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DRKY vs QUSA: which paid, and which earned it?

DRKY and QUSA both write options for income.

VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF and VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF.

14.1%DRKY cash paid, 1 year
13.8%QUSA cash paid, 1 year
+24.1%DRKY total return, 1 year
+3.5%QUSA total return, 1 year
DRKY9.7 pts ahead of SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+14.4%DRKY+24.1%14.1% of it arrived as cash9.7 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+14.4%DRKY+24.1%14.1% cash9.7 pts ahead of SPY
QUSA11.7 pts behind QUAL · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
QUAL+15.2%QUSA+3.5%13.8% cash11.7 pts behind QUALTotal return, distributions reinvestedQUAL+15.2%QUSA+3.5%11.7 pts behind QUAL

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.

Positions DRKY and QUSA both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingDRKYQUSA
Alphabet Inc4.45%2.22%
Only in each
Only in DRKYOnly 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

DRKY and QUSA over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
DRKYQUSADRKYQUSADRKYQUSA
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 yearnot published+3.5%not published13.8%not published−11.7 pts
Since launch+24.1%+4.9%14.1%15.1%+9.7 pts−25.8 pts
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DRKY and QUSA on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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
IssuerVistaSharesVistaShares
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyUSA Quality (QUAL), used as the quality proxy
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized14.8%15.3%
Expense ratio0.95%0.97%
Cash paid, 1 year14.1% (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 estimatenot publishednot published
Age345 days500 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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DRKY against QUSA, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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.

How every figure is computed · Standards and sources