Data as of .
DRKY vs QUSA: which paid, and which earned it?
DRKY and QUSA both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DRKY and QUSA hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DRKY | QUSA |
|---|---|---|
| Alphabet Inc | 4.45% | 2.22% |
| Only in DRKY | Only in QUSA |
|---|---|
| Natera Inc 25.22% | Microsoft Corp 6.08% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 9.17% | Apple Inc 5.99% |
| STMicroelectronics NV 7.49% | NVIDIA Corp 5.78% |
| YPF SA 4.78% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 5.35% |
| Insmed Inc 4.62% | Caterpillar Inc 4.91% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 4.52% | Broadcom Inc 4.70% |
| Amazon.com Inc 4.42% | Costco Wholesale Corp 4.40% |
| BBB Foods Inc 4.29% | Coca-Cola Co/The 4.33% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRKY | QUSA | DRKY | QUSA | DRKY | QUSA | |
| 3 months | +11.8% | −1.9% | 3.8% | 3.6% | +9.6 pts | −3.6 pts |
| 6 months | +25.1% | +10.4% | 8.1% | 7.8% | +7.1 pts | −4.3 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +3.5% | not published | 13.8% | not published | −11.7 pts |
| Since launch | +24.1% | +4.9% | 14.1% | 15.1% | +9.7 pts | −25.8 pts |
| DRKY VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro 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 | 14.8% | 15.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 0.97% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 14.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025) | 13.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | +8.1% | −11.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +24.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025) | +3.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +14.4% | +15.2% |
| Ahead or behind | +9.7 pts | −11.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 345 days | 500 days |
| Net assets | $19m | $22m |
DRKY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Oct 8, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, DRKY paid 14.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +24.1%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +14.4% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 9.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.8%, 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 is cheaper, DRKY or QUSA?
- DRKY charges 0.95% a year and QUSA charges 0.97%, so DRKY 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, DRKY against QUSA, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/drky-vs-qusa Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.