Data as of .
FTQI vs QUSA: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year QUSA paid 13.8% of its price in cash against FTQI’s 12.0%, though FTQI returned more with it reinvested.
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FTQI and QUSA hold 30% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FTQI | QUSA |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc. | 8.76% | 5.99% |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 6.55% | 5.78% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) | 2.75% | 4.28% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) | 2.06% | 2.22% |
| Broadcom Inc. | 1.92% | 4.70% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class C) | 2.05% | 1.84% |
| Microsoft Corporation | 1.41% | 6.08% |
| Costco Wholesale Corporation | 1.30% | 4.40% |
| KLA Corporation | 1.29% | 2.69% |
| Lam Research Corporation | 1.24% | 3.47% |
| Netflix, Inc. | 1.24% | 3.79% |
| Applied Materials, Inc. | 1.20% | 2.61% |
| Only in FTQI | Only in QUSA |
|---|---|
| US Dollar 5.75% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 5.35% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 5.41% | Eli Lilly & Co 4.24% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 4.13% | Walmart Inc 4.17% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. 3.18% | Procter & Gamble Co/The 3.85% |
| Tesla, Inc. 2.68% | Visa Inc 3.37% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 2.54% | Blackrock Inc 2.99% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. 2.38% | Mastercard Inc 2.51% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings Plc 2.17% | Abbott Laboratories 2.35% |
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 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTQI | QUSA | FTQI | QUSA | FTQI | QUSA | |
| 3 months | +4.0% | −1.9% | 2.9% | 3.6% | +6.5 pts | −3.6 pts |
| 6 months | +18.3% | +10.4% | 6.3% | 7.8% | −5.9 pts | −4.3 pts |
| 1 year | +21.5% | +3.5% | 12.0% | 13.8% | −0.3 pts | −11.7 pts |
| 3 years | +62.9% | not published | 37.0% | not published | −35.3 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +141.7% | +4.9% | 78.8% | 15.1% | −675.0 pts | −25.8 pts |
| FTQI First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | QUSA VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF Covered call on QUAL, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | VistaShares |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | USA Quality (QUAL), used as the quality proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 11.9% | 15.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.97% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.0% | 13.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | +8.0% | −11.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.5% | +3.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +15.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.3 pts | −11.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 4637 days | 500 days |
| Net assets | $975m | $22m |
FTQI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTQI paid 12.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.9%, 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 paid more, FTQI or QUSA?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTQI paid 12.0% of its starting price in cash and QUSA paid 13.8%, 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, FTQI or QUSA?
- With every distribution reinvested, FTQI returned +21.5% and QUSA returned +3.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so FTQI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, FTQI or QUSA?
- FTQI charges 0.75% a year and QUSA charges 0.97%, so FTQI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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