Data as of .
BALQ vs QDTY: which paid, and which earned it?
BALQ and QDTY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BALQ and QDTY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in BALQ | Only in QDTY |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA 8.62% | NDX 12/18/2026 1001.26 C 96.19% |
| APPLE 7.63% | XND 12/18/2026 10.02 C 3.21% |
| MICROSOFT 6.72% | First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 0.53% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY 5.06% | United States Treasury Bill 10/15/2026 0.07% |
| 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 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALQ | QDTY | BALQ | QDTY | BALQ | QDTY | |
| 3 months | −0.5% | −0.9% | 2.8% | 7.9% | +1.9 pts | +1.6 pts |
| 6 months | +27.2% | +20.7% | 6.5% | 17.3% | +3.0 pts | −3.6 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +20.2% | not published | 30.9% | not published | −1.6 pts |
| Since launch | +21.4% | +27.1% | 8.5% | 42.0% | +5.3 pts | −8.5 pts |
| BALQ iShares Nasdaq Premium Income Active ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | QDTY YieldMax(R) Nasdaq 100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF 0DTE covered call on QQQ, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | YieldMax |
| Strategy | covered call | 0DTE covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.9% | 25.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 1.17% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.5% (since launch on Dec 3, 2025) | 30.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | +11.9% | −14.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.4% (since launch on Dec 3, 2025) | +20.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.1% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | +5.3 pts | −1.6 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 94% |
| Age | 289 days | 582 days |
| Net assets | $29m | $27m |
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.
QDTY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QDTY paid 30.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 14.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +20.2%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 25.9%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 94% of the distribution paid Sep 17, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, BALQ or QDTY?
- BALQ charges 0.35% a year and QDTY charges 1.17%, so BALQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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