Data as of .
DDDD vs QUSA: which paid, and which earned it?
DDDD and QUSA both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DDDD and QUSA hold 15% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DDDD | QUSA |
|---|---|---|
| Coca-Cola Co/The | 4.02% | 4.33% |
| Procter & Gamble Co/The | 3.67% | 3.85% |
| Abbott Laboratories | 3.12% | 2.35% |
| QUALCOMM Inc | 4.85% | 1.95% |
| Lockheed Martin Corp | 2.67% | 1.76% |
| Merck & Co Inc | 3.63% | 1.41% |
| Only in DDDD | Only in QUSA |
|---|---|
| Texas Instruments Inc 5.66% | Microsoft Corp 6.08% |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc 5.04% | Apple Inc 5.99% |
| Chevron Corp 4.10% | NVIDIA Corp 5.78% |
| ConocoPhillips 3.91% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 5.35% |
| PepsiCo Inc 3.85% | Caterpillar Inc 4.91% |
| Amgen Inc 3.64% | Broadcom Inc 4.70% |
| Verizon Communications Inc 3.64% | Costco Wholesale Corp 4.40% |
| Home Depot Inc/The 3.55% | Meta Platforms Inc 4.28% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DDDD | QUSA | DDDD | QUSA | DDDD | QUSA | |
| 3 months | +4.9% | −1.9% | 1.6% | 3.6% | +2.6 pts | −3.6 pts |
| 6 months | +10.5% | +10.4% | 1.7% | 7.8% | −7.6 pts | −4.3 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +3.5% | not published | 13.8% | not published | −11.7 pts |
| Since launch | +8.7% | +4.9% | 1.6% | 15.1% | −6.5 pts | −25.8 pts |
| DDDD YieldMax(R) U.S. Stocks Target Double Distribution ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY | QUSA VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF Covered call on QUAL, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | VistaShares |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | USA Quality (QUAL), used as the quality proxy |
| Pays | not established | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 18.4% | 15.3% |
| Expense ratio | 1.01% | 0.97% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 1.6% (since launch on Mar 12, 2026) | 13.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | +7.0% | −11.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +8.7% (since launch on Mar 12, 2026) | +3.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +15.3% | +15.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −6.5 pts | −11.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 67% | not published |
| Age | 190 days | 500 days |
| Net assets | $7m | $22m |
DDDD in plain words
Over the period since launch on Mar 12, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, DDDD paid 1.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 7.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +15.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.4%, paid periodically. YieldMax estimates that 67% of the distribution paid Jul 6, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
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 is cheaper, DDDD or QUSA?
- DDDD charges 1.01% a year and QUSA charges 0.97%, so QUSA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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