Which is cheaper, BALI or XQQI?

BALI charges 0.35% a year and XQQI charges 0.98%, so BALI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

BALI vs XQQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

BALI and XQQI 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 $408m on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF.

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At a glance

8.4%

BALI cash paid, 1 year

17.0%

XQQI cash paid, since launch, Feb 3, 2026

+17.6%

BALI total return, 1 year

+7.7%

XQQI total return, since launch, Feb 3, 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.

XQQI · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 4.9 pts behind QQQ

XQQI

+7.7%

QQQ

+12.6%

4.9 pts behind QQQ

XQQI since launch: paid 17.0%, price −9.2%, total +7.7%, QQQ +12.6%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.6%

XQQI

+7.7%

17.0% of it arrived as cash

4.9 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.9 pts behind QQQ

XQQI since launch: paid 17.0%, price −9.2%, total +7.7%, QQQ +12.6%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.6%

XQQI

+7.7%

4.9 pts behind QQQ

17.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XQQI since launch: paid 17.0%, price −9.2%, total +7.7%, QQQ +12.6%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

BALI costs 0.63 points a year less; BALI is 3.9 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BALI vs XQQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	BALI	XQQI
Paid and earned
Measure	BALI	XQQI
Total return, 1 year	+17.6%	not published
Price change	rose 8.4% (1 year)	fell 9.2% (since Feb 3, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	84% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment	100% of the Oct 9, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	BALI	XQQI
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Measure	BALI	XQQI
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.98%
Net assets, as of Oct 28, 2026	$1.6bn	$408m
Holdings
Measure	BALI	XQQI
Holdings in common	48%

Method

What they share

48%

By the books each fund has filed, BALI and XQQI hold 48% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

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48% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BALI XQQI

NVIDIA 6.95% 8.71%

APPLE 6.17% 8.50%

MICROSOFT 5.46% 6.78%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.33% 4.74%

BROADCOM INC 2.12% 2.78%

ALPHABET CLASS A 2.09% 2.90%

ALPHABET CLASS C 1.95% 2.70%

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 1.78% 2.18%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 1.63% 3.22%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY 1.29% 4.63%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 1.20% 3.78%

CISCO SYSTEMS INC 0.95% 1.99%

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Only in BALI

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.93%

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 1.88%

CHEVRON 1.81%

VISA CLASS A 1.66%

PROCTER & GAMBLE 1.65%

ELI LILLY 1.37%

PFIZER 1.28%

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC CLASS B 1.27%

Only in XQQI

Walmart Inc 2.93%

Linde PLC 1.18%

Space Exploration Technologies Corp 1.03%

Analog Devices Inc 0.99%

KLA CORP 0.99%

Shopify Inc 0.85%

Intuitive Surgical Inc 0.80%

ASML Holding NV 0.72%

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Side by side

BALI iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly XQQI NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly

Issuer iShares NEOS

Strategy covered call option income

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 6.5% 20.2%

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.98%

Cash paid, 1 year 8.4% 17.0% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)

Price change, 1 year +8.4% −9.2% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +17.6% +7.7% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +12.6% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)

Ahead or behind +2.8 pts −4.9 pts (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)

Return of capital, latest estimate 84% 100%

Age 3.1 years 274 days

Net assets, BALI as of Nov 3, 2026 and XQQI as of Oct 28, 2026 $1.5bn $408m

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 XQQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	BALI	XQQI	BALI	XQQI	BALI	XQQI
3 months	0.0%	−4.1%	1.7%	5.0%	+0.1 pts	−0.6 pts
6 months	+6.5%	−3.0%	3.7%	10.0%	+1.4 pts	−2.6 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 · XQQI Feb 2026	+77.2%	+7.7%	30.6%	17.0%	−8.4 pts	−4.9 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.

XQQI

Over the period from its first trade on Feb 3, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XQQI paid 17.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 9.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 20.2%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 9, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, BALI or XQQI?: BALI charges 0.35% a year and XQQI charges 0.98%, so BALI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

S&P 500 (SPY) →Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →BALI on its own →XQQI on its own →BALI dividend history →BALI holdings →XQQI dividend history →XQQI 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 ↗

XQQI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XQQI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XQQI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

NEOS page for XQQI ↗

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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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