Data as of .
BALQ vs TPAY: which paid, and which earned it?
BALQ and TPAY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BALQ and TPAY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in BALQ | Only in TPAY |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA 8.62% | SPY 03/12/2027 33.67 C 61.75% |
| APPLE 7.63% | SPY 04/16/2027 33.18 C 33.20% |
| MICROSOFT 6.72% | SPYM 03/12/2027 3.33 C 5.05% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY 5.06% | |
| AMAZON.COM INC 4.76% | |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.31% | |
| ALPHABET CLASS A 3.44% | |
| META PLATFORMS CLASS A 3.31% |
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 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALQ | TPAY | BALQ | TPAY | BALQ | TPAY | |
| 3 months | −0.5% | +1.5% | 2.8% | 2.4% | +1.9 pts | −0.8 pts |
| 6 months | +27.2% | +17.3% | 6.5% | 5.3% | +3.0 pts | −0.7 pts |
| Since launch | +21.4% | +11.0% | 8.5% | 5.8% | +5.3 pts | −0.8 pts |
| BALQ iShares Nasdaq Premium Income Active ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | TPAY Roundhill S&P 500 Target 10 Managed Distribution ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | Roundhill |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.9% | 9.5% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.49% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.5% (since launch on Dec 3, 2025) | 5.8% (since launch on Feb 18, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +11.9% | +4.9% |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.4% (since launch on Dec 3, 2025) | +11.0% (since launch on Feb 18, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.1% | +11.8% |
| Ahead or behind | +5.3 pts | −0.8 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 289 days | 212 days |
| Net assets | $29m | $2m |
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.
TPAY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Feb 18, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, TPAY paid 5.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.0%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +11.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.5%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, BALQ or TPAY?
- BALQ charges 0.35% a year and TPAY charges 0.49%, 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 TPAY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/balq-vs-tpay Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.