Data as of .
BALQ vs IVVW: which paid, and which earned it?
BALQ and IVVW both write options for income.
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.
| Holding | BALQ | IVVW |
|---|---|---|
| USD CASH | 0.30% | 0.18% |
| Only in BALQ | Only 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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALQ | IVVW | BALQ | IVVW | BALQ | IVVW | |
| 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 year | not published | +17.2% | not published | 17.5% | not published | +0.6 pts |
| Since launch | +21.4% | +38.9% | 8.5% | 39.7% | +5.3 pts | −14.9 pts |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | iShares |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.9% | 7.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.25% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.5% (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 estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 289 days | 917 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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