How much has BALQ paid over the last year?

Over the period from its launch on Dec 3, 2025 to Sep 4, 2026, BALQ paid 8.5% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price rose 11.0%.

Is BALQ ahead of QQQ?

Over the period from its launch on Dec 3, 2025 to Sep 4, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, BALQ returned +20.4% against +15.7% for Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), so a holder was ahead of it by 4.7 points.

How often does BALQ pay, and how much?

BALQ pays monthly. The latest distribution annualises to 8.9% at its price on Sep 4, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.

Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation from exchange prices and cash distributions (Tiingo end-of-day), total return with distributions reinvested. Return of capital is the issuer’s estimate.

BALQ · iShares Nasdaq Premium Income Active ETF

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Over the period since launch on Dec 3, 2025 to Sep 4, 2026, BALQ paid 8.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 11.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +20.4%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +15.7% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.7 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 8.9%, paid monthly.

BALQ (iShares Nasdaq Premium Income Active ETF), income desk fields as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
Strategy	covered call
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Pays	monthly
Payout rate, annualised (ETFIQ)	8.9%
Expense ratio (prospectus XBRL)	not published
Cash paid, trailing 12 months (ETFIQ)	7.7%
Launched	Dec 3, 2025
3 months: paid / price / total / QQQ / ahead or behind (ETFIQ)	2.9% / +1.2% / +4.2% / +2.1% / +2.1 pts
6 months: paid / price / total / QQQ / ahead or behind (ETFIQ)	6.3% / +16.4% / +23.2% / +20.2% / +3.0 pts
since launch: paid / price / total / QQQ / ahead or behind (ETFIQ)	8.5% / +11.0% / +20.4% / +15.7% / +4.7 pts

Questions people ask

How much has BALQ paid over the last year?: Over the period from its launch on Dec 3, 2025 to Sep 4, 2026, BALQ paid 8.5% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price rose 11.0%.
Is BALQ ahead of QQQ?: Over the period from its launch on Dec 3, 2025 to Sep 4, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, BALQ returned +20.4% against +15.7% for Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), so a holder was ahead of it by 4.7 points.
How often does BALQ pay, and how much?: BALQ pays monthly. The latest distribution annualises to 8.9% at its price on Sep 4, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.

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