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

BALQ and IVVW both write options for income.

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

8.5%BALQ cash paid, 1 year
17.5%IVVW cash paid, 1 year
+21.4%BALQ total return, 1 year
+17.2%IVVW 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
IVVW0.6 pts ahead of SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%IVVW+17.2%17.5% of it arrived as cash0.6 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%IVVW+17.2%17.5% as cash0.6 pts ahead of SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BALQ and IVVW hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions BALQ and IVVW both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingBALQIVVW
USD CASH0.30%0.18%
Only in each
Only in BALQOnly in IVVW
NVIDIA 8.62%ISHARES CORE S&P ETF TRUST 101.45%
APPLE 7.63%OCT26 SPX C @ 7625.000000 -1.63%
MICROSOFT 6.72%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 5.06%
AMAZON.COM INC 4.76%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.31%
ALPHABET CLASS A 3.44%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 3.31%

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.

Performance, window by window

BALQ and IVVW over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
BALQIVVWBALQIVVWBALQIVVW
3 months−0.5%+4.6%2.8%2.6%+1.9 pts+2.4 pts
6 months+27.2%+13.1%6.5%7.9%+3.0 pts−4.9 pts
1 yearnot published+17.2%not published17.5%not published+0.6 pts
Since launch+21.4%+38.9%8.5%39.7%+5.3 pts−14.9 pts
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BALQ and IVVW on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BALQ
iShares Nasdaq Premium Income Active ETF
Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly
IVVW
iShares S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssueriSharesiShares
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized8.9%7.6%
Expense ratio0.35%0.25%
Cash paid, 1 year8.5% (since launch on Dec 3, 2025)17.5%
Price change, 1 year+11.9%−2.0%
Total return, 1 year+21.4% (since launch on Dec 3, 2025)+17.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.1%+16.6%
Ahead or behind+5.3 pts+0.6 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age289 days917 days
Net assets$29m$350m

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.

IVVW in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, IVVW paid 17.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.6%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, BALQ or IVVW?
BALQ charges 0.35% a year and IVVW charges 0.25%, so IVVW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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BALQ against IVVW, 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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