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DDDD vs QUSA: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $7.8m for YieldMax U.S. Stocks Target Double Distribution ETF and $20m for VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF.

At a glance
3.4%
DDDD cash paid, since launch, Mar 12, 2026
14.6%
QUSA cash paid, 1 year
+17.1%
DDDD total return, since launch, Mar 12, 2026
+1.9%
QUSA total return, 1 year
DDDD · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 3.3 pts behind SCHD
DDDD
+17.1%
SCHD
+20.4%

3.3 pts behind SCHD

DDDD since launch: paid 3.4%, price +13.4%, total +17.1%, SCHD +20.4%, −3.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SCHD

+20.4%

DDDD

+17.1%

3.4% as cash

3.3 pts behind SCHD

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.3 pts behind SCHD

DDDD since launch: paid 3.4%, price +13.4%, total +17.1%, SCHD +20.4%, −3.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SCHD

+20.4%

DDDD

+17.1%

3.3 pts behind SCHD

3.4% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. DDDD since launch: paid 3.4%, price +13.4%, total +17.1%, SCHD +20.4%, −3.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QUSA · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 12.9 pts behind SPY
QUSA
+1.9%
SPY
+14.8%

12.9 pts behind SPY

QUSA over 1 year: paid 14.6%, price −12.3%, total +1.9%, SPY +14.8%, −12.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

QUSA

+1.9%

12.9 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

12.9 pts behind SPY

QUSA over 1 year: paid 14.6%, price −12.3%, total +1.9%, SPY +14.8%, −12.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

QUSA

+1.9%

12.9 pts behind SPY

14.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QUSA over 1 year: paid 14.6%, price −12.3%, total +1.9%, SPY +14.8%, −12.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

QUSA costs 0.04 points a year less; QUSA is 2.6 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DDDD vs QUSA: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDDDDQUSA
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published+1.9%
Price changerose 13.4% (since Mar 12, 2026)fell 12.3% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate76% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkUS dividend stocks, measured through SCHDS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.01%0.97%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$7.8m$20m
Holdings
Holdings in common4%

Method

What they share

4%

By the books each fund has filed, DDDD and QUSA hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

4% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DDDD QUSA
QUALCOMM Inc 3.92% 2.14%
Automatic Data Processing Inc 2.81% 1.51%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in DDDD
Texas Instruments Inc 4.70%
Procter & Gamble Co 4.37%
Home Depot Inc 4.29%
Coca-Cola Co 4.18%
Amgen Inc 4.16%
Abbott Laboratories 4.02%
Chevron Corp 3.94%
UnitedHealth Group Inc 3.91%
Only in QUSA
Apple Inc 7.27%
Microsoft Corp 6.27%
NVIDIA Corp 6.15%
Visa Inc 5.70%
Alphabet Inc 4.97%
Lam Research Corp 4.91%
Mastercard Inc 4.37%
Adobe Inc 4.17%
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Side by side

DDDD YieldMax U.S. Stocks Target Double Distribution ETF · Synthetic covered call on SCHD QUSA VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
Strategy synthetic covered call covered call
Benchmark US dividend stocks (SCHD) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays not established monthly
Payout rate, annualized 18.3% 15.4%
Expense ratio 1.01% 0.97%
Cash paid, 1 year 3.4% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) 14.6%
Price change, 1 year +13.4% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) −12.3%
Total return, 1 year +17.1% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) +1.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year +20.4% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) +14.8%
Ahead or behind −3.3 pts (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) −12.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 76% 100%
Age 237 days 1.5 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $7.8m $20m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: DDDD vs QUSA: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDDDDQUSADDDDQUSADDDDQUSA
3 months+7.5%−8.5%1.6%3.6%−1.0 pts−8.4 pts
6 months+13.6%−5.5%3.3%7.3%−2.6 pts−10.5 pts
1 year–+1.9%–14.6%–−12.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: DDDD Mar 2026 · QUSA May 2025+17.1%−1.8%3.4%17.3%−3.3 pts−41.3 pts

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About each fund
DDDD

Over the period from its first trade on Mar 12, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, DDDD paid 3.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 13.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.1%. US dividend stocks (SCHD) returned +20.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.3%, paid periodically. YieldMax estimates that 76% of the distribution paid Oct 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

QUSA

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QUSA paid 14.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 12.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 12.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.4%, paid monthly. VistaShares estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 27, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

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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