Data as of .
BALQ vs QDTE: which paid, and which earned it?
BALQ and QDTE both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BALQ and QDTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in BALQ | Only in QDTE |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA 8.62% | NDX 03/19/2027 2510.15 C 25.90% |
| APPLE 7.63% | QQQ 11/19/2027 70.11 C 24.77% |
| MICROSOFT 6.72% | NDX 06/11/2027 3059.42 C 22.64% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY 5.06% | QQQ 09/17/2027 70.69 C 17.82% |
| AMAZON.COM INC 4.76% | Roundhill Weekly T-Bill ETF 4.97% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.31% | First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 3.90% |
| 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 | QDTE | BALQ | QDTE | BALQ | QDTE | |
| 3 months | −0.5% | −0.9% | 2.8% | 7.6% | +1.9 pts | +1.6 pts |
| 6 months | +27.2% | +19.7% | 6.5% | 16.2% | +3.0 pts | −4.5 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +21.1% | not published | 36.1% | not published | −0.7 pts |
| Since launch | +21.4% | +59.9% | 8.5% | 74.1% | +5.3 pts | −4.3 pts |
| BALQ iShares Nasdaq Premium Income Active ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | QDTE Roundhill Innovation-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF 0DTE covered call on QQQ, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | Roundhill |
| Strategy | covered call | 0DTE covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.9% | 20.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.96% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.5% (since launch on Dec 3, 2025) | 36.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | +11.9% | −19.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.4% (since launch on Dec 3, 2025) | +21.1% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.1% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | +5.3 pts | −0.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 289 days | 925 days |
| Net assets | $29m | $967m |
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.
QDTE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QDTE paid 36.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 19.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% 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 20.8%, paid weekly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, BALQ or QDTE?
- BALQ charges 0.35% a year and QDTE charges 0.96%, so BALQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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