Data as of .
FEPI vs QUSA: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year FEPI paid 23.4% of its price in cash against QUSA’s 13.8%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: FEPI scores higher
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FEPI and QUSA hold 31% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FEPI | QUSA |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | 7.76% | 5.78% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 5.19% | 6.08% |
| APPLE INC. | 5.14% | 5.99% |
| BROADCOM INC. | 8.05% | 4.70% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | 5.14% | 4.28% |
| NETFLIX, INC. | 5.16% | 3.79% |
| ALPHABET INC. | 8.83% | 2.22% |
| Only in FEPI | Only in QUSA |
|---|---|
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 9.98% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 5.35% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 8.91% | Caterpillar Inc 4.91% |
| TESLA, INC. 7.47% | Costco Wholesale Corp 4.40% |
| INTEL CORPORATION 5.24% | Coca-Cola Co/The 4.33% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. 5.21% | Eli Lilly & Co 4.24% |
| PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. 5.17% | Walmart Inc 4.17% |
| APPLOVIN CORPORATION 5.16% | Procter & Gamble Co/The 3.85% |
| ORACLE CORPORATION 5.16% | Lam Research Corp 3.47% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEPI | QUSA | FEPI | QUSA | FEPI | QUSA | |
| 3 months | +2.9% | −1.9% | 6.0% | 3.6% | +5.4 pts | −3.6 pts |
| 6 months | +17.2% | +10.4% | 12.8% | 7.8% | −7.1 pts | −4.3 pts |
| 1 year | +15.7% | +3.5% | 23.4% | 13.8% | −6.1 pts | −11.7 pts |
| Since launch | +69.0% | +4.9% | 66.8% | 15.1% | −28.5 pts | −25.8 pts |
| FEPI REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying weekly | QUSA VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF Covered call on QUAL, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | REX | VistaShares |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy | USA Quality (QUAL), used as the quality proxy |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 24.9% | 15.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 0.97% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 23.4% | 13.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | −10.0% | −11.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.7% | +3.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +15.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −6.1 pts | −11.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1073 days | 500 days |
| Net assets | $710m | $22m |
FEPI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FEPI paid 23.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 24.9%, paid weekly.
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 paid more, FEPI or QUSA?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FEPI paid 23.4% of its starting price in cash and QUSA paid 13.8%, so FEPI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, FEPI or QUSA?
- With every distribution reinvested, FEPI returned +15.7% and QUSA returned +3.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so FEPI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, FEPI or QUSA?
- FEPI charges 0.65% a year and QUSA charges 0.97%, so FEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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