts −6.9 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 84% 60%

Age 3.1 years 2.6 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $1.5bn $26m

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 XIMR: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	BALI	XIMR	BALI	XIMR	BALI	XIMR
3 months	0.0%	+1.3%	1.7%	1.8%	+0.1 pts	+1.4 pts
6 months	+6.5%	+2.8%	3.7%	3.7%	+1.4 pts	−2.2 pts
1 year	+17.6%	+7.9%	8.4%	7.0%	+2.8 pts	−6.9 pts
3 years	+74.1%	–	29.6%	–	−8.8 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: BALI Sep 2023 · XIMR Mar 2024	+77.2%	+20.0%	30.6%	17.4%	−8.4 pts	−33.3 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.

XIMR

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XIMR paid 7.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.9%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.4%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 60% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, BALI or XIMR?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BALI paid 8.4% of its starting price in cash and XIMR paid 7.0%, so BALI 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 XIMR?: With every distribution reinvested, BALI returned +17.6% and XIMR +7.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, BALI or XIMR?: BALI charges 0.35% a year and XIMR charges 0.85%, so BALI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

S&P 500 (SPY) →Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) →BALI on its own →XIMR on its own →BALI dividend history →BALI holdings →XIMR dividend history →XIMR holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

BALI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BALI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

BALI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

iShares page for BALI ↗

XIMR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XIMR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XIMR 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for XIMR ↗

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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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