Data as of .
BALQ vs OMAH: which paid, and which earned it?
BALQ and OMAH both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BALQ and OMAH hold 16% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BALQ | OMAH |
|---|---|---|
| APPLE | 7.72% | 10.59% |
| ALPHABET CLASS A | 3.45% | 4.57% |
| ALPHABET CLASS C | 3.11% | 4.54% |
| CHEVRON | 0.73% | 4.75% |
| COCA-COLA | 0.57% | 4.94% |
| Only in BALQ | Only in OMAH |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA 8.58% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 10.22% |
| MICROSOFT 6.83% | American Express Co 6.57% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY 4.91% | VeriSign Inc 4.90% |
| AMAZON.COM INC 4.75% | Kroger Co/The 4.79% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.23% | DAVITA INC 4.75% |
| META PLATFORMS CLASS A 3.43% | Occidental Petroleum Corp 4.64% |
| BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 3.15% | Chubb Ltd 4.49% |
| BROADCOM INC 2.93% | Kraft Heinz Co/The 4.46% |
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 17, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALQ | OMAH | BALQ | OMAH | BALQ | OMAH | |
| 3 months | −0.5% | +1.7% | 2.8% | 3.7% | +1.9 pts | −2.4 pts |
| 6 months | +27.2% | +8.8% | 6.5% | 7.7% | +3.0 pts | +2.8 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +8.8% | not published | 14.4% | not published | +4.9 pts |
| Since launch | +21.4% | +14.6% | 8.5% | 21.4% | +5.3 pts | +12.4 pts |
| BALQ iShares Nasdaq Premium Income Active ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | OMAH VistaShares Target 15 Berkshire Select Income ETF Covered call on BRK-B, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | VistaShares |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | Berkshire Hathaway B (BRK-B), used as the proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.9% | 15.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.98% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.5% (since launch on Dec 3, 2025) | 14.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | +11.9% | −6.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.4% (since launch on Dec 3, 2025) | +8.8% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.1% | +3.9% |
| Ahead or behind | +5.3 pts | +4.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 289 days | 562 days |
| Net assets | $29m | $1.1bn |
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.
OMAH in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, OMAH paid 14.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 6.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.8%. Berkshire Hathaway B (BRK-B), used as the proxy returned +3.9% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.1%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, BALQ or OMAH?
- BALQ charges 0.35% a year and OMAH charges 0.98%, so BALQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, BALQ against OMAH, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/balq-vs-omah Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.