Data as of Nov 12, 2026.
BALQ vs KQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Return, fees and overlap, side by side.
Pair scorecard
BALQ costs 0.64 points a year less; KQQQ is 2.8 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | BALQ | KQQQ |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +4.6% |
| Price change | rose 4.9% (since Dec 3, 2025) | fell 10.6% (1 year) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 97% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment | 99% of the Oct 29, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ | its own holdings |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.99% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 11, 2026 | $44m | $122m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 39% | |
4.5 pts ahead of QQQ
BALQ since launch: paid 10.0%, price +4.9%, total +15.4%, QQQ +10.9%, +4.5 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
QQQ
+10.9%
BALQ
+15.4%
10.0% of it arrived as cash
4.5 pts ahead of QQQ
Total return, distributions reinvested
4.5 pts ahead of QQQ
BALQ since launch: paid 10.0%, price +4.9%, total +15.4%, QQQ +10.9%, +4.5 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
QQQ
+10.9%
BALQ
+15.4%
10.0% cash
4.5 pts ahead of QQQ
10.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. BALQ since launch: paid 10.0%, price +4.9%, total +15.4%, QQQ +10.9%, +4.5 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
Data to Nov 12, 2026.About even with its own holdings
KQQQ over 1 year: paid 15.0%, price −10.6%, total +4.6%, its own holdings +4.9%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
its own holdings
+4.9%
KQQQ
+4.6%
15.0% as cash
about even with its own holdings
Total return, distributions reinvested
About even with its own holdings
KQQQ over 1 year: paid 15.0%, price −10.6%, total +4.6%, its own holdings +4.9%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
its own holdings
+4.9%
KQQQ
+4.6%
about even with its own holdings
15.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. KQQQ over 1 year: paid 15.0%, price −10.6%, total +4.6%, its own holdings +4.9%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
Data to Nov 12, 2026.What they share
By the books each fund has filed, BALQ and KQQQ hold 39% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 11, 2026.
half
39% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
As of Nov 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.
Window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | BALQ | KQQQ | BALQ | KQQQ | BALQ | KQQQ |
| 3 months | −5.5% | −6.7% | 2.0% | 3.6% | +0.4 pts | +1.0 pts |
| 6 months | −2.6% | −8.4% | 5.0% | 6.8% | +1.6 pts | +1.9 pts |
| 1 year | – | +4.6% | – | 15.0% | – | −0.3 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: BALQ Dec 2025 · KQQQ Jul 2024 | +15.4% | +39.1% | 10.0% | 30.6% | +4.5 pts | not measured |
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BALQ
Over the period from its first trade on Dec 3, 2025 to Nov 12, 2026, BALQ paid 10.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.4%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +10.9% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.5 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.5%, paid monthly. iShares estimates that 97% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
KQQQ
Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, KQQQ paid 15.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.6%. KQQQ's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Aug 31, 2026) returned +4.9% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.9%, paid monthly. Kurv estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Oct 29, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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BALQ and KQQQ both write options for income.
BALQ and KQQQ
Total return, distributions reinvested, 6 months.
BALQ −2.6%, KQQQ −8.4%: BALQ +5.8 pts ahead, 6 months, May 14, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026.