Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
BALQ vs QVOL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
BALQ and QVOL both write options for income.
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Net assets: $43m on Nov 3, 2026 for iShares Nasdaq Premium Income Active ETF, and $49m on Aug 31, 2026 for Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF.
4.1 pts ahead of QQQ
BALQ since launch: paid 10.0%, price +5.1%, total +15.6%, QQQ +11.5%, +4.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+11.5%
BALQ
+15.6%
10.0% of it arrived as cash
4.1 pts ahead of QQQ
Total return, distributions reinvested
4.1 pts ahead of QQQ
BALQ since launch: paid 10.0%, price +5.1%, total +15.6%, QQQ +11.5%, +4.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+11.5%
BALQ
+15.6%
4.1 pts ahead of QQQ
10.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. BALQ since launch: paid 10.0%, price +5.1%, total +15.6%, QQQ +11.5%, +4.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.7 pts behind ONEQ
QVOL since launch: paid 6.4%, price −13.6%, total −7.8%, ONEQ −0.8%, −7.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
ONEQ
−0.8%
QVOL
−7.8%
7 pts behind ONEQ
Total return, distributions reinvested
7 pts behind ONEQ
QVOL since launch: paid 6.4%, price −13.6%, total −7.8%, ONEQ −0.8%, −7.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
ONEQ
−0.8%
QVOL
−7.8%
7 pts behind ONEQ
6.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QVOL since launch: paid 6.4%, price −13.6%, total −7.8%, ONEQ −0.8%, −7.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
BALQ costs 0.47 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | BALQ | QVOL |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Price change | rose 5.1% (since Dec 3, 2025) | fell 13.6% (since May 12, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 97% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ | Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF, measured through ONEQ |
| Against its benchmark, same days | ahead by 4.1 pts | behind by 7.0 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.82% |
| Net assets, BALQ as of Nov 3, 2026 and QVOL as of Aug 31, 2026 | $43m | $49m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 39% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, BALQ and QVOL hold 39% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.
half
39% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
As of Nov 4, 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 | QVOL | BALQ | QVOL | BALQ | QVOL |
| 3 months | −3.8% | −12.2% | 2.1% | 3.2% | −0.3 pts | −10.0 pts |
| 6 months | +1.3% | – | 5.2% | – | +1.7 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: BALQ Dec 2025 · QVOL May 2026 | +15.6% | −7.8% | 10.0% | 6.4% | +4.1 pts | −7.0 pts |
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BALQ
Over the period from its first trade on Dec 3, 2025 to Nov 4, 2026, BALQ paid 10.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.6%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +11.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 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.
QVOL
Over the period from its first trade on May 12, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, QVOL paid 6.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 13.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −7.8%. Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ) returned −0.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.3%, paid monthly.
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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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