Data as of .
BALQ vs JOYT: which paid, and which earned it?
BALQ and JOYT both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BALQ and JOYT hold 11% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BALQ | JOYT |
|---|---|---|
| AMAZON.COM INC | 4.76% | 4.78% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.99% | 2.98% |
| TESLA INC | 2.73% | 1.45% |
| WALMART INC | 2.36% | 0.52% |
| MORGAN STANLEY | 0.33% | 0.78% |
| COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP | 2.61% | 0.31% |
| MCDONALDS CORP | 0.30% | 0.73% |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC | 0.29% | 0.94% |
| Only in BALQ | Only in JOYT |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA 8.62% | NVIDIA Corp. 8.64% |
| APPLE 7.63% | Apple, Inc. 6.51% |
| MICROSOFT 6.72% | Alphabet, Inc. 5.94% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY 5.06% | Microsoft Corp. 5.68% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.31% | Meta Platforms, Inc. 2.73% |
| ALPHABET CLASS A 3.44% | Wells Fargo & Co. 2.22% |
| META PLATFORMS CLASS A 3.31% | Exxon Mobil Corp. 1.91% |
| ALPHABET CLASS C 3.09% | Micron Technology, Inc. 1.78% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALQ | JOYT | BALQ | JOYT | BALQ | JOYT | |
| 3 months | −0.5% | +3.8% | 2.8% | 0.2% | +1.9 pts | +1.5 pts |
| 6 months | +27.2% | +11.9% | 6.5% | 0.4% | +3.0 pts | −6.1 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +15.9% | not published | 0.7% | not published | −0.7 pts |
| Since launch | +21.4% | +19.6% | 8.5% | 0.7% | +5.3 pts | −1.1 pts |
| BALQ iShares Nasdaq Premium Income Active ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | JOYT JPMorgan Equity and Options Total Return ETF Option income on SPY, paying quarterly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | JPMorgan |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | quarterly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.9% | 0.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.5% (since launch on Dec 3, 2025) | 0.7% |
| Price change, 1 year | +11.9% | +15.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.4% (since launch on Dec 3, 2025) | +15.9% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.1% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +5.3 pts | −0.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 289 days | 395 days |
| Net assets | $29m | $108m |
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.
JOYT in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JOYT paid 0.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 15.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.9%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.7%, paid quarterly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, BALQ or JOYT?
- BALQ charges 0.35% a year and JOYT charges 0.35%, so BALQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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