Data as of .
BALQ vs SDVD: which paid, and which earned it?
BALQ and SDVD both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BALQ and SDVD hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BALQ | SDVD |
|---|---|---|
| FOX CLASS A | 0.26% | 0.88% |
| COMFORT SYSTEMS USA | 0.22% | 0.60% |
| HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE | 0.18% | 0.26% |
| PEGASYSTEMS | 0.18% | 0.73% |
| Only in BALQ | Only in SDVD |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA 8.58% | National HealthCare Corporation 1.12% |
| APPLE 7.72% | First BanCorp. 1.04% |
| MICROSOFT 6.83% | OFG Bancorp 1.03% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY 4.91% | The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. 1.01% |
| AMAZON.COM INC 4.75% | Interparfums, Inc. 1.00% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.23% | Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporat 1.00% |
| ALPHABET CLASS A 3.45% | VeriSign, Inc. 1.00% |
| META PLATFORMS CLASS A 3.43% | Assurant, Inc. 0.99% |
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 17, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALQ | SDVD | BALQ | SDVD | BALQ | SDVD | |
| 3 months | −0.5% | −0.1% | 2.8% | 2.1% | +1.9 pts | −6.7 pts |
| 6 months | +27.2% | +8.3% | 6.5% | 4.4% | +3.0 pts | −4.3 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +10.8% | not published | 9.2% | not published | −16.4 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +53.0% | not published | 30.7% | not published | −0.7 pts |
| Since launch | +21.4% | +47.6% | 8.5% | 29.7% | +5.3 pts | −4.1 pts |
| BALQ iShares Nasdaq Premium Income Active ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | SDVD FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on SCHD, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | First Trust |
| Strategy | covered call | dividend stocks with call overlay |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.85% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.5% (since launch on Dec 3, 2025) | 9.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | +11.9% | +1.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.4% (since launch on Dec 3, 2025) | +10.8% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.1% | +27.2% |
| Ahead or behind | +5.3 pts | −16.4 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 289 days | 1135 days |
| Net assets | $29m | $888m |
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.
SDVD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SDVD paid 9.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.8%. US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy returned +27.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 16.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.8%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, BALQ or SDVD?
- BALQ charges 0.35% a year and SDVD charges 0.85%, so BALQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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