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DIVO vs QUSA: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QUSA paid 14.6% of its price in cash against DIVO’s 6.8%, though DIVO returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $8.0bn for Amplify CWP Enhanced Dividend Income ETF and $20m for VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF.

At a glance
6.8%
DIVO cash paid, 1 year
14.6%
QUSA cash paid, 1 year
+15.2%
DIVO total return, 1 year
+1.9%
QUSA total return, 1 year
DIVO · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with SPY
DIVO
+15.2%
SPY
+14.8%

About even with SPY

DIVO over 1 year: paid 6.8%, price +7.9%, total +15.2%, SPY +14.8%, +0.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

DIVO

+15.2%

6.8% of it arrived as cash

about even with SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with SPY

DIVO over 1 year: paid 6.8%, price +7.9%, total +15.2%, SPY +14.8%, +0.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

DIVO

+15.2%

about even with SPY

6.8% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. DIVO over 1 year: paid 6.8%, price +7.9%, total +15.2%, SPY +14.8%, +0.4 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

DIVO costs 0.41 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 13.3 points; DIVO is far larger, $8.0bn against $20m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DIVO vs QUSA: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDIVOQUSA
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+15.2%+1.9%
Price change, 1 yearrose 7.9%fell 12.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate88% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.56%0.97%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$8.0bn$20m
Holdings
Holdings in common23%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · DIVO scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score89.5DIVO21.9QUSA

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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Method

Risk and return

May 16, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 76 weekly returns · each against SPY
DIVO QUSA
Return
Total return edge DIVO +24.8% −5.8%
Annualized edge DIVO +16.4% −4.0%
Price return edge DIVO +14.1% −22.0%
Risk
Volatility edge DIVO 8.7% 10.4%
Max drawdown edge DIVO −5.8% −9.7%
Downside capture 46.8% 101.9%
Beta 0.53 0.69
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge DIVO 1.33 −0.72
Sortino edge DIVO 2.31 −0.91
Treynor 0.218 −0.108
Calmar edge DIVO 2.83 −0.42
Against the benchmark
Alpha +4.0% a year −17.4% a year
Alpha t-stat 0.77 −3.21
Information ratio −0.33 −2.97
Tracking error 8.2% 7.4%
Reading

From May 2025 to Oct 2026, DIVO returned more: +24.8% to −5.8%. DIVO swung less: 8.7% to 10.4%. DIVO fell less at its worst: −5.8% to −9.7%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: DIVO vs QUSA: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDIVOQUSASPYEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+24.8%−5.8%DIVOPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+16.4%−4.0%DIVOTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+14.1%−22.0%DIVOPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility8.7%10.4%DIVOSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation5.0%8.2%DIVOLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−5.8%−9.7%DIVODeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture49.8%41.5%100.0%DIVOShare of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture46.8%101.9%100.0%DIVOShare of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.530.691.00DIVO lowerHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.510.611.00Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe1.33−0.72DIVOReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino2.31−0.91DIVOReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.218−0.1080.144DIVOReturn above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar2.83−0.42DIVOAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkSPYSPYSPYThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha+4.0% a year−17.4% a year0.0%QUSA significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat0.77−3.21Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−6.3% to +14.3%−28.3% to −6.6%DIVO's includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.33−2.97DIVOReturn against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error8.2%7.4%0.0%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 76 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

23%

By the books each fund has filed, DIVO and QUSA hold 23% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

23% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DIVO QUSA
Microsoft Corp 6.15% 6.27%
Visa Inc 5.64% 5.70%
Apple Inc 5.07% 7.27%
NVIDIA Corp 3.67% 6.15%
Alphabet Inc 2.64% 4.97%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in DIVO
Amgen Inc 5.81%
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio 12/31/2031 5.35%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 5.08%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc 4.99%
American Express Co 4.23%
Caterpillar Inc 4.22%
Amplify Samsung SOFR ETF 4.10%
State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF 3.87%
Only in QUSA
Lam Research Corp 4.91%
Mastercard Inc 4.37%
Adobe Inc 4.17%
Applied Materials Inc 4.17%
GE Vernova Inc 3.81%
Netflix Inc 3.80%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.71%
Broadcom Inc 3.32%
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Side by side

DIVO Amplify CWP Enhanced Dividend Income ETF · Dividend stocks with call overlay on SPY, paying monthly QUSA VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
Strategy dividend stocks with call overlay covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 4.8% 15.4%
Expense ratio 0.56% 0.97%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.8% 14.6%
Price change, 1 year +7.9% −12.3%
Total return, 1 year +15.2% +1.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%
Ahead or behind +0.4 pts −12.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 88% 100%
Age 9.9 years 1.5 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $8.0bn $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: DIVO vs QUSA: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDIVOQUSADIVOQUSADIVOQUSA
3 months+1.5%−8.5%1.2%3.6%+1.6 pts−8.4 pts
6 months+7.7%−5.5%2.5%7.3%+2.7 pts−10.5 pts
1 year+15.2%+1.9%6.8%14.6%+0.4 pts−12.8 pts
3 years+61.8%–19.8%–−21.1 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: DIVO Dec 2016 · QUSA May 2025+226.1%−1.8%73.9%17.3%−71.7 pts−41.3 pts

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About each fund
DIVO

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DIVO paid 6.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 7.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.8%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 88% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 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 paid more, DIVO or QUSA?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DIVO paid 6.8% of its starting price in cash and QUSA paid 14.6%, so QUSA paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, DIVO or QUSA?
With every distribution reinvested, DIVO returned +15.2% and QUSA +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DIVO or QUSA?
DIVO charges 0.56% a year and QUSA charges 0.97%, so DIVO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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