Which paid more, DYLG or QUSA?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DYLG paid 9.2% 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, DYLG or QUSA?

With every distribution reinvested, DYLG returned +14.8% and QUSA +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, DYLG or QUSA?

DYLG charges 0.35% a year and QUSA charges 0.97%, so DYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

DYLG 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 DYLG’s 9.2%, though DYLG returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $4.8m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF, and $20m on Nov 3, 2026 for VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF.

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At a glance

9.2%

DYLG cash paid, 1 year

14.6%

QUSA cash paid, 1 year

+14.8%

DYLG total return, 1 year

+1.9%

QUSA total return, 1 year

DYLG · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

DYLG

+14.8%

none

Not measured

DYLG over 1 year: paid 9.2%, price +4.7%, total +14.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

DYLG

+14.8%

9.2% of it arrived as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

DYLG over 1 year: paid 9.2%, price +4.7%, total +14.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

DYLG

+14.8%

9.2% cash

9.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. DYLG over 1 year: paid 9.2%, price +4.7%, total +14.8%, not measured against a benchmark. 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%

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

DYLG costs 0.62 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.9 points; QUSA is 4.6 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DYLG vs QUSA: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	DYLG	QUSA
Paid and earned
Measure	DYLG	QUSA
Total return, 1 year	+14.8%	+1.9%
Price change, 1 year	rose 4.7%	fell 12.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	32% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment	100% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	DYLG	QUSA
Benchmark	not published	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	DYLG	QUSA
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.97%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$4.8m	$22m
Holdings
Measure	DYLG	QUSA
Holdings in common	21%

Method

What they share

21%

By the books each fund has filed, DYLG and QUSA hold 21% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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0 half 100%

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21% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DYLG QUSA

MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.29% 6.27%

VISA INC. 4.17% 5.70%

ALPHABET INC. 4.05% 4.97%

APPLE INC. 3.52% 7.27%

NVIDIA CORPORATION 2.29% 6.15%

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 1.32% 2.96%

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Only in DYLG

THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. 11.60%

CATERPILLAR INC. 9.28%

UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED 4.72%

AMGEN INC. 4.39%

The Travelers Companies, Inc. 4.26%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 4.01%

THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 3.88%

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY 3.83%

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

DYLG Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF · Covered call, paying monthly QUSA VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly

Issuer Global X VistaShares

Strategy covered call covered call

Benchmark none S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 4.0% 15.4%

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.97%

Cash paid, 1 year 9.2% 14.6%

Price change, 1 year +4.7% −12.3%

Total return, 1 year +14.8% +1.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year not published +14.8%

Ahead or behind not available −12.9 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 32% 100%

Age 3.3 years 1.5 years

Net assets, DYLG as of Oct 12, 2026 and QUSA as of Nov 3, 2026 $4.8m $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: DYLG vs QUSA: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	DYLG	QUSA	DYLG	QUSA	DYLG	QUSA
3 months	−0.1%	−8.5%	0.8%	3.6%	not measured	−8.4 pts
6 months	+8.2%	−5.5%	1.8%	7.3%	not measured	−10.5 pts
1 year	+14.8%	+1.9%	9.2%	14.6%	not measured	−12.8 pts
3 years	+53.4%	–	31.6%	–	not measured	–
Since launchNot the same days: DYLG Jul 2023 · QUSA May 2025	+49.0%	−1.8%	31.3%	17.3%	not measured	−41.3 pts

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About each fund

DYLG

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DYLG paid 9.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.8%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.0%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 32% 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).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DYLG or QUSA?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DYLG paid 9.2% 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, DYLG or QUSA?: With every distribution reinvested, DYLG returned +14.8% and QUSA +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DYLG or QUSA?: DYLG charges 0.35% a year and QUSA charges 0.97%, so DYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

DYLG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DYLG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

DYLG 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Global X page for DYLG ↗

QUSA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QUSA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

QUSA 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

VistaShares page for QUSA ↗

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How this is computed

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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