Which paid more, FEPI or QUSA?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FEPI paid 22.1% of its starting price in cash and QUSA paid 14.6%, 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 +2.9% and QUSA +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

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.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

FEPI vs QUSA: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FEPI paid 22.1% of its price in cash against QUSA’s 14.6%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $679m for REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF and $20m for VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF.

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At a glance

22.1%

FEPI cash paid, 1 year

14.6%

QUSA cash paid, 1 year

+2.9%

FEPI total return, 1 year

+1.9%

QUSA total return, 1 year

FEPI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

FEPI

+2.9%

none

Not measured

FEPI over 1 year: paid 22.1%, price −19.3%, total +2.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FEPI

+2.9%

22.1% as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

FEPI over 1 year: paid 22.1%, price −19.3%, total +2.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FEPI

+2.9%

22.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. FEPI over 1 year: paid 22.1%, price −19.3%, total +2.9%, 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

FEPI costs 0.32 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.0 point; FEPI is far larger, $679m against $20m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FEPI vs QUSA: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	FEPI	QUSA
Paid and earned
Measure	FEPI	QUSA
Total return, 1 year	+2.9%	+1.9%
Price change, 1 year	fell 19.3%	fell 12.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate		100% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	FEPI	QUSA
Benchmark	not published	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	FEPI	QUSA
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.97%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$679m	$20m
Holdings
Measure	FEPI	QUSA
Holdings in common	39%

Method

What they share

39%

By the books each fund has filed, FEPI and QUSA hold 39% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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39% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FEPI QUSA

APPLE INC. 6.90% 7.27%

NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.68% 6.15%

ALPHABET INC. 7.00% 4.97%

MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.23% 6.27%

NETFLIX, INC. 4.21% 3.80%

META PLATFORMS, INC. 4.25% 3.71%

BROADCOM INC. 6.95% 3.32%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5.88% 3.17%

PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. 4.22% 2.39%

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Only in FEPI

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 6.04%

ORACLE CORPORATION 4.23%

TESLA, INC. 4.22%

AMAZON.COM, INC. 4.21%

INTEL CORPORATION 4.10%

SANDISK CORPORATION 4.09%

Only in QUSA

Visa Inc 5.70%

Lam Research Corp 4.91%

Mastercard Inc 4.37%

Adobe Inc 4.17%

Applied Materials Inc 4.17%

GE Vernova Inc 3.81%

Cisco Systems Inc 2.96%

GE AEROSPACE 2.89%

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Side by side

FEPI REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF · Covered call, paying weekly QUSA VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly

Issuer REX VistaShares

Strategy covered call covered call

Benchmark none S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays weekly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 24.9% 15.4%

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.97%

Cash paid, 1 year 22.1% 14.6%

Price change, 1 year −19.3% −12.3%

Total return, 1 year +2.9% +1.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year not published +14.8%

Ahead or behind not available −12.9 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 100%

Age 3.1 years 1.5 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $679m $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: FEPI vs QUSA: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	FEPI	QUSA	FEPI	QUSA	FEPI	QUSA
3 months	−1.5%	−8.5%	6.4%	3.6%	not measured	−8.4 pts
6 months	−2.4%	−5.5%	11.2%	7.3%	not measured	−10.5 pts
1 year	+2.9%	+1.9%	22.1%	14.6%	not measured	−12.8 pts
3 years	+55.6%	–	69.1%	–	not measured	–
Since launchNot the same days: FEPI Oct 2023 · QUSA May 2025	+56.7%	−1.8%	69.6%	17.3%	not measured	−41.3 pts

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About each fund

FEPI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FEPI paid 22.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 19.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.9%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 24.9%, paid weekly.

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). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, FEPI or QUSA?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FEPI paid 22.1% of its starting price in cash and QUSA paid 14.6%, 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 +2.9% and QUSA +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
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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S&P 500 (SPY) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →FEPI on its own →QUSA on its own →FEPI dividend history →FEPI holdings →QUSA dividend history →QUSA holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

FEPI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FEPI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

REX page for FEPI ↗

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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