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BALQ vs QYLG: which paid, and which earned it?

BALQ and QYLG both write options for income.

iShares Nasdaq Premium Income Active ETF and Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF.

8.5%BALQ cash paid, 1 year
17.4%QYLG cash paid, 1 year
+21.4%BALQ total return, 1 year
+22.2%QYLG total return, 1 year
BALQ5.3 pts ahead of QQQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+16.1%BALQ+21.4%8.5% of it arrived as cash5.3 pts ahead of QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+16.1%BALQ+21.4%5.3 pts ahead of QQQ
QYLGAbout even with QQQ · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.8%QYLG+22.2%17.4% of it arrived as cashabout even with QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.8%QYLG+22.2%17.4% as cashabout even with QQQ

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BALQ and QYLG hold 68% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions BALQ and QYLG both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingBALQQYLG
NVIDIA8.62%8.44%
APPLE7.63%7.73%
MICROSOFT6.72%5.77%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY5.06%4.99%
AMAZON.COM INC4.76%4.31%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES4.31%3.97%
ALPHABET CLASS A3.44%3.23%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A3.31%3.11%
ALPHABET CLASS C3.09%3.00%
TESLA INC2.73%3.01%
BROADCOM INC2.99%2.67%
INTEL CORPORATION2.62%2.48%
Only in each
Only in BALQOnly in QYLG
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 2.70%NETFLIX INC 1.30%
CASH COLLATERAL MSFUT USD 1.46%PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC 1.29%
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP 0.83%CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS INC - A 1.06%
CHEVRON 0.72%TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC 1.06%
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP 0.71%KLA CORP 1.00%
SS AND C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS 0.59%LINDE PLC 0.92%
COCA-COLA 0.56%AMGEN INC 0.91%
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 0.52%SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS 0.85%

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

BALQ and QYLG over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
BALQQYLGBALQQYLGBALQQYLG
3 months−0.5%−0.1%2.8%2.1%+1.9 pts+2.4 pts
6 months+27.2%+19.6%6.5%4.6%+3.0 pts−4.7 pts
1 yearnot published+22.2%not published17.4%not published+0.5 pts
3 yearsnot published+76.2%not published51.1%not published−22.0 pts
Since launch+21.4%+122.0%8.5%75.3%+5.3 pts−52.0 pts
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BALQ and QYLG on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BALQ
iShares Nasdaq Premium Income Active ETF
Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly
QYLG
Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF
Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly
IssueriSharesGlobal X
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized8.9%6.8%
Expense ratio0.35%0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year8.5% (since launch on Dec 3, 2025)17.4%
Price change, 1 year+11.9%+2.4%
Total return, 1 year+21.4% (since launch on Dec 3, 2025)+22.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.1%+21.8%
Ahead or behind+5.3 pts+0.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published96%
Age289 days2187 days
Net assets$29m$175m

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.

QYLG in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QYLG paid 17.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +22.2%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.8%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 96% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 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 QYLG?
BALQ charges 0.35% a year and QYLG charges 0.35%, so BALQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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BALQ against QYLG, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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