# BALI (iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF)

iShares · Income ETFs · data as of Sep 11, 2026

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, BALI paid 8.5% in cash and finished 1.4 points ahead of SPY.

## Key facts

- BALI, cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price: 8.5%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- BALI, total return, 1 year: +18.9%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- BALI, against SPY: +1.4 pts, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- BALI, latest payout, annualized: 7.5%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- BALI, net assets: $1.4bn (the issuer own daily fund list, as of Sep 11, 2026).
- BALI, expense ratio: 0.35% (485BPOS XBRL, Apr 27, 2026).

## BALI over each window to Sep 11, 2026

| Window | Cash paid | Price | Total return | SPY | Ahead or behind |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 months | 2.0% | +2.4% | +4.4% | +3.3% | +1.1 pts |
| 6 months | 4.7% | +10.1% | +15.0% | +16.0% | −1.0 pts |
| 1 year | 8.5% | +9.5% | +18.9% | +17.5% | +1.4 pts |
| Since launch | 29.2% | +38.6% | +76.3% | +84.5% | −8.2 pts |

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Strategy | covered call | ETFIQ |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | ETFIQ |
| Pays | monthly | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $1.4bn | the issuer own daily fund list, as of Sep 11, 2026 |
| Latest payout, annualized | 7.5% | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 485BPOS XBRL, Apr 27, 2026 |
| Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price | 7.8% | ETFIQ |
| Launched | Sep 28, 2023 | ETFIQ |
| Pays | monthly | ETFIQ |
| Typical gap between ex-dates | 30 days | ETFIQ |
| Typical wait from ex-date to payment | 2 days | ETFIQ |
| Last paid, per share | $0.2143 ex Sep 1, 2026 | ETFIQ |
| Sum of the last 12 distributions | $2.6835 | ETFIQ |

## Questions

### How much has BALI paid over the last year?

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, BALI paid 8.5% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price rose 9.5%.

### Is BALI ahead of SPY?

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, BALI returned +18.9% against +17.5% for S&P 500 (SPY), so a holder was ahead of it by 1.4 points.

### How often does BALI pay, and how much?

BALI pays monthly. The latest distribution annualizes to 7.5% at its price on Sep 11, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.

### When does BALI next pay a distribution?

BALI pays monthly. The last distribution went ex on Sep 1, 2026 at $0.2143 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 30 days the ex-date falls near Oct 1, 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.


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