Data as of .
BALI vs XYLD: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year XYLD paid 11.0% 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 XYLD hold 60% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BALI | XYLD |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA | 7.38% | 8.01% |
| APPLE | 6.04% | 7.39% |
| MICROSOFT | 5.32% | 5.58% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 3.35% | 3.81% |
| ALPHABET CLASS A | 2.52% | 3.01% |
| ALPHABET CLASS C | 2.33% | 2.40% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.23% | 2.60% |
| META PLATFORMS CLASS A | 1.74% | 2.16% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY | 1.39% | 1.66% |
| TESLA INC | 1.17% | 1.56% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 1.15% | 1.44% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES | 1.13% | 1.27% |
| Only in BALI | Only in XYLD |
|---|---|
| BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 2.46% | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL B 1.41% |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 1.55% | WALMART INC 0.71% |
| AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP 0.48% | MASTERCARD INC - A 0.70% |
| CASH COLLATERAL MSFUT USD 0.45% | GE AEROSPACE 0.51% |
| UNITED THERAPEUTICS 0.41% | HOME DEPOT INC 0.47% |
| DYNATRACE INC 0.36% | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.46% |
| OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL 0.35% | PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL 0.45% |
| AGNC INVESTMENT REIT 0.33% | WELLS FARGO & CO 0.42% |
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 | XYLD | BALI | XYLD | BALI | XYLD | |
| 3 months | +4.4% | +5.0% | 2.0% | 2.6% | +1.1 pts | +1.9 pts |
| 6 months | +15.0% | +10.5% | 4.7% | 5.5% | −1.0 pts | −5.1 pts |
| 1 year | +18.9% | +17.9% | 8.5% | 11.0% | +1.4 pts | −1.2 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +43.2% | not published | 32.9% | not published | −32.8 pts |
| Since launch | +76.3% | +190.8% | 29.2% | 112.9% | −8.2 pts | −133.7 pts |
| BALI iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | XYLD Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF Covered call on ACWI, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | Global X |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | All-country world (ACWI) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.5% | 9.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.60% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.5% | 11.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | +9.5% | +5.9% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.9% | +17.9% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +17.5% | +19.1% |
| Ahead or behind | +1.4 pts | −1.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 93% |
| Age | 1079 days | 4827 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.
XYLD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, XYLD paid 11.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.9%. All-country world (ACWI) returned +19.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.2 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.0%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, BALI or XYLD?
- Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, BALI paid 8.5% of its starting price in cash and XYLD paid 11.0%, so XYLD 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 XYLD?
- With every distribution reinvested, BALI returned +18.9% and XYLD returned +17.9% over the year to Sep 11, 2026, so BALI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, BALI or XYLD?
- BALI charges 0.35% a year and XYLD charges 0.60%, so BALI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, BALI against XYLD, data as of Sep 11, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/bali-vs-xyld Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.