Data as of .
BALQ vs TPRY: which paid, and which earned it?
BALQ and TPRY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BALQ and TPRY hold 33% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BALQ | TPRY |
|---|---|---|
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY | 5.06% | 13.23% |
| APPLE | 7.63% | 4.91% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 4.76% | 12.40% |
| NVIDIA | 8.62% | 4.39% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES | 4.31% | 3.70% |
| META PLATFORMS CLASS A | 3.31% | 5.35% |
| ALPHABET CLASS C | 3.09% | 6.91% |
| LAM RESEARCH | 1.94% | 4.08% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.99% | 1.49% |
| Only in BALQ | Only in TPRY |
|---|---|
| MICROSOFT 6.72% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 8.48% |
| ALPHABET CLASS A 3.44% | Uber Technologies Inc 5.23% |
| TESLA INC 2.73% | Vistra Corp 4.57% |
| BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 2.70% | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 4.46% |
| INTEL CORPORATION 2.62% | Boeing Co/The 4.30% |
| COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 2.61% | NRG Energy Inc 4.18% |
| WALMART INC 2.36% | Baidu Inc 3.72% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS INC 2.15% | American Airlines Group Inc 3.42% |
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 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALQ | TPRY | BALQ | TPRY | BALQ | TPRY | |
| 3 months | −0.5% | −5.9% | 2.8% | 3.5% | +1.9 pts | −8.2 pts |
| 6 months | +27.2% | +11.9% | 6.5% | 8.1% | +3.0 pts | −6.1 pts |
| Since launch | +21.4% | +2.1% | 8.5% | 7.4% | +5.3 pts | −9.3 pts |
| BALQ iShares Nasdaq Premium Income Active ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | TPRY VistaShares Target 15 TEPRTantrum Contrarian Distribution ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | VistaShares |
| 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% | 15.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.95% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.5% (since launch on Dec 3, 2025) | 7.4% (since launch on Feb 26, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +11.9% | −5.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.4% (since launch on Dec 3, 2025) | +2.1% (since launch on Feb 26, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.1% | +11.4% |
| Ahead or behind | +5.3 pts | −9.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 289 days | 204 days |
| Net assets | $29m | $4m |
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.
TPRY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Feb 26, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, TPRY paid 7.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.1%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +11.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, BALQ or TPRY?
- BALQ charges 0.35% a year and TPRY charges 0.95%, so BALQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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