How much has BALI paid over the last year?

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BALI paid 8.3% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price rose 8.4%.

Is BALI ahead of SPY?

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, BALI returned +17.6% against +13.6% for S&P 500 (SPY), so a holder was ahead of it by 4.0 points.

How often does BALI pay, and how much?

BALI pays monthly. The latest distribution annualizes to 6.1% at its price on Oct 28, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.

Is the BALI distribution return of capital?

iShares estimates 0% of the distribution paid Oct 6, 2026 was return of capital. That is a tax characterization from the fund's own 19a-1 notice, not a measure of erosion.

When does BALI next pay a distribution?

BALI pays monthly. The last distribution went ex on Oct 1, 2026 at $0.1767 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 30 days the ex-date falls near Nov 2, 2026, which is an ETFIQ projection. Payment usually follows the ex-date by 2 days.

The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year.

How much of BALI’s distribution is return of capital?

iShares’s Rule 19a-1 notice estimates 0.0% of the distribution paid Oct 6, 2026 was return of capital. Across its notices for distributions paid Nov 6, 2025 to Oct 6, 2026, the estimate is 58.3%. The annual report for the fiscal year to Dec 31, 2025 puts it at 47.2% of distributions. The year’s notices had estimated 76.0%, so the two were 28.8 points apart. Estimates come before the fund year closes and often change.

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BALI paid 8.3% in cash and returned 17.6% in total, against 13.6% for SPY.

Why did BALI return +76.2% against SPY’s +83.5%?Is BALI’s payout of 6.1% a year sustainable?What do BALI’s net flows of +$135m over the last month mean?

Covered call on SPY, paying monthlyiShares ↗Expense ratio 0.35%Fund assets $1.6bn on Oct 27, 2026First traded Sep 28, 2023Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY)Fund page at the issuer ↗SEC filings ↗Every iShares fund ETFIQ covers Dividend history

Promise check: DeliveredOver the year to Oct 28, 2026, BALI paid 8.3% in cash and returned 17.6% in total, covering 212.0% of its payout.

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BALI risk and return scorecard

vs SPY · Oct 2023 to Oct 2026 · 159 weekly returns · dividend-adjusted

3.0 years

BALI +76.2%, SPY +83.5%, Oct 2023 to Oct 2026, distributions reinvested.

Return

MeasureBALISPYEdge

Total return+76.2%+83.5%SPY (slight)

Annualized+20.3%+22.0%SPY (slight)

Price return+37.8%+76.9%SPY

Risk

MeasureBALISPYEdge

Volatility12.3%14.3%BALI

Max drawdown−15.3%−16.9%BALI (slight)

Upside capture81.0%100.0%SPY

Downside capture86.6%100.0%BALI

Risk-adjusted

MeasureBALISPYEdge

Sharpe ratio1.211.15BALI (slight)

Sortino ratio1.871.80BALI (slight)

Alpha vs SPY

MeasureBALISPYEdge

Alpha, a year+0.9%Not significant

Alpha t-stat0.71

Beta to SPY0.851.00Lower beta

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records; risk-free rate: U.S. Treasury, Daily Treasury Bill Rates, 13-week coupon equivalent Method · Data

Money in and out

Net fund flows · Oct 23, 2026

Last 3 trading days

+$13.1m

Last month

+$135m

Last 3 months

+$221m

Money in on 33 of the 63 trading days, out on 2.

askIQ: what do these flows mean? ↗

What you earned

BALI +1.3%, SPY +0.9%: total return over one month to Oct 28, 2026.

BALI

+1.3%

SPY

+0.9%

Paid 0.5% in cash. Price +0.8%.

BALI +5.9%, SPY +6.1%: total return over three months to Oct 28, 2026.

BALI

+5.9%

SPY

+6.1%

Paid 1.7% in cash. Price +4.1%.

BALI +10.4%, SPY +9.1%: total return over six months to Oct 28, 2026.

BALI

+10.4%

SPY

+9.1%

Paid 3.9% in cash. Price +6.3%.

BALI +16.5%, SPY +14.1%: total return over the year to Oct 28, 2026.

BALI

+16.5%

SPY

+14.1%

Paid 6.3% in cash. Price +9.7%.

BALI +17.6%, SPY +13.6%: total return over one year to Oct 28, 2026.

BALI

+17.6%

SPY

+13.6%

Paid 8.3% in cash. Price +8.4%.

BALI +85.1%, SPY +95.0%: total return over three years to Oct 28, 2026.

BALI

+85.1%

SPY

+95.0%

Paid 30.9% in cash. Price +44.7%.

BALI +78.9%, SPY +86.9%: total return since launch to Oct 28, 2026.

BALI

+78.9%

SPY

+86.9%

Paid 29.9% in cash. Price +39.9%.

askIQ: why did BALI return +17.6% against SPY’s +13.6%? ↗

What it paid

13 distributions · latest Oct 1, 2026

8.3%

Cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price

to Oct 28, 2026

Report

+17.6%

Total return, 1 year

to Oct 28, 2026

Report

+4.0 pts

Against SPY

to Oct 28, 2026

Report

0.0%

Return of capital, latest payout (iShares estimate)

Report

$0.1767

Last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Oct 1, 2026

Report

Pays monthly.

askIQ: is BALI’s payout of 6.1% a year sustainable? ↗

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Price and total return, 1 year

$34.74+0.3%1 day, priceClose, Oct 28, 2026

−5%0%5%10%15%Total return +17.6%Price +8.4%

Oct 28, 2025Oct 28, 2026

Price +8.4%Total return +17.6%

Total return adds every distribution, reinvested. Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices. Data as of Oct 28, 2026. Updated every trading night. Report a data error

BALI returns by window: total return, cash paid and price change
Window	Total return	Cash paid	Price	SPY	Ahead or behind
1M Sep 28 – Oct 28, 2026	+1.3%	0.5%	+0.8%	+0.9%	+0.4 pts
3M Jul 29 – Oct 28, 2026	+5.9%	1.7%	+4.1%	+6.1%	−0.2 pts
6M Apr 29 – Oct 28, 2026	+10.4%	3.9%	+6.3%	+9.1%	+1.3 pts
YTD Dec 31, 2025 – Oct 28, 2026	+16.5%	6.3%	+9.7%	+14.1%	+2.4 pts
1Y Oct 28, 2025 – Oct 28, 2026	+17.6%	8.3%	+8.4%	+13.6%	+4.0 pts
3Y Oct 27, 2023 – Oct 28, 2026	+85.1%	30.9%	+44.7%	+95.0%	−9.9 pts
Since launch Sep 28, 2023 – Oct 28, 2026	+78.9%	29.9%	+39.9%	+86.9%	−8.0 pts
Since launch, annualised Sep 28, 2023 – Oct 28, 2026	+20.7%	–	–	–	–

Total returns, distributions reinvested.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices, with distributions reinvested.

Where the return came from

BALI

+1.3%

SPY

+0.9%

About even with SPY BALI over 1 month: paid 0.5%, price +0.8%, total +1.3%, SPY +0.9%, +0.4 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026. SPY +0.9% BALI +1.3% 0.5% of it arrived as cash about even with SPY Total return, distributions reinvested About even with SPY BALI over 1 month: paid 0.5%, price +0.8%, total +1.3%, SPY +0.9%, +0.4 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026. SPY +0.9% BALI +1.3% about even with SPY Over the 1 month to Oct 28, 2026, BALI returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested and S&P 500 (SPY) returned +0.9%, so a holder came out ahead of it by 0.4 points. The lighter segment is the 0.5% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

Price change +0.8%Cash paid +0.5%, reinvested+0.4 pts vs SPY

BALI

+5.9%

SPY

+6.1%

About even with SPY BALI over 3 months: paid 1.7%, price +4.1%, total +5.9%, SPY +6.1%, −0.2 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026. SPY +6.1% BALI +5.9% 1.7% as cash about even with SPY Total return, distributions reinvested About even with SPY BALI over 3 months: paid 1.7%, price +4.1%, total +5.9%, SPY +6.1%, −0.2 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026. SPY +6.1% BALI +5.9% about even with SPY Over the 3 months to Oct 28, 2026, BALI returned +5.9% with distributions reinvested and S&P 500 (SPY) returned +6.1%, so a holder came out behind it by 0.2 points. The lighter segment is the 1.7% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

Price change +4.1%Cash paid +1.7%, reinvested−0.2 pts vs SPY

BALI

+10.4%

SPY

+9.1%

1.3 pts ahead of SPY BALI over 6 months: paid 3.9%, price +6.3%, total +10.4%, SPY +9.1%, +1.3 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026. SPY +9.1% BALI +10.4% 3.9% of it arrived as cash 1.3 pts ahead of SPY Total return, distributions reinvested 1.3 pts ahead of SPY BALI over 6 months: paid 3.9%, price +6.3%, total +10.4%, SPY +9.1%, +1.3 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026. SPY +9.1% BALI +10.4% 1.3 pts ahead of SPY Over the 6 months to Oct 28, 2026, BALI returned +10.4% with distributions reinvested and S&P 500 (SPY) returned +9.1%, so a holder came out ahead of it by 1.3 points. The lighter segment is the 3.9% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

Price change +6.3%Cash paid +3.9%, reinvested+1.3 pts vs SPY

BALI

+17.6%

SPY

+13.6%

4 pts ahead of SPY BALI over 1 year: paid 8.3%, price +8.4%, total +17.6%, SPY +13.6%, +4.0 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026. SPY +13.6% BALI +17.6% 8.3% of it arrived as cash 4 pts ahead of SPY Total return, distributions reinvested 4 pts ahead of SPY BALI over 1 year: paid 8.3%, price +8.4%, total +17.6%, SPY +13.6%, +4.0 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026. SPY +13.6% BALI +17.6% 4 pts ahead of SPY Over the 1 year to Oct 28, 2026, BALI returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested and S&P 500 (SPY) returned +13.6%, so a holder came out ahead of it by 4.0 points. The lighter segment is the 8.3% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

Price change +8.4%Cash paid +8.3%, reinvested+4.0 pts vs SPY

BALI

+85.1%

SPY

+95.0%

9.9 pts behind SPY BALI over 3 years: paid 30.9%, price +44.7%, total +85.1%, SPY +95.0%, −9.9 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026. SPY +95.0% BALI +85.1% 30.9% of it arrived as cash 9.9 pts behind SPY Total return, distributions reinvested 9.9 pts behind SPY BALI over 3 years: paid 30.9%, price +44.7%, total +85.1%, SPY +95.0%, −9.9 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026. SPY +95.0% BALI +85.1% 9.9 pts behind SPY Over the 3 years to Oct 28, 2026, BALI returned +85.1% with distributions reinvested and S&P 500 (SPY) returned +95.0%, so a holder came out behind it by 9.9 points. The lighter segment is the 30.9% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

Price change +44.7%Cash paid +30.9%, reinvested−9.9 pts vs SPY

BALI

+78.9%

SPY

+86.9%

8 pts behind SPY BALI since launch: paid 29.9%, price +39.9%, total +78.9%, SPY +86.9%, −8.0 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026. SPY +86.9% BALI +78.9% 29.9% of it arrived as cash 8 pts behind SPY Total return, distributions reinvested 8 pts behind SPY BALI since launch: paid 29.9%, price +39.9%, total +78.9%, SPY +86.9%, −8.0 pts. Data to Oct 28, 2026. SPY +86.9% BALI +78.9% 8 pts behind SPY From launch to Oct 28, 2026, BALI returned +78.9% with distributions reinvested and S&P 500 (SPY) returned +86.9%, so a holder came out behind it by 8.0 points. The lighter segment is the 29.9% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

Price change +39.9%Cash paid +29.9%, reinvested−8.0 pts vs SPY

92.4

IQ Income ScoreETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score13th of 164 · Oct 28, 2026

0.3 · lowest of 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company99.7 · highest

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

BALI paid 8.3% in cash over the year and returned 17.6% in total, more than it paid out.

total return as a share of the cash paid212.0% · 92nd pct

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Money in and out

Daily data · as of Oct 23, 2026

BALI: in the year to Oct 23, 2026, net $882m came in; in the month to Oct 23, 2026, $135m came in.

+$13.1m

0.8% of $1.5bn on Oct 20, 2026
Oct 21, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026

+$135m

9.5% of $1.4bn on Sep 25, 2026
Sep 28, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026

+$221m

17.1% of $1.3bn on Jul 27, 2026
Jul 28, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026

YTD

+$775m

114.2% of $678m on Dec 31, 2025
Jan 2, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026

+$882m

152.8% of $577m on Oct 27, 2025
Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026

Since Jul 2023

+$1.4bn

Jul 1, 2023 to Oct 23, 2026
SEC filings, then daily counts

Net flow each trading day

3M1Y400 days

BALI, net flow each trading day over the 63 sessions from Jul 28, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026: money came in on 33 days and went out on 2 days.

Money in on 33 of the 63 trading days, out on 2.

BALI, net flow each trading day over the 249 sessions from Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026: money came in on 156 days and went out on 6 days.

Money in on 156 of the 249 trading days, out on 6.

BALI, net flow each trading day over the 400 sessions from Mar 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026: money came in on 230 days and went out on 13 days.

Money in on 230 of the 400 trading days, out on 13.

Money in, netMoney out, net

Streak

Money in on its last trading day, Oct 23, 2026, a net +$8.3m.

Against its own last 250 days

Oct 23, 2026’s +$8.3m: a normal day for this fund (its 22nd largest inflow of 250).

Among its peers · 1 month

1st largest inflow of 27 income ETFs counted all month: BALI +$135m at the top end, TLTW −$161m at the other.

Checked against the filing

June 2026: ETFIQ’s daily sum +$55.1m; BALI’s SEC N-PORT, item B.6, +$55.1m. Matches the SEC filing for June 2026. Its next filing is due by Nov 29, 2026.

Computed by ETFIQ from iShares’s daily data: each day’s change in shares outstanding times the previous day’s net asset value.

How this is computed

Percentages are of net assets at the start of each window. Numbers are net: money in less money out. Checked against the filing: The month’s daily sum and the filing’s B.6 number agree within rounding or, where the filing’s is larger, within rounding plus the fund’s creation and redemption fees. The full rule is in the fund’s flows file. Every day and month ETFIQ holds for BALI, back to Jul 2023, is in its flows file. Flows across every fund · How these flows are computed · Compare BALI with other funds in the flows tool

Every trading day, last 3 months63 days

Oct 23, 2026 +$8.3m

Oct 22, 2026 $0

Oct 21, 2026 +$4.8m

Oct 20, 2026 +$4.8m

Oct 19, 2026 +$11.0m

Oct 16, 2026 +$4.9m

Oct 15, 2026 +$1.4m

Oct 14, 2026 $0

Oct 13, 2026 +$8.4m

Oct 12, 2026 $0

Oct 9, 2026 +$7.6m

Oct 8, 2026 +$9.7m

Oct 7, 2026 +$66.9m

Oct 6, 2026 +$1.4m

Oct 5, 2026 $0

Oct 2, 2026 +$2.1m

Oct 1, 2026 $0

Sep 30, 2026 +$3.4m

Sep 29, 2026 $0

Sep 28, 2026 $0

Sep 25, 2026 +$1.4m

Sep 24, 2026 $0

Sep 23, 2026 +$3.5m

Sep 22, 2026 +$3.5m

Sep 21, 2026 −$59.2m

Sep 18, 2026 +$4.8m

Sep 17, 2026 +$64.6m

Sep 16, 2026 $0

Sep 15, 2026 +$2.1m

Sep 14, 2026 $0

Sep 11, 2026 $0

Sep 10, 2026 +$3.4m

Sep 9, 2026 +$2.8m

Sep 8, 2026 $0

Sep 4, 2026 +$2.1m

Sep 3, 2026 $0

Sep 2, 2026 +$3.4m

Sep 1, 2026 +$9.0m

Aug 31, 2026 $0

Aug 28, 2026 $0

Aug 27, 2026 +$2.8m

Aug 26, 2026 $0

Aug 25, 2026 $0

Aug 24, 2026 $0

Aug 21, 2026 +$4.1m

Aug 20, 2026 $0

Aug 19, 2026 $0

Aug 18, 2026 −$54.7m

Aug 17, 2026 $0

Aug 14, 2026 +$61.2m

Aug 13, 2026 $0

Aug 12, 2026 +$4.9m

Aug 11, 2026 +$4.9m

Aug 10, 2026 $0

Aug 7, 2026 +$6.9m

Aug 6, 2026 $0

Aug 5, 2026 +$7.0m

Aug 4, 2026 $0

Aug 3, 2026 $0

Jul 31, 2026 +$2.7m

Jul 30, 2026 $0

Jul 29, 2026 $0

Jul 28, 2026 +$5.4m

Most recent first.

Week by week, last year52 weeks

Oct 23, 2026 +$28.9m

Oct 16, 2026 +$14.6m

Oct 9, 2026 +$85.7m

Oct 2, 2026 +$5.5m

Sep 25, 2026 −$50.8m

Sep 18, 2026 +$71.5m

Sep 11, 2026 +$6.2m 4 days

Sep 4, 2026 +$14.5m

Aug 28, 2026 +$2.8m

Aug 21, 2026 −$50.5m

Aug 14, 2026 +$71.0m

Aug 7, 2026 +$13.9m

Jul 31, 2026 +$8.1m

Jul 24, 2026 +$12.8m

Jul 17, 2026 +$5.4m

Jul 10, 2026 +$19.6m

Jul 2, 2026 +$16.2m 4 days

Jun 26, 2026 +$14.7m

Jun 18, 2026 +$8.1m 4 days

Jun 12, 2026 +$16.0m

Jun 5, 2026 +$16.3m

May 29, 2026 +$15.0m 4 days

May 22, 2026 +$12.1m

May 15, 2026 −$4.2m

May 8, 2026 +$11.2m

May 1, 2026 +$30.1m

Apr 24, 2026 +$153m

Apr 17, 2026 +$16.0m

Apr 10, 2026 +$9.9m

Apr 2, 2026 +$7.3m 4 days

Mar 27, 2026 +$14.2m

Mar 20, 2026 +$10.1m

Mar 13, 2026 +$8.2m

Mar 6, 2026 +$8.3m

Feb 27, 2026 +$12.9m

Feb 20, 2026 +$24.9m 4 days

Feb 13, 2026 +$28.3m

Feb 6, 2026 +$14.0m

Jan 30, 2026 +$14.2m

Jan 23, 2026 +$10.9m 4 days

Jan 16, 2026 +$33.3m

Jan 9, 2026 +$12.7m

Jan 2, 2026 +$7.7m 4 days

Dec 26, 2025 +$5.8m 4 days

Dec 19, 2025 +$11.3m

Dec 12, 2025 +$10.8m

Dec 5, 2025 +$16.5m

Nov 28, 2025 +$8.8m 4 days

Nov 21, 2025 +$7.5m

Nov 14, 2025 +$13.4m

Nov 7, 2025 +$15.8m

Oct 31, 2025 +$12.1m 4 days

Net flow into BALI each week, Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026, most recent first, each week named by its last trading day with data. Computed by ETFIQ.

Month by month, money in and money outNov 2023 to Oct 2026

in, up to +$230m

out, down to −$60mNov 2023Sep 2026

BALI, money in and money out each month from Nov 2023 to Sep 2026: two bars a month, money in above the line and money out below. Bars for Nov 2023 to Jun 2026 are from BALI’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6), and for Jul 2026 to Sep 2026 ETFIQ’s sums of its days. Oct 2026 is still in progress, so it is in the list and not drawn. Of the 36 months listed, money came in on net in 35 and went out in 1.

Bars for Nov 2023 to Jun 2026 are from BALI’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6), and for Jul 2026 to Sep 2026 ETFIQ’s sums of its days. Of the 36 months listed, money came in on net in 35 and went out in 1.

MonthInOutNet

Oct 2026 ETFIQ, the sum of its days, Oct 1 to Oct 23+$131m$0+$131m

Sep 2026 ETFIQ, the sum of its days+$104m−$59.2m+$44.8m

Aug 2026 ETFIQ, the sum of its days+$91.8m−$54.7m+$37.1m

Jul 2026 ETFIQ, the sum of its days+$62.2m$0+$62.2m

Jun 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$57.8m−$2.7m+$55.1m

May 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$53.0m−$16.2m+$36.8m

Apr 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$225m−$13.4m+$211m

Mar 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$42.6m$0+$42.6m

Feb 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$81.4m−$1.3m+$80.1m

Jan 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$77.5m−$4.5m+$73.1m

Dec 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$52.0m−$1.9m+$50.1m

Nov 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$45.5m$0+$45.5m

Oct 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$125m$0+$125m

Sep 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$45.7m$0+$45.7m

Aug 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$36.9m$0+$36.9m

Jul 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$13.9m−$7.8m+$6.1m

Jun 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$11.8m−$5.9m+$5.9m

May 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$23.2m$0+$23.2m

Apr 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$65.1m−$14.4m+$50.7m

Mar 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$14.6m−$2.4m+$12.2m

Feb 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$8.6m$0+$8.6m

Jan 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$49.0m$0+$49.0m

Dec 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$17.5m$0+$17.5m

Nov 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$39.8m−$9.9m+$29.9m

Oct 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$84.9m−$4.3m+$80.7m

Sep 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$8.9m−$4.2m+$4.7m

Aug 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$8.2m$0+$8.2m

Jul 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$10.0m−$2.4m+$7.7m

Jun 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$4.7m−$2.4m+$2.3m

May 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$13.8m−$2.3m+$11.5m

Apr 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$6.8m−$1.7m+$5.2m

Mar 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$2.8m$0+$2.8m

Feb 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.7m$0+$1.7m

Jan 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$1.1m$0+$1.1m

Dec 2023 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$1.6m−$1.6m

Nov 2023 SEC Form N-PORT+$2.6m$0+$2.6m

Most recent first.

How this is computed

N-PORT months: money in is sales plus reinvestments; money out is redemptions. Months summed from daily data: money in adds the days money came in; money out adds the days it went out.

N-PORT months are the filed sales plus reinvestments less redemptions. Later months add up the daily data; the Source column names any missing day.

Source: ETFIQ, from the fund’s daily share counts and net asset values, and its SEC N-PORT filings. Data as of Oct 23, 2026.

BALI key stats

52-week high, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026 (ETFIQ)$35.19 on Aug 13, 2026

52-week low, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026 (ETFIQ)$30.04 on Mar 30, 2026

Close on Oct 28, 2026, within that range (ETFIQ)$34.74, 91% of the way from the low to the high

Beta to its benchmark, 1 year (ETFIQ)0.79, against SPY

R-squared, the same days (ETFIQ)0.94

Beta and R-squared measured over251 daily total returns, Oct 29, 2025 to Oct 28, 2026

Range, beta and R-squared computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

BALI return of capital and tax

Return of capital, latest notice (iShares estimate, Oct 6, 2026)0.0%

Return of capital, distributions paid Nov 6, 2025 to Oct 6, 2026 (iShares estimates)58.3%

Notices behind that number12 of 12 distributions

Return of capital, fiscal year to Dec 31, 2025 (annual report, filed Mar 5, 2026)47.2%

Estimates minus annual report, fiscal year to Dec 31, 2025+28.8 pts

Options it writes (holdings as of Jun 30, 2026)Options on the S&P 500 index, which are Section 1256 contracts

Estimates are iShares’s Rule 19a-1 notices, made before the fund year closes. The fiscal year number is the annual report’s tax character. Not tax advice. What a 19a-1 estimate is · Income ETFs by return of capital

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as of Oct 27, 2026

Trading · BALIas of Oct 27, 2026

Not scored3 of 6 measured · Oct 27, 2026

0 · Hard to tradeIQ Liquidity Score100 · Trades like a giant

Cost for your order · one way, half its 30-day median spread

Premium or discount to NAV, Oct 27 close+0.08%

−0.3%95% of days within ±0.21% · the 1% band is off this scale+0.3%

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Distributions per share for BALI 13 distributions for BALI, $0.1767 to $0.3461 a share and $0.2143 in the middle, Oct 1, 2025 to Oct 1, 2026. 2 further ex-dates are expected with no amount the issuer has declared, so they are not drawn. $0.2143 the middle one Oct 1, 2025 Oct 1, 2026 $0.3461 a share at the highest

Oct 2025Monthly, per shareOct 2026

13 distributions for BALI, $0.1767 to $0.3461 a share and $0.2143 in the middle, Oct 1, 2025 to Oct 1, 2026. 2 further ex-dates are expected with no amount the issuer has declared, so they are not drawn.

Latest

$0.1767

Ex Oct 1, 2026 · paid about 2 days later

Annualized

6.1%

At its price on Oct 28, 2026

Trailing 12 months

7.7%

12 payments, ex Nov 3, 2025 to Oct 1, 2026: $2.671

Return of capital

0.0%

Latest payout (iShares estimate)

Next, projected

BALI pays monthly. The last distribution was $0.1767 a share, which went ex on Oct 1, 2026, with payment about 2 days later. The next has not been declared. On its own cadence of about 30 days the ex-date falls near Nov 2, 2026; that date is an ETFIQ projection, not the issuer’s.

Nov 2, 2026 · pay Nov 4, 2026$0.1767 ETFIQ projection

Dec 2, 2026 · pay Dec 4, 2026$0.1767 ETFIQ projection

Expected distributions for BALI. A projected row carries the fund’s own spacing forward from its last ex-date, at the last amount paid. Neither is an issuer statement. Source: ETFIQ.

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Every distribution ETFIQ holds for BALI (13, most recent first)

Oct 1, 2026$0.1767

Sep 1, 2026$0.2143

Aug 3, 2026$0.1893

Jul 1, 2026$0.2673

Jun 1, 2026$0.216

May 1, 2026$0.2191

Apr 1, 2026$0.3461

Mar 2, 2026$0.197

Feb 2, 2026$0.1792

Dec 30, 2025$0.2216

Dec 1, 2025$0.2497

Nov 3, 2025$0.1947

Oct 1, 2025$0.1892

Cash distributions per share for BALI. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.

Source: ETFIQ, from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.

How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

Total return as a share of the cash paid

−271.3% to 2,166.7% across 164

That is the share of the 164 income ETFs not writing on a single company sitting at or below BALI.

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. Where the fund sits in this set, not a rating. Do not average it with another category's score.

Total return as a share of the cash paid: 212.0% · 92nd pct, −271.3% to 2,166.7% across 164.

Covered the mostOne bar per fund · BALI in whiteCovered the least

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BALI top ten by weight, 34.3% of the fund, of its 195 equity positions, from the holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. The options the fund writes are not positions of this kind and are not listed. Source: the issuer’s own daily file.

NVIDIA NVDA 7.15%

APPLE AAPL 6.30%

MICROSOFT MSFT 5.42%

AMAZON.COM INC AMZN 3.28%

ALPHABET CLASS A GOOGL 2.33%

ALPHABET CLASS C GOOG 2.16%

BROADCOM INC AVGO 2.14%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP XOM 1.91%

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B BRK.B 1.79%

CHEVRON CVX 1.79%

Holdings, the issuer’s own daily file ↗See all 195 holdings →Check overlap with another fund →

Source: iShares’s daily holdings file. Data as of Oct 27, 2026. Updated each trading day. Last checked Oct 28, 2026.

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About BALI

Strategycovered call

BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)

How the benchmark is set (ETFIQ)Its prospectus says its options are written on the S&P 500 (prospectus, Form 497K, accession 0001193125-26-205439, filed 2026-05-05, principal investment strategies); SPY tracks that index.

Paysmonthly

Net assets (the issuer’s own daily fund list, as of Oct 27, 2026)$1.6bnReport

Latest payout, annualized (ETFIQ)6.1%

Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Apr 27, 2026)0.35%Report

Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price (ETFIQ)7.7%

First tradedSep 28, 2023

Return of capital, latest distribution (iShares 19a-1 estimate)0.0%

Paysmonthly

Typical gap between ex-dates30 days

Typical wait from ex-date to payment2 days

Last paid, per share$0.1767 ex Oct 1, 2026

Cash paid in the 12 months to Oct 28, 2026, 12 distributions, ex Nov 3, 2025 to Oct 1, 2026$2.671

How we measure

Every number 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. Method

IQ Investment Committee on BALI

12 seats on BALI, as of Oct 28, 2026: 1 Supports, 1 Mixed, 8 Challenges, 2 Not enough data.

In the tradition ofJohn BogleBogle-style Low CostChallenges

In the tradition ofBenjamin GrahamGraham-style Margin of SafetyChallenges

In the tradition ofWarren Buffett & Charlie MungerBuffett & Munger-style QualityMixed

In the tradition ofPeter LynchLynch-style Growth at a Reasonable PriceChallenges

In the tradition ofJohn TempletonTempleton-style Global ContrarianNot enough data

In the tradition ofRay DalioDalio-style All-WeatherNot enough data

In the tradition ofHoward MarksMarks-style Cycles & RiskChallenges

In the tradition ofStanley DruckenmillerDruckenmiller-style Macro & LiquidityChallenges

In the tradition ofDavid SwensenSwensen-style DiversificationChallenges

In the tradition ofCathie WoodWood-style Disruptive InnovationChallenges

In the tradition ofJesse LivermoreLivermore-style Trend FollowingSupports

Uses ETFIQ’s measuresThe ETFIQ SkepticETFIQ’s own seatChallenges

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Questions people ask about BALI

How much has BALI paid over the last year?: Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BALI paid 8.3% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price rose 8.4%.
Is BALI ahead of SPY?: Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, BALI returned +17.6% against +13.6% for S&P 500 (SPY), so a holder was ahead of it by 4.0 points.
How often does BALI pay, and how much?: BALI pays monthly. The latest distribution annualizes to 6.1% at its price on Oct 28, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
Is the BALI distribution return of capital?: iShares estimates 0% of the distribution paid Oct 6, 2026 was return of capital. That is a tax characterization from the fund's own 19a-1 notice, not a measure of erosion.
When does BALI next pay a distribution?: BALI pays monthly. The last distribution went ex on Oct 1, 2026 at $0.1767 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 30 days the ex-date falls near Nov 2, 2026, which is an ETFIQ projection. Payment usually follows the ex-date by 2 days.
What does BALI cost?: The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year.
How much of BALI’s distribution is return of capital?: iShares’s Rule 19a-1 notice estimates 0.0% of the distribution paid Oct 6, 2026 was return of capital. Across its notices for distributions paid Nov 6, 2025 to Oct 6, 2026, the estimate is 58.3%. The annual report for the fiscal year to Dec 31, 2025 puts it at 47.2% of distributions. The year’s notices had estimated 76.0%, so the two were 28.8 points apart. Estimates come before the fund year closes and often change.

Sources and dates

Prices, BALI and SPYTiingo end-of-day · Oct 28, 2026

Fee, 0.35%Prospectus filing with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Net assets, $1.6bnThe issuer’s own daily fund list · Oct 27, 2026

HoldingsHoldings, the issuer’s own daily file · Oct 27, 2026 ↗

Return of capitaliShares 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

DistributionsTiingo end-of-day · 13 payments

All fund filingsFund filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IssueriShares page for BALI ↗

iShares 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

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Total return

Price change plus every distribution reinvested on the day it went ex-dividend. This is what you actually ended up with, and the only fair basis for comparing with an index.

Cash paid

Distributions over the window as a share of what the fund cost at the start. A measure of cash delivered, not of return: a fund can pay a great deal and still lose money.

Ahead or behind

Total return minus benchmark total return, in percentage points. A fund can pay 12% a year and still be behind by 10 points if its price fell while the index rose.

Return of capital

The issuer’s own estimate, in a Rule 19a-1 notice, of how much of a distribution was your own money returned. An estimate and a tax characterization, not a measure of erosion.

Covered call

The fund owns the stocks and sells call options on them, collecting premium and giving up gains above the strike. Synthetic covered call funds hold options instead of the stocks. 0DTE funds sell options that expire the same day.

Autocallable

A fund that pays a coupon and can be called away early, on dates set when it launched. If it is called, you get your money back with the coupon and the run ends. If it is not, it runs on to the next date.

Barrier

The level the underlying has to stay above for you to be repaid in full. A barrier is not a buffer. A buffer takes the first slice of a fall for you; a barrier takes none of it once it breaks, so below it you take the whole fall rather than only the part past it.

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