Data as of .
BALQ vs ROCQ: which paid, and which earned it?
BALQ and ROCQ both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BALQ and ROCQ hold 13% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BALQ | ROCQ |
|---|---|---|
| AMAZON.COM INC | 4.76% | 4.52% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.99% | 2.93% |
| TESLA INC | 2.73% | 2.94% |
| WALMART INC | 2.36% | 3.50% |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC | 0.29% | 0.20% |
| MCDONALDS CORP | 0.30% | 0.15% |
| ABBOTT LABORATORIES | 0.33% | 0.14% |
| BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP | 0.23% | 0.08% |
| Only in BALQ | Only in ROCQ |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA 8.62% | NVIDIA Corp. 8.37% |
| APPLE 7.63% | Apple, Inc. 7.12% |
| MICROSOFT 6.72% | Micron Technology, Inc. 6.70% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY 5.06% | Alphabet, Inc. 6.30% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.31% | Microsoft Corp. 5.03% |
| ALPHABET CLASS A 3.44% | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 4.74% |
| META PLATFORMS CLASS A 3.31% | Lam Research Corp. 4.21% |
| ALPHABET CLASS C 3.09% | Intel Corp. 3.58% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALQ | ROCQ | BALQ | ROCQ | BALQ | ROCQ | |
| 3 months | −0.5% | 0.0% | 2.8% | 3.0% | +1.9 pts | +2.5 pts |
| 6 months | +27.2% | +20.0% | 6.5% | 5.9% | +3.0 pts | −4.2 pts |
| Since launch | +21.4% | +18.0% | 8.5% | 5.8% | +5.3 pts | −4.0 pts |
| BALQ iShares Nasdaq Premium Income Active ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | ROCQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | JPMorgan |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.9% | 10.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | not published |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.5% (since launch on Dec 3, 2025) | 5.8% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +11.9% | +12.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.4% (since launch on Dec 3, 2025) | +18.0% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.1% | +21.9% |
| Ahead or behind | +5.3 pts | −4.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 289 days | 183 days |
| Net assets | $29m | $629m |
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.
ROCQ in plain words
Over the period since launch on Mar 19, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, ROCQ paid 5.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 12.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.6%, paid monthly.
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Where these figures came from
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