Data as of .
BALI vs YLDE: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year BALI paid 8.5% of its price in cash against YLDE’s 7.6%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: BALI scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 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 YLDE hold 21% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BALI | YLDE |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA | 7.36% | 3.03% |
| ALPHABET CLASS A | 2.70% | 3.60% |
| MICROSOFT | 5.07% | 2.67% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.25% | 2.25% |
| APPLE | 6.15% | 1.91% |
| EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP | 1.74% | 4.05% |
| META PLATFORMS CLASS A | 1.80% | 1.63% |
| VISA CLASS A | 1.55% | 1.83% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 1.20% | 2.51% |
| VULCAN MATERIALS | 0.53% | 1.72% |
| PROCTER & GAMBLE | 1.45% | 0.52% |
| TEXAS INSTRUMENT INC | 0.52% | 2.28% |
| Only in BALI | Only in YLDE |
|---|---|
| AMAZON.COM INC 3.29% | WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 4.63% |
| BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 2.91% | NESTLE' SA/AG 2.94% |
| ALPHABET CLASS C 2.38% | APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.78% |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 1.69% | UNILEVER PLC 2.64% |
| CHEVRON 1.65% | PUBLIC STORAGE 2.59% |
| COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 1.64% | MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES INC 2.52% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY 1.50% | OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP 2.49% |
| VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 1.31% | UNION PACIFIC CORP 2.45% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALI | YLDE | BALI | YLDE | BALI | YLDE | |
| 3 months | +4.0% | +2.5% | 2.0% | 2.3% | +1.8 pts | +0.3 pts |
| 6 months | +17.3% | +8.4% | 4.7% | 4.1% | −0.8 pts | −9.6 pts |
| 1 year | +18.5% | +10.5% | 8.5% | 7.6% | +2.0 pts | −6.0 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +51.1% | not published | 16.8% | not published | −27.3 pts |
| Since launch | +76.3% | +181.4% | 29.2% | 42.1% | −8.0 pts | −86.6 pts |
| BALI iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | YLDE Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | Franklin |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.5% | 7.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.48% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.5% | 7.6% |
| Price change, 1 year | +9.2% | +2.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.5% | +10.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +2.0 pts | −6.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1086 days | 3405 days |
| Net assets | $1.5bn | $170m |
BALI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BALI paid 8.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.5%, paid monthly.
YLDE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YLDE paid 7.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.0%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, BALI or YLDE?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BALI paid 8.5% of its starting price in cash and YLDE paid 7.6%, 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 YLDE?
- With every distribution reinvested, BALI returned +18.5% and YLDE returned +10.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so BALI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, BALI or YLDE?
- BALI charges 0.35% a year and YLDE charges 0.48%, so BALI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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