Derivative Income · NASDAQ · USD · Data as of 2026-07-30
AUM
$15.65M
Expense ratio
0.35%
Yield
—
YTD return
+22.72%
Last price
$51.81
Active · Coverage 75% · medium
Today
62.2
Outlook
56.3
Block A (composite-derived)
57.8
Block C (market behavior)
68.4
Today overlay (Block D)
0.0
Outlook overlay (Block D)
0.0
today_score = clip(0,100, 50 + 0.15·(A−50) + 0.60·(C−50) + D_today). Block B (holdings rollup) is in Phase 3 development; β=0 caps the natural range at ~12.5–87.5 in Preview v0.9. Formula version tide-etf-v1.0.0.
57.8
Coverage 75% · medium
Liquidity
25.0
Expenses
80.0
Performance
24.2
Volatility
—
Dividend
—
Concentration
55.0
Smart Money
84.3
Activist
100.0
Formula version composite-v1.0.0. Axes hover to see why a sub-score is missing.
iShares Nasdaq Premium Income Active ETF (BALQ) is an exchange-traded fund from iShares in the Mixed asset class. Launched in 2025. Assets under management: 13,689,294.
Bullish Whales composite rating: 58 out of 100. Evidence coverage 75% across 6 of 8 axes. Strongest axes: activist exposure, smart-money flow, expenses.
Weakest axes: performance, liquidity.
Top-10 weight 0%, diversified, led by NVDA.
etf_composite_score_current · activist_score, composite_score, confidence, coverage_pct, expenses_score, liquidity_score, performance_score, smart_money_scoreetf_holdings_top10 · holding_symbol, weightetf_universe · asset_class, aum_usd, fund_type, inception_date, issuer, name, tickerThe iShares Nasdaq Premium Income Active ETF is an actively managed exchange-traded fund designed to provide investors with current income along with potential capital appreciation. This ETF achieves its objectives by combining long equity positions in leading technology and innovation companies from the Nasdaq 100 Index with an options overlay strategy that involves writing call options to generate additional premium income. Managed by BlackRock’s systematic investment team, the fund dynamically adjusts its stock exposures and option positions to capture upside participation during market rallies while aiming to deliver consistent monthly income. With a focus on Nasdaq 100 leaders, the ETF offers targeted exposure to sectors and companies at the forefront of technological innovation and growth. It features a competitive expense ratio of 0.35% and is part of BlackRock’s expanding lineup of outcome-oriented ETFs that blend equity exposure with income-generating strategies. The ETF does not pursue an ESG or sustainable investment mandate and plays a growing role in income-focused portfolio construction by integrating equity growth potential with option premium income.
30-day change
$551.9K
90-day change
—
Current AUM: $15,651,472. AUM change is computed from rolling daily fundamentals snapshots; it reflects total net-asset deltas (creations/redemptions + market value moves), not pure share creations.
Fund documents (fact sheets, prospectuses, semi-annual reports) for BALQ are coming soon. The BW fund-document archive will surface PDFs alongside a metadata index for searchability.