Which paid more, BALI or XRMI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BALI paid 8.4% of its starting price in cash and XRMI paid 11.9%, so XRMI 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 XRMI?

With every distribution reinvested, BALI returned +17.6% and XRMI +8.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, BALI or XRMI?

BALI charges 0.35% a year and XRMI charges 0.60%, so BALI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

BALI vs XRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XRMI paid 11.9% of its price in cash against BALI’s 8.4%, though BALI returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $1.5bn on Nov 3, 2026 for iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF, and $62m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X S&P 500 Risk Managed Income ETF.

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At a glance

8.4%

BALI cash paid, 1 year

11.9%

XRMI cash paid, 1 year

+17.6%

BALI total return, 1 year

+8.7%

XRMI 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.

XRMI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 6.1 pts behind SPY

XRMI

+8.7%

SPY

+14.8%

6.1 pts behind SPY

XRMI over 1 year: paid 11.9%, price −3.8%, total +8.7%, SPY +14.8%, −6.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

XRMI

+8.7%

11.9% of it arrived as cash

6.1 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

6.1 pts behind SPY

XRMI over 1 year: paid 11.9%, price −3.8%, total +8.7%, SPY +14.8%, −6.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

XRMI

+8.7%

6.1 pts behind SPY

11.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XRMI over 1 year: paid 11.9%, price −3.8%, total +8.7%, SPY +14.8%, −6.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

BALI costs 0.25 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.9 points; BALI is far larger, $1.5bn against $62m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BALI vs XRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	BALI	XRMI
Paid and earned
Measure	BALI	XRMI
Total return, 1 year	+17.6%	+8.7%
Price change, 1 year	rose 8.4%	fell 3.8%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	84% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment	95% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	BALI	XRMI
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	BALI	XRMI
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.60%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$1.5bn	$62m
Holdings
Measure	BALI	XRMI
Holdings in common	56%

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

IQ Income Score88.3BALI45.2XRMI

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

XRMI 45.2

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

56%

By the books each fund has filed, BALI and XRMI hold 56% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

56% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BALI XRMI

NVIDIA 6.95% 7.63%

APPLE 6.17% 7.12%

MICROSOFT 5.46% 5.42%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.33% 4.17%

BROADCOM INC 2.12% 2.89%

ALPHABET CLASS A 2.09% 3.28%

ALPHABET CLASS C 1.95% 2.64%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 1.63% 1.92%

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 1.88% 1.47%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY 1.29% 1.46%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 1.20% 1.22%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1.19% 1.48%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in BALI

ELI LILLY 1.37%

TJX 1.23%

APPLIED MATERIAL INC 0.81%

TEXAS INSTRUMENT 0.61%

MEDTRONIC PLC 0.54%

OREILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC 0.54%

AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP 0.50%

US BANCORP 0.44%

Only in XRMI

ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 1.42%

JOHNSON & JOHNSON 0.97%

WALMART INC. 0.76%

MASTERCARD INCORPORATED 0.72%

APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 0.63%

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 0.59%

THE COCA-COLA COMPANY 0.53%

THE HOME DEPOT, INC. 0.52%

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Side by side

BALI iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly XRMI Global X S&P 500 Risk Managed Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly

Issuer iShares Global X

Strategy covered call option income

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 6.5% 10.6%

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.60%

Cash paid, 1 year 8.4% 11.9%

Price change, 1 year +8.4% −3.8%

Total return, 1 year +17.6% +8.7%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind +2.8 pts −6.1 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 84% 95%

Age 3.1 years 5.2 years

Net assets, BALI as of Nov 3, 2026 and XRMI as of Oct 12, 2026 $1.5bn $62m

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 XRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	BALI	XRMI	BALI	XRMI	BALI	XRMI
3 months	0.0%	+1.6%	1.7%	2.9%	+0.1 pts	+1.8 pts
6 months	+6.5%	+5.4%	3.7%	6.0%	+1.4 pts	+0.4 pts
1 year	+17.6%	+8.7%	8.4%	11.9%	+2.8 pts	−6.1 pts
3 years	+74.1%	+30.8%	29.6%	35.1%	−8.8 pts	−52.2 pts
Since launchNot the same days: BALI Sep 2023 · XRMI Aug 2021	+77.2%	+17.6%	30.6%	45.0%	−8.4 pts	−66.7 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.

XRMI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XRMI paid 11.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.6%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 95% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, BALI or XRMI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BALI paid 8.4% of its starting price in cash and XRMI paid 11.9%, so XRMI 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 XRMI?: With every distribution reinvested, BALI returned +17.6% and XRMI +8.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, BALI or XRMI?: BALI charges 0.35% a year and XRMI charges 0.60%, so BALI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

BALI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BALI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

BALI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

iShares page for BALI ↗

XRMI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XRMI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XRMI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Global X page for XRMI ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

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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