Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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BALI vs XSHP: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $1.5bn for iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF and $11m for Kurv SpaceX Enhanced Income ETF.

At a glance
8.4%
BALI cash paid, 1 year
11.3%
XSHP cash paid, since launch, Jun 17, 2026
+17.6%
BALI total return, 1 year
−21.1%
XSHP total return, since launch, Jun 17, 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% 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.
XSHP · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
XSHP
−21.1%
none

Not measured

XSHP since launch: paid 11.3%, price −32.7%, total −21.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XSHP

−21.1%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

XSHP since launch: paid 11.3%, price −32.7%, total −21.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XSHP

−21.1%

11.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XSHP since launch: paid 11.3%, price −32.7%, total −21.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

BALI costs 0.64 points a year less; BALI is far larger, $1.5bn against $11m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BALI vs XSHP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureBALIXSHP
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+17.6%not published
Price changerose 8.4% (1 year)fell 32.7% (since Jun 17, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate84% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment92% of the Oct 8, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYnot published
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.35%0.99%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$1.5bn$11m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, BALI and XSHP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BALI XSHP
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 XSHP
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Side by side

BALI iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly XSHP Kurv SpaceX Enhanced Income ETF · Covered call, paying monthly
Issuer iShares Kurv
Strategy covered call covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) none
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 6.5% 33.7%
Expense ratio 0.35% 0.99%
Cash paid, 1 year 8.4% 11.3% (since launch, Jun 17, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +8.4% −32.7% (since launch, Jun 17, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +17.6% −21.1% (since launch, Jun 17, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% not published
Ahead or behind +2.8 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 84% 92%
Age 3.1 years 140 days
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $1.5bn $11m

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 XSHP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowBALIXSHPBALIXSHPBALIXSHP
3 months0.0%+31.3%1.7%11.2%+0.1 ptsnot measured
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 · XSHP Jun 2026+77.2%−21.1%30.6%11.3%−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.

XSHP

Over the period from its first trade on Jun 17, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XSHP paid 11.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 32.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −21.1%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 33.7%, paid monthly. Kurv estimates that 92% of the distribution paid Oct 8, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, BALI or XSHP?
BALI charges 0.35% a year and XSHP charges 0.99%, so BALI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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