Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
DJIA vs QUSA: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QUSA paid 14.6% of its price in cash against DJIA’s 10.1%, though DJIA returned more with it reinvested.
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Net assets: $191m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Dow 30 Covered Call ETF, and $20m on Nov 3, 2026 for VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF.
1 pt behind DIA
DJIA over 1 year: paid 10.1%, price +2.9%, total +13.9%, DIA +14.9%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
DIA
+14.9%
DJIA
+13.9%
10.1% of it arrived as cash
1 pt behind DIA
Total return, distributions reinvested
1 pt behind DIA
DJIA over 1 year: paid 10.1%, price +2.9%, total +13.9%, DIA +14.9%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
DIA
+14.9%
DJIA
+13.9%
10.1% as cash
1 pt behind DIA
10.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. DJIA over 1 year: paid 10.1%, price +2.9%, total +13.9%, DIA +14.9%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.12.9 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%
14.6% cash
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
DJIA costs 0.37 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.0 points; DJIA is 8.7 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | DJIA | QUSA |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +13.9% | +1.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | rose 2.9% | fell 12.3% |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 70% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment | 100% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Dow Jones Industrial Average, measured through DIA | S&P 500, measured through SPY |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 1.0 pts | behind by 12.9 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.60% | 0.97% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026 | $191m | $22m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 21% | |
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
One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, DJIA and QUSA hold 21% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
half
21% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | DJIA | QUSA | DJIA | QUSA | DJIA | QUSA |
| 3 months | +1.4% | −8.5% | 1.7% | 3.6% | +2.8 pts | −8.4 pts |
| 6 months | +8.7% | −5.5% | 3.7% | 7.3% | +1.2 pts | −10.5 pts |
| 1 year | +13.9% | +1.9% | 10.1% | 14.6% | −1.0 pts | −12.8 pts |
| 3 years | +41.7% | – | 30.4% | – | −22.4 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: DJIA Feb 2022 · QUSA May 2025 | +46.0% | −1.8% | 40.8% | 17.3% | −27.9 pts | −41.3 pts |
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DJIA
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DJIA paid 10.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.9%. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) returned +14.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.2%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 70% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 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).
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Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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