BALI vs RSPA: Which Covered Call ETF Is Better?

BALI and RSPA are both covered call ETFs tracking the same benchmark, but with different approaches. BALI offers a 7.83% yield, while RSPA provides a 9.42% yield. Compare their scores, yields, and performance metrics to find the best fit for your portfolio.

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BALI

iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF

S&P 500Inception: Oct 18, 2022

7.26

Overall Score

RSPA

Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Income Advantage ETF

S&P 500Inception: Jul 1, 2024

6.25

Overall Score

CriteriaBALIRSPA
Overall Score
7.26
6.25
Total Return (25%)
9.07
5.78
Downside Protection (25%)
3.93
3.65
Upside Participation (25%)
8.88
6.84
Consistency (15%)
7.19
10.00
Expense Ratio (5%)
9.38
7.62
Liquidity (5%)
4.90
6.01
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Key Metrics

MetricBALIRSPA
Expense Ratio0.350%0.390%
Inception DateOct 18, 2022Jul 1, 2024
IssuerBlackRockInvesco
Distribution FrequencyMonthlyMonthly
Maturity Rating3/5 stars4/5 stars

Verdicts

BALI

Keeps 89% of S&P 500 upside for a 7.8% yield, but with 36 months of history and 80% down capture the downside protection is modest.

Investor Profile:

BALI is an actively managed BlackRock fund run by its Systematic Active Equity team (Robert Fisher, Travis Cooke, Raffaele Savi). It holds about 203 large-cap U.S. stocks, with technology at 36.8% of assets. It sells call options on a large-cap equity index to collect premium and pays monthly. Its benchmark is the S&P 500.

RSPA

Down capture of 82% against 68% up capture means the structure gave up more upside than it cushioned losses over 26 months.

Investor Profile:

RSPA is an actively managed Invesco fund of funds that holds stocks and ETFs to mirror the S&P 500 Equal Weight Index, 523 positions. It earns option income through equity-linked notes (ELNs), and about 20% of assets sit in an Invesco government money market fund. It pays monthly and charges 0.29%.

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