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BALI vs YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BALI paid 8.4% of its price in cash against YLDE’s 7.9%, though YLDE returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $1.5bn for iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF and $186m for Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF.

At a glance
8.4%
BALI cash paid, 1 year
7.9%
YLDE cash paid, 1 year
+17.6%
BALI total return, 1 year
+19.0%
YLDE 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.
YLDE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.2 pts ahead of IWV
YLDE
+19.0%
IWV
+14.8%

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

IWV

+14.8%

YLDE

+19.0%

7.9% of it arrived as cash

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

IWV

+14.8%

YLDE

+19.0%

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

7.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +19.0%. YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +19.0%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

BALI costs 0.13 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.4 points; BALI is 8.1 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BALI vs YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureBALIYLDE
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+17.6%+19.0%
Price change, 1 yearrose 8.4%rose 10.5%
Return of capital, issuer estimate84% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment67% of the Apr 6, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYiShares Russell 3000 ETF, measured through IWV
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.35%0.48%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$1.5bn$186m
Holdings
Holdings in common22%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · YLDE scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score88.3BALI91.9YLDE

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

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

22%

By the books each fund has filed, BALI and YLDE hold 22% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

22% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BALI YLDE
NVIDIA 6.95% 2.97%
MICROSOFT 5.46% 2.61%
BROADCOM INC 2.12% 2.21%
ALPHABET CLASS A 2.09% 3.52%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.93% 3.96%
APPLE 6.17% 1.86%
VISA CLASS A 1.66% 1.79%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 1.63% 1.59%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1.19% 2.46%
TEXAS INSTRUMENT 0.61% 2.23%
VULCAN MATERIALS 0.61% 1.68%
PROCTER & GAMBLE 1.65% 0.51%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in BALI
AMAZON.COM INC 3.33%
ALPHABET CLASS C 1.95%
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 1.88%
CHEVRON 1.81%
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 1.78%
ELI LILLY 1.37%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 1.29%
PFIZER 1.28%
Only in YLDE
WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 4.53%
NESTLE' SA/AG 2.88%
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.72%
UNILEVER PLC 2.58%
PUBLIC STORAGE 2.53%
MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES INC 2.47%
OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP 2.43%
UNION PACIFIC CORP 2.40%
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Side by side

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 IWV, paying monthly
Strategy covered call covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) iShares Russell 3000 ETF (IWV)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 6.5% 6.3%
Expense ratio 0.35% 0.48%
Cash paid, 1 year 8.4% 7.9%
Price change, 1 year +8.4% +10.5%
Total return, 1 year +17.6% +19.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%
Ahead or behind +2.8 pts +4.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 84% 67%
Age 3.1 years 9.5 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $1.5bn $186m

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 YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowBALIYLDEBALIYLDEBALIYLDE
3 months0.0%+3.2%1.7%1.6%+0.1 pts+3.6 pts
6 months+6.5%+8.6%3.7%4.0%+1.4 pts+3.7 pts
1 year+17.6%+19.0%8.4%7.9%+2.8 pts+4.2 pts
3 years+74.1%+61.5%29.6%18.0%−8.8 pts−19.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: BALI Sep 2023 · YLDE May 2017+77.2%+197.5%30.6%44.5%−8.4 pts−52.9 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.

YLDE

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YLDE paid 7.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.0%. iShares Russell 3000 ETF (IWV) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid monthly. Franklin estimates that 67% of the distribution paid Apr 6, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, BALI or YLDE?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BALI paid 8.4% of its starting price in cash and YLDE paid 7.9%, 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 +17.6% and YLDE +19.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
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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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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