iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF (BALI)
| Assets | $687.84M |
| Expense Ratio | 0.35% |
| PE Ratio | 26.14 |
| Shares Out | 21.64M |
| Dividend (ttm) | $2.70 |
| Dividend Yield | 8.45% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Dec 30, 2025 |
| Payout Frequency | Monthly |
| Payout Ratio | 220.97% |
| Volume | 260,770 |
| Open | 31.93 |
| Previous Close | 31.93 |
| Day's Range | 31.84 - 31.95 |
| 52-Week Low | 25.05 |
| 52-Week High | 32.23 |
| Beta | 0.82 |
| Holdings | 155 |
| Inception Date | Sep 26, 2023 |
About BALI
Fund Home PageThe iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF (BALI) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund is an actively managed ETF that holds a portfolio of US large-cap equity securities. The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by utilizing proprietary return forecast models combined with quantitative analysis methods BALI was launched on Sep 26, 2023 and is issued by BlackRock.
Top 10 Holdings
38.54% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corporation | NVDA | 7.25% |
| Microsoft Corporation | MSFT | 6.95% |
| Apple Inc. | AAPL | 6.55% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | AMZN | 4.66% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | GOOGL | 3.00% |
| Alphabet Inc. | GOOG | 2.43% |
| Broadcom Inc. | AVGO | 2.06% |
| Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 1.90% |
| Walmart Inc. | WMT | 1.89% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | META | 1.86% |
Dividends
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2025 | $0.2216 | Jan 5, 2026 |
| Dec 1, 2025 | $0.24967 | Dec 4, 2025 |
| Nov 3, 2025 | $0.19466 | Nov 6, 2025 |
| Oct 1, 2025 | $0.18922 | Oct 6, 2025 |
| Sep 2, 2025 | $0.18593 | Sep 5, 2025 |
| Aug 1, 2025 | $0.20289 | Aug 6, 2025 |
Performance
BALI had a total return of 14.88% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 21.14%.
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