Data as of .
BALQ vs YLDE: which paid, and which earned it?
BALQ and YLDE both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BALQ and YLDE hold 16% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BALQ | YLDE |
|---|---|---|
| ALPHABET CLASS A | 3.44% | 3.60% |
| NVIDIA | 8.62% | 3.03% |
| MICROSOFT | 6.72% | 2.67% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.99% | 2.25% |
| APPLE | 7.63% | 1.91% |
| META PLATFORMS CLASS A | 3.31% | 1.63% |
| COCA-COLA | 0.56% | 2.00% |
| PROCTER & GAMBLE | 0.47% | 0.52% |
| HOME DEPOT | 0.22% | 1.39% |
| UNION PACIFIC | 0.22% | 2.45% |
| Only in BALQ | Only in YLDE |
|---|---|
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY 5.06% | WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 4.63% |
| AMAZON.COM INC 4.76% | EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 4.05% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.31% | NESTLE' SA/AG 2.94% |
| ALPHABET CLASS C 3.09% | AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC 2.83% |
| TESLA INC 2.73% | APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.78% |
| BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 2.70% | UNILEVER PLC 2.64% |
| INTEL CORPORATION 2.62% | PUBLIC STORAGE 2.59% |
| COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 2.61% | MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES INC 2.52% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALQ | YLDE | BALQ | YLDE | BALQ | YLDE | |
| 3 months | −0.5% | +2.5% | 2.8% | 2.3% | +1.9 pts | +0.3 pts |
| 6 months | +27.2% | +8.4% | 6.5% | 4.1% | +3.0 pts | −9.6 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +10.5% | not published | 7.6% | not published | −6.0 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +51.1% | not published | 16.8% | not published | −27.3 pts |
| Since launch | +21.4% | +181.4% | 8.5% | 42.1% | +5.3 pts | −86.6 pts |
| BALQ iShares Nasdaq Premium Income Active ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | YLDE Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | Franklin |
| 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% | 7.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.48% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.5% (since launch on Dec 3, 2025) | 7.6% |
| Price change, 1 year | +11.9% | +2.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.4% (since launch on Dec 3, 2025) | +10.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.1% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +5.3 pts | −6.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 289 days | 3405 days |
| Net assets | $29m | $170m |
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.
YLDE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YLDE paid 7.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.0%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, BALQ or YLDE?
- BALQ charges 0.35% a year and YLDE charges 0.48%, 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 YLDE, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/balq-vs-ylde Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.