Data as of .
BALQ vs ROCY: which paid, and which earned it?
BALQ and ROCY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BALQ and ROCY hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BALQ | ROCY |
|---|---|---|
| AMAZON.COM INC | 4.76% | 4.15% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.99% | 2.61% |
| TESLA INC | 2.73% | 1.55% |
| WALMART INC | 2.36% | 0.43% |
| MORGAN STANLEY | 0.33% | 0.83% |
| MCDONALDS CORP | 0.30% | 0.65% |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC | 0.29% | 1.02% |
| COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP | 2.61% | 0.28% |
| Only in BALQ | Only in ROCY |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA 8.62% | NVIDIA Corp. 8.37% |
| APPLE 7.63% | Apple, Inc. 6.71% |
| MICROSOFT 6.72% | Alphabet, Inc. 5.33% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY 5.06% | Microsoft Corp. 4.97% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.31% | Micron Technology, Inc. 3.00% |
| ALPHABET CLASS A 3.44% | Meta Platforms, Inc. 2.43% |
| META PLATFORMS CLASS A 3.31% | Wells Fargo & Co. 2.15% |
| ALPHABET CLASS C 3.09% | Lam Research Corp. 1.76% |
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 | ROCY | BALQ | ROCY | BALQ | ROCY | |
| 3 months | −0.5% | +2.6% | 2.8% | 1.7% | +1.9 pts | +0.3 pts |
| 6 months | +27.2% | +14.8% | 6.5% | 3.7% | +3.0 pts | −3.3 pts |
| Since launch | +21.4% | +13.5% | 8.5% | 3.6% | +5.3 pts | −2.9 pts |
| BALQ iShares Nasdaq Premium Income Active ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | ROCY JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | JPMorgan |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.9% | 5.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.5% (since launch on Dec 3, 2025) | 3.6% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +11.9% | +9.7% |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.4% (since launch on Dec 3, 2025) | +13.5% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.1% | +16.4% |
| Ahead or behind | +5.3 pts | −2.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 289 days | 183 days |
| Net assets | $29m | $726m |
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.
ROCY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Mar 19, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, ROCY paid 3.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.7%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, BALQ or ROCY?
- BALQ charges 0.35% a year and ROCY 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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Cite this page. ETFIQ, BALQ against ROCY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/balq-vs-rocy Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.