Data as of .
BALQ vs DIVO: which paid, and which earned it?
BALQ and DIVO both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BALQ and DIVO hold 24% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BALQ | DIVO |
|---|---|---|
| MICROSOFT | 6.72% | 5.97% |
| APPLE | 7.63% | 5.49% |
| NVIDIA | 8.62% | 3.97% |
| ALPHABET CLASS A | 3.44% | 3.15% |
| WALMART INC | 2.36% | 1.96% |
| CHEVRON | 0.72% | 4.67% |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP | 0.71% | 4.76% |
| COCA-COLA | 0.56% | 1.95% |
| VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC | 0.52% | 1.05% |
| CATERPILLAR INC | 0.29% | 5.34% |
| MERCK & CO INC | 0.29% | 3.51% |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC | 0.29% | 0.97% |
| Only in BALQ | Only in DIVO |
|---|---|
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY 5.06% | Visa Inc 5.15% |
| AMAZON.COM INC 4.76% | Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio 12/31/2031 5.02% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.31% | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 4.90% |
| META PLATFORMS CLASS A 3.31% | Amgen Inc 4.74% |
| ALPHABET CLASS C 3.09% | State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF 4.53% |
| BROADCOM INC 2.99% | Amplify Samsung SOFR ETF 4.17% |
| TESLA INC 2.73% | American Express Co 4.01% |
| BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 2.70% | RTX Corp 3.20% |
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 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALQ | DIVO | BALQ | DIVO | BALQ | DIVO | |
| 3 months | −0.5% | +4.5% | 2.8% | 1.2% | +1.9 pts | +2.3 pts |
| 6 months | +27.2% | +9.4% | 6.5% | 2.5% | +3.0 pts | −8.6 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +14.6% | not published | 6.8% | not published | −2.0 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +56.1% | not published | 19.1% | not published | −22.3 pts |
| Since launch | +21.4% | +218.8% | 8.5% | 72.4% | +5.3 pts | −76.3 pts |
| BALQ iShares Nasdaq Premium Income Active ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | DIVO Amplify CWP Enhanced Dividend Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | Amplify |
| Strategy | covered call | dividend stocks with call overlay |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.9% | 4.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.56% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.5% (since launch on Dec 3, 2025) | 6.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | +11.9% | +7.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.4% (since launch on Dec 3, 2025) | +14.6% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.1% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +5.3 pts | −2.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 289 days | 3565 days |
| Net assets | $29m | $7.8bn |
BALQ in plain words
Over the period since launch on Dec 3, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, BALQ paid 8.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 11.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.4%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +16.1% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.9%, paid monthly.
DIVO in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DIVO paid 6.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 7.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.9%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, BALQ or DIVO?
- BALQ charges 0.35% a year and DIVO charges 0.56%, so BALQ 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, BALQ against DIVO, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/balq-vs-divo Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.