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BALQ vs GPIX: which paid, and which earned it?

BALQ and GPIX both write options for income.

iShares Nasdaq Premium Income Active ETF and Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium Income ETF.

8.5%BALQ cash paid, 1 year
8.8%GPIX cash paid, 1 year
+21.4%BALQ total return, 1 year
+17.0%GPIX total return, 1 year
BALQ5.3 pts ahead of QQQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+16.1%BALQ+21.4%8.5% of it arrived as cash5.3 pts ahead of QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+16.1%BALQ+21.4%5.3 pts ahead of QQQ
GPIXAbout even with SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%GPIX+17.0%8.8% of it arrived as cashabout even with SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%GPIX+17.0%about even with SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BALQ and GPIX hold 51% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions BALQ and GPIX both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingBALQGPIX
NVIDIA8.62%7.33%
APPLE7.63%6.47%
MICROSOFT6.72%3.90%
ALPHABET CLASS A3.44%4.37%
AMAZON.COM INC4.76%3.39%
BROADCOM INC2.99%2.80%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY5.06%2.02%
TESLA INC2.73%1.89%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A3.31%1.67%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES4.31%1.48%
ALPHABET CLASS C3.09%1.46%
INTEL CORPORATION2.62%1.02%
Only in each
Only in BALQOnly in GPIX
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 2.70%BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC 1.51%
CASH COLLATERAL MSFUT USD 1.46%ELI LILLY & COMPANY 1.48%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES COR 0.82%JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 1.36%
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP 0.71%VISA INC 0.99%
SS AND C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS 0.59%EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 0.96%
ZSCALER 0.45%JOHNSON & JOHNSON 0.95%
ASTERA LABS 0.36%MASTERCARD INC 0.74%
LIBERTY MEDIA SERIES C 0.35%GE AEROSPACE 0.65%

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

BALQ and GPIX over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
BALQGPIXBALQGPIXBALQGPIX
3 months−0.5%+2.6%2.8%2.1%+1.9 pts+0.3 pts
6 months+27.2%+16.6%6.5%4.7%+3.0 pts−1.4 pts
1 yearnot published+17.0%not published8.8%not published+0.4 pts
Since launch+21.4%+80.7%8.5%30.5%+5.3 pts−10.8 pts
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BALQ and GPIX on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BALQ
iShares Nasdaq Premium Income Active ETF
Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly
GPIX
Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssueriSharesGoldman Sachs
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized8.9%8.6%
Expense ratio0.35%0.29%
Cash paid, 1 year8.5% (since launch on Dec 3, 2025)8.8%
Price change, 1 year+11.9%+7.4%
Total return, 1 year+21.4% (since launch on Dec 3, 2025)+17.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.1%+16.6%
Ahead or behind+5.3 pts+0.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age289 days1058 days
Net assets$29m$5.8bn

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.

GPIX in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, GPIX paid 8.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 7.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.0%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.6%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, BALQ or GPIX?
BALQ charges 0.35% a year and GPIX charges 0.29%, so GPIX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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BALQ against GPIX, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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