Data as of .
ACKY vs QUSA: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year ACKY paid 13.9% of its price in cash against QUSA’s 13.8%, though QUSA returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: QUSA scores higher
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ACKY and QUSA hold 20% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ACKY | QUSA |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Corp | 11.56% | 6.08% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 10.23% | 4.28% |
| Netflix Inc | 4.01% | 3.79% |
| Visa Inc | 5.35% | 3.37% |
| Mastercard Inc | 5.11% | 2.51% |
| Only in ACKY | Only in QUSA |
|---|---|
| Brookfield Corp 11.16% | Apple Inc 5.99% |
| Uber Technologies Inc 10.74% | NVIDIA Corp 5.78% |
| Pershing Square USA Ltd 10.50% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 5.35% |
| Amazon.com Inc 9.95% | Caterpillar Inc 4.91% |
| Howard Hughes Holdings Inc 8.86% | Broadcom Inc 4.70% |
| Restaurant Brands International Inc 8.22% | Costco Wholesale Corp 4.40% |
| S&P Global Inc 4.73% | Coca-Cola Co/The 4.33% |
| Seaport Entertainment Group Inc 0.58% | Eli Lilly & Co 4.24% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACKY | QUSA | ACKY | QUSA | ACKY | QUSA | |
| 3 months | +0.8% | −1.9% | 3.7% | 3.6% | −1.5 pts | −3.6 pts |
| 6 months | +5.8% | +10.4% | 7.7% | 7.8% | −12.2 pts | −4.3 pts |
| 1 year | −1.3% | +3.5% | 13.9% | 13.8% | −17.9 pts | −11.7 pts |
| Since launch | −0.4% | +4.9% | 14.0% | 15.1% | −19.1 pts | −25.8 pts |
| ACKY VistaShares Target 15 ACKtivist Distribution ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | QUSA VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF Covered call on QUAL, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | VistaShares |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | USA Quality (QUAL), used as the quality proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 15.7% | 15.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 0.97% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 13.9% | 13.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | −15.1% | −11.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | −1.3% | +3.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +15.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −17.9 pts | −11.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 374 days | 500 days |
| Net assets | $45m | $22m |
ACKY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, ACKY paid 13.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 15.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −1.3%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 17.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.7%, paid monthly.
QUSA in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QUSA paid 13.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 11.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.5%. USA Quality (QUAL), used as the quality proxy returned +15.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, ACKY or QUSA?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, ACKY paid 13.9% of its starting price in cash and QUSA paid 13.8%, so ACKY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, ACKY or QUSA?
- With every distribution reinvested, ACKY returned −1.3% and QUSA returned +3.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so QUSA returned more.
- Which is cheaper, ACKY or QUSA?
- ACKY charges 0.95% a year and QUSA charges 0.97%, so ACKY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, ACKY against QUSA, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/acky-vs-qusa Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.