Data as of .
BALQ vs SIOO: which paid, and which earned it?
BALQ and SIOO both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BALQ and SIOO hold 57% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BALQ | SIOO |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA | 8.58% | 9.83% |
| APPLE | 7.72% | 9.24% |
| MICROSOFT | 6.83% | 5.91% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 4.75% | 4.41% |
| META PLATFORMS CLASS A | 3.43% | 3.12% |
| ALPHABET CLASS C | 3.11% | 3.62% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.93% | 3.57% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY | 4.91% | 2.37% |
| TESLA INC | 2.76% | 2.23% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES | 4.23% | 2.00% |
| INTEL CORPORATION | 2.65% | 1.12% |
| WALMART INC | 2.38% | 1.05% |
| Only in BALQ | Only in SIOO |
|---|---|
| BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 3.15% | United States Treasury Bill 12/10/2026 7.85% |
| SANDISK 1.08% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.03% |
| MARVELL TECHNOLOGY 1.03% | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 1.99% |
| CASH COLLATERAL MSFUT USD 0.86% | Eli Lilly & Co 1.85% |
| SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES COR 0.84% | ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 1.49% |
| WESTERN DIGITAL CORP 0.82% | Johnson & Johnson 1.45% |
| MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC 0.59% | Visa Inc 1.37% |
| SS AND C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS 0.59% | Mastercard Inc 0.97% |
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 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALQ | SIOO | BALQ | SIOO | BALQ | SIOO | |
| 3 months | −0.5% | +4.0% | 2.8% | 3.7% | +1.9 pts | +0.7 pts |
| 6 months | +27.2% | +14.3% | 6.5% | 7.9% | +3.0 pts | −5.8 pts |
| Since launch | +21.4% | +10.8% | 8.5% | 11.1% | +5.3 pts | −0.2 pts |
| BALQ iShares Nasdaq Premium Income Active ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | SIOO VistaShares Target 15 S&P 100 Distribution ETF Covered call on OEF, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | VistaShares |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 100 (OEF) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.9% | 15.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | not published |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.5% (since launch on Dec 3, 2025) | 11.1% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | +11.9% | −1.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.4% (since launch on Dec 3, 2025) | +10.8% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.1% | +11.0% |
| Ahead or behind | +5.3 pts | −0.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 289 days | 281 days |
| Net assets | $29m | $21m |
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.
SIOO in plain words
Over the period since launch on Dec 11, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, SIOO paid 11.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.8%. S&P 100 (OEF) returned +11.0% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.1%, paid monthly.
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Where these figures came from
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