Data as of .
BALQ vs SIXH: which paid, and which earned it?
BALQ and SIXH both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BALQ and SIXH hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BALQ | SIXH |
|---|---|---|
| BROADCOM INC | 2.99% | 1.35% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 4.76% | 1.29% |
| WALMART INC | 2.36% | 1.11% |
| VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC | 0.52% | 3.77% |
| CATERPILLAR INC | 0.29% | 1.24% |
| MERCK & CO INC | 0.29% | 1.37% |
| ALTRIA GROUP INC | 0.22% | 4.83% |
| Only in BALQ | Only in SIXH |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA 8.62% | Philip Morris International Inc. 4.07% |
| APPLE 7.63% | SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 3.74% |
| MICROSOFT 6.72% | AT&T INC. 3.59% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY 5.06% | QUALCOMM INCORPORATED 3.53% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.31% | Pepsico, Inc. 3.44% |
| ALPHABET CLASS A 3.44% | LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 3.11% |
| META PLATFORMS CLASS A 3.31% | NVIDIA CORPORATION 2.67% |
| ALPHABET CLASS C 3.09% | COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 2.66% |
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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALQ | SIXH | BALQ | SIXH | BALQ | SIXH | |
| 3 months | −0.5% | +4.5% | 2.8% | 0.5% | +1.9 pts | +2.2 pts |
| 6 months | +27.2% | +7.4% | 6.5% | 0.9% | +3.0 pts | −10.6 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +16.3% | not published | 2.0% | not published | −0.3 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +43.8% | not published | 6.6% | not published | −34.6 pts |
| Since launch | +21.4% | +96.3% | 8.5% | 16.0% | +5.3 pts | −88.5 pts |
| BALQ iShares Nasdaq Premium Income Active ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | SIXH ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | Exchange Traded Concepts |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.9% | 0.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.69% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.5% (since launch on Dec 3, 2025) | 2.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | +11.9% | +14.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.4% (since launch on Dec 3, 2025) | +16.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.1% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +5.3 pts | −0.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 289 days | 2321 days |
| Net assets | $29m | $543m |
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.
SIXH in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SIXH paid 2.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 14.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.3%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.4%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, BALQ or SIXH?
- BALQ charges 0.35% a year and SIXH charges 0.69%, 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 SIXH, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/balq-vs-sixh Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.